What’s on in York: Stride out on a Nordic Walk this July!

City of York Council is inviting residents to learn to Nordic Walk this July.

The council’s latest Nordic Walking course starts on 5 July and sessions will take place every Friday for four weeks from 10am until 11am, meeting at the Rowntree Park Reading Café.

Nordic Walking is a calm, social but vigorous walking style that burns about 50 per cent more calories than walking alone and tones the upper and lower body. Walking with the specialized Nordic Walking poles, residents also reduce impact on the knee joints.

Nordic walking is one of the fastest growing activities in the UK and at the end of the course participants will be given a Nordic Walking UK Freedom Card, which will enable them to attend Nordic Walking groups anywhere in the UK, including several in the York area.

The cost of the course is £30, and booking is essential at https://exercise-anywhere.com/ – places are limited.

Courses will be held from 10-11:00am on:

Friday 5 July

Friday 12 July

Friday 19 July

Friday 26 July

Courses are also held from 10-11:30am on:

Saturday 20 July

Saturday 27 July.

CFor any other queries, contact Donna Allan on telephone: 01904 554518 or contactwww.york.gov.uk/info/20244/sport_and_physical_activities/767/nordic_walking

What’s on in York: Spotlight on Health Archives

Friday June 14th

York Explore Library

10:00 am – 4:00 pm Free

Have you ever wondered what it was like to visit the school dentist in the early 20th century? Or what you could expect from a midwife in the 19th century?

Join us for a drop-in exhibition at York Explore, in partnership with the York Human Rights City, to find out. Uncover what level of healthcare you were (or were not!) entitled to, and what you could expect from the healthcare professionals of the past.

This event is part of the York Festival of Ideas 2019.