Childcare professionals across the city will have the chance to attend the fourth ‘It’s not ok’ professional seminar at West Offices next week [8 December].
The seminar covers ‘sexual abuse committed by trusted adults’ and will be led by Trish O’Donnell and Lynn Cardwell from the NSPCC. It is particularly relevant to people wanting to learn more about the key things to consider in knowing if someone poses a risk of sexual harm to children.
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This Christmas holiday, Father Christmas will be opening his very special festive Toy Museum at York Castle Museum!
Experience some Christmas magic as the toys come to life to tell tales of Christmas traditions and re-discover some of the most popular Christmas toys of past and present.
Father Christmas will be making special appearances throughout the day to finish making his list of presents to deliver on Christmas Eve. Each child will receive a chocolate treat for the Christmas tree.
For more information visit www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk
If you love police procedural don’t miss crime writers Mari Hannah (creator of the Kate Daniels novels) and Kate Ellis (author of the Wesley Peterson series) interviewed about their lives in crime writing by Chris Titley from The York Mix this November.
Mari will also be introducing her new standalone thriller The Silent Room, while Kate has a new novel out in her series featuring DI Joe Plantagenet, set in the northern city of Eborby….now does that remind you of anywhere?
Please book via www.feelinginspired.co.uk or in person at any Explore York Library.
Tickets are £4.50 or £3.50 with a YorkCard
Bar available on the night.
Adults 16+
The traditional children’s Carousel has not been provided in the City centre St Nicholas Fair this year.Despite assurances from the organisers “Make it York“ (MIY) – who banned the long standing Warringtons ride from St Sampson’s Square – that a ride would be provided on the “Eye of York”, no such alternative has emerged.
The QUANGO claimed that the Carousels space was needed for stalls shuffled along Parliament Street to accommodate an outdoor bar labeled a “TiPi”.
It appears that the organisers didn’t seriously pursue the plan to extend the Fair onto areas like Duncombe Place. This would have had the added advantage of reducing the congestion which can sometimes be evident on Parliament Street where space for shoppers is limited.
With the St. Nicholas Fair only a couple of days old (it runs until 23rd December) further concerns are emerging about the management of the event (which we understand has been sub-contracted by MIY)
Tipi bar
There will be some serious questions to answer about where the money raised by rents from stalls (understood to range from £4000 to £20,000 for the duration of the Fair) will actually end up.
It seems unlikely that the vapid oversight arrangements that the York Council – which wholly owns the MIY organisation – has introduced will successfully lift the veil of secrecy which seems to permanently surround the activities of this organisation.
Experts in the field of sustainability and climate change are inviting community groups to join them at one of several events being held across the region to talk about tackling climate change.
The special event takes place at City of York Council’s West Offices (Snow Room) from 12noon on Thursday 3 December.
The engagement session focuses on the new ‘For the Love of Yorkshire’ climate campaign and also the benefits of tackling climate change for cities and regions.
This session takes place during the United Nation’s Climate Change Conference on 30 November to 11 December, which is recognised as being one of the most important international efforts in recent years. The’ For the Love of Yorkshire’ campaign will also be taking climate messages from York to the European conference.
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Gervase Phinn, one of Britain’s best loved comic writers, introduces his latest book A Lesson in Love, his new tale of life in the Dales. Laughter, tears and entertainment are guaranteed!
Gervase Phinn will sign books after the talk – an ideal Christmas present for anyone who loves Yorkshire.
All the beloved characters from Gervase Phinn’s other Little Village School novel make welcome returns in this new tale of life in the Dales.
Elizabeth Stirling (formerly Devine but now newly wed to Dr Stirling), the head teacher of the newly amalgamated school must prove its worth to the parents, governors, school inspectors and the children themselves.
She must tread the narrow line between kindness and discipline with diplomacy if she is to get what she knows the school needs – and avoid an unholy row about teachers and health and safety.
There are lessons learned and characters shaped in this most entertaining of novels. Humour and raw emotion, laced with humour and wicked observations pepper Gervase Phinn’s writing and this book is a wonderful example.
Tickets priced £6 or £5 with a Yorkcard are available from www.feelinginspired.co.uk , or from any Explore York Library
An introduction to willow weaving and how you can use this versatile material.
Create your own willow Christmas decorations – angels, Christmas trees and stars to impress family and friends this Christmas.
£35.00 per person, plus £5 for materials on the day , includes museum admission.
To book please visit www.yortime.org.uk, call 01904 552806 or e-mail york.learning@york.gov.uk.
This activity is part of the Adult Learning Programme at York Museums Trust
Published in 1736, Francis Drake’s Eboracum offers an unprecedented record of the history of an English city outside of London.
This lecture will explore the effects of such a publication in the 18th century, how it represented the living city as an already-archived object, and how it shaped the perceptions of York in the mid-eighteenth century.
Open to all. Tickets can be purchased from any Explore Library, by phoning 01904 552800 or from www.feelinginspired.co.uk
