York Central access bridge wobbles

It looks like the plan, approved by the then Labour controlled Council three years ago, to build an access road into the York central site from land near Cleveland Street, is causing second thoughts. No meaningful consultation took place before the Council opted in 2013 to by land on which they hoped to build the access road.

The proposal has now been “called in” for further consideration by the same Labour Councillors who originally said  “Route E” was their favoured route.

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However a final decision on an access route and other infrastructure works, still seems to be many months away with many funding hurdles – for the whole project – still to be surmounted.

York Council taxpayers are still expected to bear £10 million of the costs of the roads according to the latest Council budget. 

Officials say that a progress report will be presented to the Councils Executive on 21st November with papers being published on 16th November.

 

Timetable for Remembrance Sunday in York

The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Dave Taylor and the Civic Party will pay respect to fallen soldiers and ex service personnel at the city’s official remembrance service and parade in the Memorial Gardens on Leeman Road on Sunday 13th November.

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The main parade, which departs from the Clifford’s Tower at 10.30am and marches to the Memorial Gardens, will include serving military personnel from all the services and regiments from across the city, together with civilian organisations, including Scouts, Guides and St John Ambulance.

The service will start with the firing of a minute gun to denote a two minute silence.  There will be prayers and wreath laying by representatives of organisations from across the city, led by the Lord Lieutenant for North Yorkshire followed by the Lord Mayor. They will then review those who are on parade.

The Royal Armoured Corps Band will provide the music for the ceremony and the parade.

There will be road closures in the city centre on Sunday morning, to allow the parade to cross the city, from the Eye of York to Memorial Gardens on Leeman Road.  There will be a rolling road closure in effect, from 10.15am to 11am, and for the return parade from 11.30am to 12.30pm. Areas affected include routes in the area of Clifford’s Tower, Tower Street, Coney Street, Museum Street, Lendal Bridge, Station Rise, Station Road and Leeman Road.

Following the service in the gardens, the parade will return to St Helen’s Square where the Lord Lieutenant, Lord Mayor and General Hill CBE, of 1 Division UK will take the salute as the parade marches past and proceeds along Coney Street.
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York #travelwithtots rides off with national award

City of York Council’s i-Travel York initiative has won a national award for the York Bike Belles #travelwithtots campaign at the annual Modeshift awards in the ‘Excellence in Cycling’ category.

cargo-bike-rolling-orange-e1310195710292The campaign which was run in partnership with Sustrans targeted parents and carers of pre-school children in mainly harder to reach areas. Over 600 carers and children took part in sessions over the course of the project. 95 per cent of carers who took part had not tried cycling with their tots before with 75 per cent now cycling more often thanks to the project.

#travelwithtots uses targeted social media messages and confidence-building activities to address safety concerns, lack of awareness of equipment and lack of confidence among participants.

The campaign has three main sections, Try Cycling sessions, bike loans and additional community support. At each Try Cycling session, participants were offered flexible support with free bike and equipment try outs, safety advice and cycle confidence training. Participants were also offered bike loans in partnership with Giant York and signposted to York’s Sky Ride Local and Ride Social programmes.

Modeshift are a not-for-profit organisation which promotes best practice in sustainable travel delivery. The York Bike Belles #travelwithtots project was funded by the Department for Transport’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund. (more…)

What’s on in York: War – and Peace: Wilfred Owen in Scarborough

York Explore Library :

Sun 13 Nov :

2.00pm – 3.15pm :

£6 (£5 with a York card)

Nov 13 Wilfred _Owen Paul _Elsam _John Oxley __York BCR_bw‘War Poet’ Wilfred Owen wrote some of England’s most important and memorable poetry, and his words continue to inspire and challenge us. How, though, did a few private months in a small seaside town inspire Wilfred to new heights?

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