Flooding in York: What to look out for

The heavy rain in the City has subsided today but several rivers are still showing increasing levels. We recommend that residents check the river gauges regularly and in particular those located upstream of the City. There is still a lot of water to flow through.

Click here for the river gauge real time map

Click here for the latest flood alerts and flooding maps

Drivers faced another hazard yesterday as a large pothole developed on the A59 road works on the south bound side of Skip Bridge. The carriageway is single file, over the bridge, there at the moment. Some delays may be expected,.

Several Councillors including – Andrew Waller – toured their wards yesterday to identify areas where gullies might be blocked. Some surface water flooding was identified by Andrew in Osprey Close (run off from agricultural land), Westfield Place, Cornlands Road, St Stephens Rd., St Stephens Square and Gale Lane,  Any blocked gullies have been reported for attention.

What’s on in York: York’s Museum Gardens: a history

Apr _5Museum GardensYork Explore Library :

Thu 5 Apr :

6.15pm – 7.45pm :

£6, or £5 with a YorkCard

Join Yorkshire Philosophical Society’s Peter Hogarth as he delves into the Society’s own archives, pictures and maps, answering some of the many questions about the history of York Museum Gardens and telling the story of the site through the eyes, and in the words, of those who were there.

We are all familiar with the Museum Gardens. The history of the land before the Yorkshire Philosophical Society came on the scene can be pieced together from the surviving remains – St Mary’s Abbey, the Multangular Tower – and historical sources: a patch of non-descript land outside a legionary fortress was shaped by the Romans, Earl Siward, William Rufus, the Benedictines, and Henry VIII, among others, until it eventually became available for the Society to create their own botanic garden.

Join Yorkshire Philosophical Society’s Peter Hogarth as he delves into the Society’s own archives, pictures and maps, answering some of the many questions about the history of York Museum Gardens and telling the story of the site through the eyes, and in the words, of those who were there.

To book tickets please click here.