City of York Council is reminding people to get into gear for the Festival of Cycling when it returns to Rowntree Park on Sunday 3 September from 10am-4pm.
The festival is a renowned free event, with bikes of all shapes and sizes available for people to try out. Bikes on offer include tricycles, adapted bikes and tandems.
Cycle trainers will also be teaching young people how to cycle with a fleet of balance bikes on hand to get a new generation of cyclists on the road.
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A renowned free event, the York Festival of Cycling will return once again to Rowntree Park on Sunday 3 September.
The cycling event has something for the whole family with all sorts of fun pedal powered activities and attractions for people to take part in.
There will be bikes and trikes of all shapes and sizes including adapted bikes, balance bikes and tandems for people to test ride on the day.
Cllr Nigel Ayre, Executive Member for Leisure, Culture and Tourism, said: “The festival of cycling gives residents and visitors a great opportunity to find out about the travel and health benefits of cycling, no matter how old or fit you are. It’s also a fantastic way to see our great city!”
BMX stunt team ‘Savage Skills’ will be performing throughout the day showing some of the amazing stunts and tricks that can be done on two wheels. There will also be ‘The AirBag’ for those brave enough to try out their own airborne tricks without the worry of a hard landing.
North Yorkshire Police will be on hand with their state of the art ‘dot peen’ property marking machine. They will be security marking cycles and other valuable items during the day free of charge.
The i-Travel York team will also be available to provide travel advice and information for residents to encourage them to try out sustainable modes of travel, including cycling and walking. For more information visit www.itravelyork.info
Fri 5 May :
10.00am – 12.00pm :
Free
Join Sally Stone & Deborah New to make a giant yarnstormed brilliant birds installation for Rowntree Park to raise funds for St Leonard’s Hospice.
At our bird making workshops, there will be knitting, stitching, pompom making, finger knitting, knitting with very large needles & hopefully even some hula hoop weaving.
Drop in – all materials provided and leave your makes behind for display in the park.
This is a free drop in session – no booking is required.
For more information please contact Sally Stone from Hippystitch on (01904) 635486 or hippystitch@hotmail.co.uk.
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The use of the equipment was first suggested 4 months ago
This is part of a number of initiatives being put to the test to help develop a suitable long term strategy for the management of geese in the city.
The equipment consists of a trailer which can be attached to a small vehicle. This works by collecting goose faeces by breaking up and sweeping the mess into a large ‘catcher’. It is capable of cleaning an acre of land in 24 minutes.
Cllr Nigel Ayre, Executive Member for Culture, Leisure and Tourism said:
“Rather than side stepping the issue we’ve started testing a number of serious options to make our parks and open spaces more pleasant environments.
We know this issue isn’t going to go away overnight and we are looking at long-term solutions, but this equipment could be a good short term solution.”
Residents are still being advised to side step any issues until the machine has cleared a path.
Other trials and initiatives include appropriate fencing to protect flower beds and lawns, discouraging geese by ultrasound audio measures, investigating safe chemicals for geese mess dispersal, and increasing and renewing signage in public parks and open spaces to remind the public not to feed the geese.
To ensure that tennis continues as a quality sport in the city and that facilities for York residents are well-maintained at Rowntree Park, City of York Council will consider granting Rowntree Park Tennis Club a lease to manage and run the courts for the next three years. The Decision Session will be on 29 January at 3:30pm.
Rowntree Park is one of three locations with council-owned tennis courts Hull Road Park and Glen Gardens have two courts each and Rowntree Park has six. The courts’ management has been under review for the last few years following changes to park management during which time Glen Gardens tennis courts have been leased to Heworth Tennis Club for 25 years. Rowntree Park Tennis Club has been running since the 1950’s and is open to anyone to join.
In May 2015 an agreement was reached with the club to manage the courts on a trial basis for one year. Since then, club membership has doubled and the Lawn Tennis Association’s on-line booking system is being brought into play to enable occasional tennis players to pay and play rather than join the club.As a result, the club would now like to extend this arrangement.
This would put the asset into community control and support the principle of volunteers assisting with the care of the city’s sports spaces and facilities. It would bring the courts into line with other council sports assets that are managed by the community including fishing ponds, football, rugby and cricket pitches and bowling greens.
Councillor Nigel Ayre, Executive Member for Culture, Leisure and Tourism, said: “I’m delighted that another of the city’s sports clubs is interested in managing more of the council’s tennis courts which could help develop further interest and levels of skill in the sport.”
The Executive Member for Culture, Leisure and Tourism’s Decision Session will take place on Friday 29 January at West Offices from 3:30pm and is open to members of the public or is available to watch later online from: www.york.gov.uk/webcasts
To find out more about the report, or to attend, visit: http://modgov.york.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=9110&x=1
Residents, businesses and local groups are invited to find out more about making the most of the build-up to and the Tour de France itself, at the next dedicated information session.
On Thursday 10 April, from 5:30pm at the Rowntree Park Reading Café, local people can drop in to find out about arrangements for routes and traffic management, and about camping and caravanning in the city. There will also be information on how to get involved in the cultural festival – York: Be Part of It – and plans for the exciting spectator hubs where people can enjoy the celebrations.
York’s sixth annual family fitness day will be getting everyone up and active at Rowntree Park on Saturday 21 September from 12noon to 5pm. The Just 30 Fair aims to inspire people of all ages to try new sports and fitness activities and discover more of what’s available in York.
The Just 30 Fair is set up to encourage everyone to do just 30 minutes exercise every day for a happier, healthier lifestyle. If you would like to find out more about how to get fitter and more fabulous, then this event is for you! We’ve invited over 30 sports clubs, leisure facilities, organisations, gyms and individual tutors and coaches to advise you and give out information: whatever your interests, abilities or levels of fitness there will be something to help get you up and more active. They’re all there to welcome and encourage you do Just 30!
Most organisations will be staging try-it sessions, demonstrations and mini-games to join in. Professional sports clubs like York City FC will be there alongside community clubs offering sub-aqua, aikido, bowls, volleyball, dance, yoga, running, boxing, kendo, Nordic walking, zumba and tennis.
For the first time, basketball, wheelchair basketball, and hula hooping will be part of the Fair this year, offering everyone the chance to have a go.
While limbering up for their race, are the mascots from the city clubs! Yorkie from York FC, Ronnie Rhino from the Leeds Rhinos, and Kernal, Fluffy and Donut from York Maze will challenging last year’s winner Snappy Crock from SNAPPY in a hilarious race of the sporting mascots. The race starts at 2pm
For further information about the Just 30 Fair visit www.york.gov.uk/just30 or call Neil Gulliver from City of York Council on 01904 553377 or email neil.gulliver@york.gov.uk.
