The Nameless Children: A supernatural tale written and performed by Toni Bunnell. Original songs and words.
A Waggoner’s Lad: Story of a Waggoner. Words and original songs by David Swann.
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Hear the marvellous, uplifting Requiem by Brahms, sung by York Musical Society and guests from Münster, accompanied by full orchestra and conducted by David Pipe, in the superb setting of York Minster. YMS performed this piece in German every autumn during the years of the First World War.
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A new report says, “alcohol-related occurrences have decreased by 3% (50 incidents) in 2015 .
ASB nuisance reports decreased by 11% (172 incidents). These reports include: begging and vagrancy, buskers, street urination, public order behaviour such as fighting or drunkenness and verbal abuse. Theft related incidents were also down”.
However, “Violence-related reports increased by 18 incidents in 2015”. Violent crime covers a wide spectrum from minor assaults, harassment and abuse that result in no physical harm to the victim through to incidents of wounding and murder
Most of the problems occur in Coney Street, Micklegate, Blake Street, Blossom Street and Clifford Street.
The highest levels of reported occurrences are during the summer months of July and August, together with December. Calls for police service are at their highest on weekends; Saturday and Sunday. This was consistent across 2014 and 2015. Activity is highest between 1pm-6pm and midnight-4am.
In response to a small survey of City centre visitors by the Police, 52% felt that York was not family friendly on a Saturday afternoon, 50% felt that partner agencies were working well together to make York safe on Saturdays and 94% felt that seeing a police presence in the city made them feel safer.
The Police blame visitors from the North East and South Yorkshire for many of the issues.
More patrols are now operating on Fridays and Saturdays. In addition, the Council are in the process of recruiting two full-time Licensing Enforcement Officers who will work evenings and weekends and whose duties will include visits to licensed premises to ensure they are complying with the Licensing Act 2003 and any additional licence conditions.
Walking for Health is a national programme which aims to get people walking more through regular group walks, led by trained volunteer leaders.
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An exciting ‘one-off’ workshop, led by a published author, which will help you find ways to mine your ‘inner self’ for authentic and powerful raw writing material.
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Acomb Explore Library :Come and join in the fun with Spy games, activities and take on the ultimate mission to be the best spy! Can you escape in time? Will you crack the codes? Don’t miss it!
Tickets can be booked
In person: call in at any library in York
By phone: 01904 552828 or 01904 552651
Email: york@exploreyork.org.uk
