What’s on: Fall ‘Back 2 Netball’

Every Tue 7.30pm – 8.30pm

NetballThe ‘Back to Netball’ programme is a sociable re-introduction to netball for female players aged 16 and over.

The classes focus on having fun in a friendly environment, while  relearning skills.

Netball is a fantastic team sport where participants can play a sport they love with friends of old and new. These sessions also provide a wide range of health benefits that will help lose weight and tone up your legs, bum and tum in a way you never realise is happening.

Programme schedule

The programme runs every Tuesday evening at Burnholme Community College, from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, costing £3.00 per session. Sessions are know back following the summer break we would love for you to join us this week.

There is no need to book but if you would like more information you can contact dean.sharp@york.gov.uk   or call 01904 553377.

What’s on: York Jobs Fair 2015

Tues 29 Sept

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Our last jobs fair in March was a huge success and our biggest to date, with over 70 employers and training providers speaking to 1,100 hopeful empolyees.

We’re excited to tell you that our next Jobs Fair will be held on Tuesday 29th September 2015 at York Railway Institute. If you would like to stay up to date with the Jobs Fair, follow us on Facebook Facebook.

York Jobs Fair is a FREE event bringing employers, employment support agencies and education and training providers together to offer local people job opportunities, information and advice.

You can benefit from meeting employers face-to-face and find out more about jobs, retraining and improving your skills and qualifications.

What’s on: Eng-Age 50+ Games

Sat 26 Sept – Sun 4 Oct

50plusAll the favourites are back including tennis, bowls, martial arts and swimming.However, if you’re looking for something completely different to try out this year why not sign up for a half price Motor Gliding experience at York Gliding Club.
Ideal for all those over 50 thrill seekers!

Also available for the first time are ‘Try Fencing’ sessions at Burnholme Community Hub.

The 50+ Games is your chance to try a new sport or activity (often for free), become fitter, meet new people, and find out where to continue the activity   throughout the year. It is run in partnership with the 50+ Festival, which this year has a wellbeing theme.

A full programme of activities will be available from the beginning of September when you can visit www.york.gov.uk/engage or pick up a leaflet from libraries and leisure centres.

For further information please contact  Megan, City of York Council’s Older Peoples Physical Activity Officer on 01904 553377 or at megan.hale@york.gov.uk

What’s on: Making history happen

Fri 25 Sept

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YorNight in partnership with Explore York, will be hosting a special event, ‘In Conversation with Bettany Hughes’ at York Explore Library.

Bettany’s talk, ‘Making History Happen’ will explore her career as a prominent historian and reveal her passion for getting academic ideas – in particular those relating to history – on to the screen, airwaves and online to the widest possible audience.

Dr Bettany Hughes is an award-winning historian, author and broadcaster, whose speciality is ancient and mediaeval history and culture.

Her first book “Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore” has been translated into ten languages.

Her second,” The Hemlock Cup, Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life” was a New York Times bestseller and she has written and presented numerous documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, Discovery, The History Channel, National Geographic and ITV.

Her programmes have now been seen by over 100 million worldwide. Her current TV series “Genius of the Ancient World”, explores the lives of Buddha, Socrates and Confucius and promotes the power of thinking, learning and investigating.

This is a free talk, but tickets are required. They are available from :http://inconversationwithbettanyhughes.eventbrite.co.uk

What’s on: YorNight@York Explore

Fri 25 Sept : 5.00pm – 8.30pm

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YorNight is York’s contribution to a Europe-wide project called European Researchers’ Night.

For one night in September, researchers will take over the city, to show the value and impact that research has on our daily lives.

Join us for an exciting evening of free hands-on activities, talks, exhibitions, interactive displays and experiments that will open your eyes to the wonders of this world of innovation and exploration.

York Explore will be hosting a vast array of interactive, hands on & practical activities animating the whole building & spaces for YorNight including gaming & tech zone, history zone, researcher’s cafe & book zone.

Activities include:

Intelligent Games and Games Intelligence (IGGI) :

See how reseaerchers use games such as League of Legends and Lords of War to learn more about people and how they create exciting new game design.

Team Gray Matter:

Developing Brain Computer Interface Devices for Games and Events & participating in Cybathlon 2016, the world’s first championships for Robotic and Technology assisted paralysed athletes,
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What’s on: Explore archive film and workshops

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Date: Thur 24 Sept
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Venue: York Explore Library
Cost: Free

What will be the lasting legacy of your community group? Have you thought about preserving it’s history? Well Explore Can help.

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Date: Wed 30 Sept
Time: 7.00pm – 8.30pm
Venue: York Explore Library
Cost: £6 , or £5 with a YorkCard

Enjoy reliving shared memories of childhood, home and working life as captured on film throughout the decades.

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What’s on: Mansion House open to the public

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Residents and visitors will be able to see the Mansion House like never before when the building hosts an open weekend on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September.

As part of works to restore the building the Georgian townhouse will open its doors offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Mansion House stripped of its furniture. Architects and guides will be on hand to answer any questions visitors may have on the building and the restoration as they move freely around the building.

The evening of Saturday 27 September will also see the building host the Vespertine Event as part of the Food and Drink Festival. Music, performances and art will be the order of the day as guests tour the building as part of the Mansion House Masquerade.

After this the Mansion House will see its biggest investment since it was built in 1732, thanks to a grant of £1,198,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), as well as funding from City of York Council and donations to the restoration fund.

The funding, announced in March 2015, will allow the Mansion House to be open to residents and visitors for longer and enable them to see more of the building, and its civic collection, than ever before. Once the restoration work is completed the Mansion House will be open to the public all day, five days a week as opposed to the three days a week it is open currently.

The support also looks to give the historic building a more financially secure future, and enable more people to get involved in learning at the Georgian townhouse and make it easier for more people to visit.

The Mansion House will be open from 11am–3pm Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 November. For more information visit http://www.mansionhouseyork.com/. For information on the Vespertine event visit http://www.vespertineyork.com/vesp04/. 

What’s on: York Irish Culture Night

Sat 19 Sept: York Barbican : 7.00pm: Tickets £16.00

irish-nightThe York Irish Association are proud to host this night of Irish culture featuring a variety of performances including singer and songwriter John Spillane as the headline act.

On the night there will be an Irish dancing performance by the O’Connor Academy of Irish Dance, a talk by the Irish Ambassador to Britain, Daniel Mulhall, and music from local traditional Irish musicians such as Paula Ryan.

The headline act is acclaimed Irish Singer and Songwriter John Spillane who celebrates 33 years of an ever-consistent vastly illuminating and exciting career within the world of music.
Having sold over 100,000 albums in Ireland, John has also been awarded with two Meteor Irish Music Awards for ‘Best Folk Act’ and ‘Traditional’ act.
His songs have been covered by many Irish folk lumineer’s such as Christy Moore, Sean Keane, Karan Casey, Pauline Scanlon, Solas, Mary Black, Méav, Sinead Lohan Sharon Shannon.

Elly Fiorentini from BBC Radio York who herself has Irish ancestory will be the MC for the night.

The York Irish Association is a community organisation which was was set up last year with the aims of celebrating Irish culture and tradition in the city and bringing together the Irish community and anyone with an interest in all things Irish and related to York.

For more info see www.yorkirish.co.uk.

To book, please go to the Barbican website: http://tickets.yorkbarbican.co.uk/single/eventDetail.aspx?p=30137