What’s on in York: Sky Ride returns to York for final lap!

Following the hugely popular Sky Ride in 2015 which saw over 8,000 cyclists take to the city’s famous streets, the country’s last ever Sky Ride big city event will take place in York on 11 September.

Cyclists of all ages and abilities will have the chance to take to York’s historic streets on two wheels on a fantastic 7km route taking in some of city’s most famous landmarks, including York Minster and Clifford’s Tower.

During Sky Ride York there will be music and entertainment, competitions plus a traffic-free route to ride around the centre of York that will allow bike riders to see York from a different perspective.

Sky Ride York will launch at 11am at the scenic start location at the Eye of York overlooked by Clifford’s Tower, although riders can join anywhere on the route until 4pm. Road closures will be in place throughout the morning until approximately 5pm, or as soon as possible after the event has finished to ensure the safety of everyone taking part.

The York Festival of Cycling will take place on the same day and will once again give residents and visitors the chance to take part in all sorts of pedal powered activities in Rowntree Park, a stone’s throw away from the Sky Ride Route. A stunt team will also be on hand throughout the day to show off their jaw dropping skills.
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Lets Get Ready To Grumble

York Explore Library :

Fri 12 Aug :

Various times :

£2

Aug 12_Get Ready To Grumble1 Lets Get Ready To Grumble is an interactive musical performance suited to outdoor and woodland settings.

Aimed at 6 -12 years olds, but appropriate for much younger audiences, the 30 minute performance features anarchic humour, physical slapstick, live music and sock puppetry. A subversive take on classic children’s fairytales,

Lets Get Ready To Grumble takes inspiration from the Little Red Riding Hood featured in Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes, Michael Rosen’s imaginative storytelling and the musical stylings of Tim Minchin.

Grumbly Bear is a cranky, cantankerous young bear, always grumbling about this, that and the other. The residents of Grumbly Wood are fearful of his bellyaching and avoid troubling him at all costs. One day, he meets the feisty Little Red, who confronts him on his grumbliness and encourages him to embark on grumbly management, with mixed success. Through the therapies dispensed by woodland creature friends and through a journey of self-discovery, the residents of Grumbly Wood learn to accept and appreciate Grumbly Bear for his many talents.

Adaptable for a variety of spaces and locations, the performance requires no sound or lighting tech, and the only set is one small pop-up tent and some signage. The performance features three cast members, five specially-written songs and selection of hand-made sock puppets, with the audience encouraged to join in the songs and interact with the show.

We are touring family-friendly festivals and events from May 2016 onwards to Green Man, Deer Shed and Riverside Festival.

There are three sessions available

11.30am – 12.00pm

1.30pm – 2.00pm

2.30pm – 3.00pm

To book tickets or for any more information please contact any York Library or York Explore on (01904) 552828 or york@exploreyork.org.uk

An Evening with Susan Fletcher

York Explore Library :

Wed 10 Aug :

6.30pm – 7.30pm :

£6 (£5 with a York Card)

Aug 10_Susan Fletcher Susan Fletcher won the Whitbread Prize for First Novel in 2004 for her debut novel Eve Green which also won the Betty Trask Prize in 2005 and was on Richard and Judy’s Summer Read list the same year.

Let Me Tell You about a Man I Knew is her sixth novel, narrated by the wife of the doctor who tended van Gogh in his last, madly frenetic painting years.

“As I began to research I discovered there had been a warden at the asylum in Provence, Charles Trabuc. But he’d also had a wife. And intriguingly, Van Gogh had painted them both. It was on seeing Jeanne’s portrait – her high-necked dress as if being restrained, and the soft, sad kindness to her face – that I felt my new novel settle around me. I knew, with certainty, whose story I would tell. Whilst I’ve used Van Gogh’s letters, art and numerous biographies as a basis for this novel, Jeanne’s tale is all my own. It is her year, as I imagine it – her year of knowing this extraordinary man and how it altered her.”

Tickets can be bought online or at any York library.

There are 100 tickets available.

What’s on in York: Fossgate Festival

Fossgate :

Sun 7 Aug – Sun 28 Aug :

10.00am – 6.00pm :

Free

Fossgate Festival is a unique way to experience York city life and enjoy Fossgate’s family friendly, continental-style street atmosphere. Relax in one of the street’s cafes or bars, have fun with the kids, listen to some live music or get up and dance!

Fossgate is one of York’s oldest streets and is much loved by locals and visitors alike. Lined with independent shops, cafes and bars, and home to the beautiful Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, the street has bags of character and puts on a party like no other.

For more details visit Fossgate’s Facebook page:www.facebook.com/fossgate or follow on Twitter @fossgatefest

Thunder Day at the Yorkshire Air Museum

Yorkshire Air Museum :

Sun 7 Aug :

10.00am to 5.00pm :

Aug 7_Thunder Day We will once again be starting up the engines of some of our live aircraft. You will be able to enjoy the sound of the big piston engines and Cold War jets.

As ever, operational availability means that we will be announcing which aircraft closer to the time, so be sure to mark this date in your diary!

For more information and to book tickets please visit the website.

Natural Shocks

York Explore Library :

Sat 6 Aug :

12.00pm – 4.00pm :

Free

Aug 6_Natural Shocks An exciting and innovative new production by Beach Hut Theatre Company takes place at York Explore Library. The free-to-attend performances called ‘Natural Shocks’ are a roller-coaster exploration of Shakespeare’s work as a dramatist and lyricist.

