Christmas Magic Show with the Magic Hatter
York Explore Library :
Tue 13 Dec :
10.30am – 11.15am :
£3
A fantastic festive magic show with The Magic Hatter.
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What’s on in York: Past Caring? The York Poor Law Union
York Explore Library :
Tues 13 Dec :
6.15pm – 7.45pm :
£6 (£5 with a Yorkcard)
Find out how things are progressing with our major project to catalogue and conserve the records of York Poor Law Union, including the records of the Union workhouse.
For more information click here.
What’s on in York: The Phoenix in the Carpet
York Explore Library :
Sun 4 Dec :
11.30 am – 12.30pm
Children’s theatre company Paper Planes and Daisy Chains present beautiful fairy tale The Phoenix in the Carpet.
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What’s on in York: International Day of People with Disabilities 2016
York Explore Library :
Sat 3 Dec :
12.00pm – 5.00pm :
Free
Celebrating the achievements of people with a disability and exploring what disability means through poetry, music and art.
For more information click here.
Acomb Christmas lights “switch on” in pictures
Busy market
getting busier
Cheers
Panto time?
Red sky at night
The only way is up
Crowds getting bigger
and bigger
Waiting for Santa
He’s arrived
Lights
Green switch on
It really works!
Library lights
Acomb lit up
With thanks to Syue Hunter, the Acomb Alive team and Minster FM who made yesterday so successful.
Next market on Friday 16th December
That was the week that was 26th Nov 2016
The week began with a tea dance at Acomb library
Cllr Sue Hunter (centre) visited Venturefest at the racecourse. The annual exhibition provides a showcase for local businesses
The Police sustained increased patrolling levels in Chapelfields. Fewer complaints about anti social behaviour across west York have been received this week
Councillors were out and about reporting issues for attention. These included leaf fall in Rylatt Place
Day burning street light reported by Andrew Waller
Graffiti in Acomb Green
and dumping and vandalism in the Beaconsfield Street back lane
Fly tipping
Car parking problems on School Street were reported. A survey is being undertaken to see whether residents want a ResPark scheme to be introduced in the area.
A new bollard was provided at the junction of Tudor Road and Kingsway West. Intended to improve road safety its precise effect is a puzzle to many
The week ended with today’s Acomb Market and Christmas lights switch on (4:00pm). Over £6000 was raised by voluntary donations to fund the lights
What’s on in York: An Afternoon with Pat Barker
York Explore Library :
Sun 27 Nov :
2.00pm – 3.30pm :
£6 (£5 with a York Card)
A celebration of this year’s Big City Read. In her second visit to York Pat Barker will be bringing the Big City Read to an end and readers will be able to ask their own questions about Regeneration.
For more information click here.
What’s on in York: Archives Blitz-It day – The Chocolate Letters
York Explore Library :
Fri 25 Nov :
10.00am – 12.00pm; 12.45pm – 2.45pm & 3.30pm – 5.30pm :
Free
Get hands-on with our archives and help us make our collections available to the public, including the famous First World War Chocolate Letters.
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What’s on in York: Thinking of you always: a collection of WWII letters
Dringhouses Library :
Thu 24 Nov :
7.00pm – 8.30pm :
£4 (£3 with a Yorkcard)
Author Pauline Kirk talks about her new book, an edited memoir of her Uncle’s letters to his wife while serving in the RAF during WWII.
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