According to the York Council the City has submitted a bid to be “a host city for matches to be held as part of the Rugby League World Cup 2021″.
A report is to be considered by the Councils Executive committee on 29th November.
The report will ask members to agree the Council’s contribution to the bid and to “commit the necessary resources”.
No details of the costs and benefits of the proposal have yet been published.
York Explore Library
:Mon 1 Oct – Sat 17 Nov :
Library opening Times :
Free
Pop in to the York Explore Library foyer to see a selection of our original WWI archives on display in our exhibition case.
From Chocolate letters to Conscientious Objectors to photographs of air raid damage this collection highlights the local impact of WWI on the city.
03 Oct 187.00pm
FREE
Julie Nicholson’s lecture will draw on personal narrative and experience in exploring the choices people make about how to live and thrive in the shadow of death and trauma, including the complex area of forgiveness.
Julie is a writer and an ordained priest in the Anglican Church. Following the sudden death of her eldest daughter in the London bombings on the 7th July 2005, Julie resigned her post as a parish priest to attend to the demands of bereavement and family support in what was a high-profile terrorist attack.
1 hour with Q&A opportunities towards the end
