Wednesdays on 2 wheels – Wed 12 Aug

6.00pm – 7.00pm and 7.00pm – 8.00pm

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Small group confidence sessions for adults who can not ride or who have not ridden for a year.

Bikes can be provided and booking is essential.

Additional information:
What do I need to bring?

If you are using your own bike it will need to be roadworthy. Please wear clothes and footwear suited to cycling and the weather conditions on the day. Bring food and drink as required.

How do I take part?

Participants must be 16 years old or over. Booking is essential. Separate sessions for complete beginners and returners. Please arrive 15 minutes early to introduce yourself to the instructor and register for the session.  All participants are asked to complete a health questionnaire.

Gillian Chefrad, Active Living Officer.
Sport and Active Leisure, City of York Council,
West Offices, Station Rise, YORK  YO1 6GA

T:  01904 553377

Guided walks around the cemetery – Sun 9 Aug and Sun 23 Aug

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Sunday 9th August at 2pm – Geology in the Cemetery

An interesting and informative geological walk around the cemetery with Neil Bartlett

Sunday 23rd August as 2pm – Tree Walk

Learn about the cemetery’s trees with Keris McDonald

No need to book, just turn up.

If no price stated, we suggest a donation of £2.50 or, for Friends of York Cemetery and children £1.00.  Includes drinks and biscuits.

Walks meet at the Gatehouse and last 1.5-2 hours and finish with your drink and biscuits in the Chapel.

email : yorkcemeteryvolunteers@gmail.com

web : www.yorkcemetery.org.uk

Tel : 01904 610578

Crafty family fun this summer at York Minster

kidsact MinsterFrom making your own Minster to decorating a precious treasure box, there’s a different craft activity each Wednesday during the summer holidays to help children get creative and discover what makes York Minster a record breaker.

The sessions, which are suitable for children aged five and above, run from 5 August to 2 September and take inspiration from the cathedral’s treasures, history and architecture.

In addition to the Wednesday workshops, families can enjoy a range of activities while exploring the Minster every day of the holidays.
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Organ recitals at the Minster: Sat 1 – 29 August

RecitalsThe summer organ recitals will take place each Saturday evening from 1 August to 29 August, allowing visitors to hear some of the country’s most talented organists play in the cathedral’s stunning Quire. 

Guest and resident organists will perform a range of pieces, from Bach to contemporary compositions by Francis Jackson and Francis Pott. 

Robert Sharpe, Director of Music at York Minster, explained: “The summer recitals are a unique opportunity each year to hear the Minster’s organ in the evening, when the building is quiet and listeners can enjoy the atmospheric surroundings and the magnificent sound of the instrument being used to its full potential by internationally acclaimed musicians.” 

The organists are:
1 August  – Francesca Massey, Sub-Organist of Durham Cathedral

 8 August – John Scott Whiteley, Organist Emeritus of York Minster

15 August – Daniel Cook, Sub-Organist of Westminster Abbey

22 August  – Peter Wright, Organist and Director of Music at Southwark Cathedral  

29 August – Robert Sharpe, Director of Music at York Minster

For full details of the programme for each recital visit www.yorkminster.org.

The recitals are part of a busy year of music at York Minster which includes two York Minster Choir Christmas Carol Concerts and a performance of Handel’s Messiah in December. 

The recitals start at 7pm and tickets cost £8.

To book, visit www.yorkminster.org or call York Minster’s Box Office on 01904 557208

City of York Council is inviting businesses to apply to exhibit for free at the fourth York Apprenticeship Recruitment Event on Tuesday 18 August.

Apprentice event 18th Aug 2015

 

The city’s recruitment event in March this year was hugely successful, attracting over 500 young people and parents looking for information on Apprenticeships and Apprenticeship vacancies across the city and businesses are being urged to book their free space. The event helped many employers including Nestlé, Portakabin, Purenet, Riccall Care, Your Bike Shed and Network Rail meet with aspiring young people to fill their apprenticeship positions.

The recruitment event, which takes place at West Offices between 4.30pm and 7.30pm on 18 August, comes after students across the city have received their A Level results and takes place the same week that GCSE results are published.

The event offers businesses the chance to speak to young people about employment opportunities and also looks to highlight both the business benefits of hiring apprentices and the individual benefits of pursuing an Apprenticeship job with training. 
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Sky Ride coming to York on 13th September

City of York Council is encouraging residents to dust off their bikes this summer and register for Sky Ride York, a traffic free bike ride for all abilities on Sunday 13 September.

City of York Council is encouraging residents to dust off their bikes this summer and register for Sky Ride York, a traffic free bike ride for all abilities on Sunday 13 September.

A circular route taking in some of York’s most historic landmarks, including The Minster and Clifford’s Tower, will be closed to traffic between 10.30am – 4pm, allowing cyclists of all ages and abilities the chance to celebrate cycling on traffic-free streets.

The route will also take in the York Festival of Cycling in Rowntree Park where riders will be able to stop off and take a look around. There’s something for everyone with have-a-go sessions, an AirBag for BMXers to try tricks on and professional cyclists will also be giving a breathtaking display in stunt cycling.

Spin class

Spin class

Cllr Nigel Ayre, Executive Member for Leisure, Culture and Tourism, said: “Sky Ride York gives residents and visitors the rare chance to ride a stunning traffic free route around York. After the amazing turnout of over 10,000 people in 2014 I hope even more people will get on their bikes and come along to Sky Ride York.”

Residents who want to hone their cycling skills ahead of the event can also register to join a Sky Ride Local bike ride, with many different rides taking place. There are rides to suit all abilities with steady rides from 7 miles up to challenging 30 mile rides. For more information visit http://www.goskyride.com/york
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