Seven extracts from seven famous works of Shakespeare have inspired seven newly commissioned short plays. These plays, in combination with the original Shakespearean extracts that inspired them, will be repeatedly performed throughout the day in a contemporary art setting designed by artist Andy Black. A selection of song lyrics from various plays has generated an eighth musical performance piece with an especially written original score by John Pattison.

This site-specific event celebrates the heritage of the Bard in an exciting, challenging and innovative way in this anniversary year of his death.

Further details about Beach Hut Theatre, new productions and projects are available at: www.beachhuttheatre.co.uk : Facebook Page – Beach Hut Theatre Company : Twitter – @BeachHutTheatre.

The plays will be performed throughout the whole of York Explore Library. Not all plays are suitable for young children

For further information please contact York Explore Library on 01904 552828 or york@exploreyork.org.uk.

Living History Weekend: At Home with the Georgians

Fairfax House :

Sat 6 Aug & Sun 7 Aug :

11.00am – 4.00pm :

Free as part of admission to Fairfax House

Aug 6_Georgians How did the Georgians spend their leisure time? What diversions and games entertained them at home, in the country and in the town?

Enter the Georgian world of polite society for one weekend, as The Mannered Mob bring Fairfax House to life. From the refined to the bawdy, they will explore the amusements available to people in the eighteenth century.

Admission to the House costs are: Adult £6, Concession £5. Tickets not required. For more information visit Fairfax House.

Balance Bike Sessions for 3 – 5 year olds

York Sport Village Cycle Circuit :

Starting Fri 5 Aug :

10.00am – 10.45am & 11.00am – 11.45am :

£4

Aug 5_Balance Bikes Fun and enjoyable sessions for young children to learn to ride balance bikes. By learning through games and activities with qualified cycle training instructors, these sessions provide youngsters with a very positive early experience of being on two wheels which can help with the transition to a pedal bike without a need for stabilisers.

Balance Bikes and helmets are provided for the duration of the session, but you are welcome to bring your child’s own balance bike and helmet if you wish to.

The dates are as follows :

Fri 5 Aug, Mon 8 Aug, Fri 12 Aug, Mon 15 Aug, Fri 19 Aug, Mon 22 Aug, Fri 26 Aug, Fri 2 Sep

The sessions will be £4.00 per child. Sessions to be paid for at York Sport Village Reception and receipt taken to Cycle Circuit. There are 12 places available per session.

York Sport Village Cycle Circuit, Lakeside Way, York YO10 5FG

Conveniently located near the Park & Ride at Grimston Bar and the University of York, York Sport Village is easily accessible on foot, by cycle, car or public transport (the number 66 stops right outside!). There are 250 car parking spaces, including dedicated accessible and parent and child parking.

For more information visit itravel or email cycle.training@york.gov.uk or ring 01904 555579.

Facebook – www.facebook.com/iTravelYork

Twitter – @itravelyork

Community Stadium – where next?

Good news that the York Council, York City FC and the Knights Rugby Club seemed to have reached a more robust agreement for playing matches at Bootham Crescent.

The next fixture in the “super 8’s” contest has been confirmed for Sunday afternoon (2:00pm) at the ground.

Our comment in March (click)

However, speculation is increasing over the fate of the Community Stadium project itself.

A revised planning application for the stadium was granted in March 2015. The proposal could have been “called in” by the Secretary of State or made subject to a Judicial Review.

Neither happened, so it was a surprise when changes to the layout of the stadium were placed before the Planning Committee on 8^th June 2016. Important backers had withdrawn from the project and the Council was struggling to pre-let some of the commercial floor-space.

The changes were controversial involving as they did an enlarged multiplex cinema.

A further 10-week period, during which a Judicial Review of the scheme can be requested, ends in a few days’ time.

No statement has been issued by the Council, but in June Reel cinemas – who feared that the new multiplex would damage their business – had threatened legal action.

Any Judicial Review could add 6 months to the delivery timetable for the stadium project. This would effectively put back a completion date to mid-2019. Whether the sports clubs can survive until that time may be a matter of speculation.

We have recorded on many occasions, since funding for a new stadium was found in 2010, that the Council should have got on with the project then rather than progressively to try to add, high risk, commercial – and social – elements.

This has produced a complex scheme which it is easy for opponents to delay.

Meanwhile the administrative costs of the project are eating away at the funds available for the development itself – producing a potential crisis for taxpayers in the City, not to say a further period of uncertainty for sports fans.

What’s on in York: Sky Ride Local from Energise?

British Cycling and Sky, in partnership with City of York Council, have scheduled a series of Sky Ride Local rides in York for 2016. The rides are guided by British Cycling Ride Leaders along scenic local routes and pitched at three different levels.

The first challenge ride will set off from Energise Leisure Centre on Sunday 7 August at 10am. The 23 mile ride will follow a circular route taking in Tadcaster and Bolton Percy.

More challenge rides will take place on: Cyclists and yellow flowers

14 August – Energise Leisure Centre – challenging (23 miles)
21 August – Energise Leisure Centre – challenging (23 miles)

Further rides will cater for complete beginners with easy going rides and medium rides allowing people to find a ride that suits their ability.

Breeze Women’s only lead rides also take place regularly in and around York for all abilities and with Ride Social ‘Britain’s biggest social cycling network’, there has never been more opportunities to get riding!

To register for a free guided bike ride, to see the full calendar of up and coming rides or find out more about getting into cycling, visit:www.goskyride.com/York
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