Woodthorpe school to help out with spring clean in March
Local residents, community groups and businesses will be involved in spring clean over the last weekend of March to carry out an annual city-wide spring clean of York.
During March, the council will focus on supporting hard-working residents committed to keeping their neighbourhood looking – and staying – tidy.
So far, community groups such as the Friends of Leeman Park have committed to spruce up a play ground, Lindsey Avenue Residents’ Association will be encouraging people to recycle even more and the Dunnington in Bloom team will be concentrating their efforts on tidying a layby on the A1079.
Smarter York officers will be working with local businesses to brush up their immediate area as it’s good for business and for the surrounding community.
Pupils at Woodthorpe Primary School are among the York schools being encouraged to spend an hour of the last afternoon of the spring term having a Spring Clean.
Students are also being approached to join in, as well as staff at City of York Council who are being encouraged to go out and help in their own neighbourhoods as part of the ongoing support the council gives them to volunteer to boost the quality of life in York.
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Ellie Stevenson in Acomb tomorrow (Wednesday)
Date: Wed 18 Feb
Time: 7.00pm – 8.00pm
Venue: Explore Acomb
Cost: £3.00 including tea or coffee
Come along and hear Ellie talk about her new book “Shadows of the lost child” inspired by the legends of York.
York memories?
Date: Tue 17 Feb
Time: 9.30am – 5.30pm
Venue: Tang Hall Library
Date: Wed 25 Feb
Time: 10.00am – 1.00pm 2.00pm – 5.30pm
Venue: Clifton Library
Cost: Free
What should York remember? Help York Explore Libraries and Archives make history by telling them what’s most important to you about York’s history.
It’s one small step for man .
Date: Starts Tue 17 Feb
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Rowntree Park Car Park
Cost: £10
A 10 week course building your fitness levels from a steady walk to a 5km jog.
Pancake race in Acomb on Tuesday
“Teen Fest” at Acomb Library 4th March
Acomb Library offers businesses advice on using twitter
Eng-AGE in a new activity
Date: Mon 16 Feb
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: Energise
Cost: £3 for half a day (includes a cup of tea/coffee), £5 full day includes 2 cups of tea/coffee)
Eng-age 50+ Activity Day, helping you to stay fitter for longer. Sample different activities and see what is available in York.
Rigoletto
Date: Sun 15 Feb
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: York Barbican
Cost: £22 – £30
Featuring an impressive cast and accompanied by a large live Orchestra with over 30 musicians. Sung in Italian its tragic story revolves around the hunchbacked court jester, Rigoletto, his beautiful daughter Gilda and the Duke of Mantua.