Armed Forces Day set to take to Parliament Street

 

Some of the country’s finest military bands will be performing alongside displays of military vehicles to mark Armed Forces Day on Saturday 24 June.

The event will take place in the centre of York on Parliament Street and invites people to celebrate the UK armed forces.

Armed Forces Day gives people the chance to learn more about the Armed Forces community, which includes reservists, cadets and service families.  The armed forces have strong links with York as the city is steeped in military history with it being a garrison town since AD71.

A host of family-friendly, free events and entertainment will be staged in Parliament Street from 11am to 4pm. This includes performances from Band Of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, the Military Wives Choir and the Air Cadet Band.

A group of dance students from colleges and schools across the city will also perform a dance piece along the theme of what it is to be close and stay close. This follows on from workshops in primary schools throughout the city looking at the theme of being close as armed forces families can often be separated for long periods of time.

For more info about Armed Forces Day visit www.armedforcesday.org.uk/event/york-armed-forces-day-2017

What’s on in York: Zumba Gold

St Michael the Belfrey Church Hall :

Wed 7 Jun – Wed 26 Jul :

11.15am – 12.15pm :

£30

Classes incorporate a warm-up exercise, easy to follow routines featuring well known dance steps from around the world including the Salsa, Merengue, Mambo, Cha Cha and Cumbia.

Please bring a water bottle and wear comfortable clothes that allow for lots of wiggle.  No equipment needed bring along pen and notebook, handouts will be provided.

£30 for 6 weeks. (No Class 28th June and 5th July)

Click here to book online or call 01904 552806.

What’s on in York: York Festival of Ideas

Various venues

Tue 6 Jun – Thu 18 Jun

Various times

Free

The annual York Festival of Ideas returns from 6 to 18 June 2017 under the banner of The Story of Things. One of the largest free festivals in the UK, it offers a huge range of events including talks, exhibitions, theatre, music, film, guided walks, children’s activities and workshops – all designed to educate, entertain and inspire. With topics ranging from the ancient and natural worlds, to science and creative writing, and from cycling to the human mind, there’s something to interest everyone.

Now in its seventh year, this year’s Festival offers nearly 200 events, with over 150 of them free to attend. Headline speakers include Peter Lord, Co-founder and Creative Director of Academy Award® winning studio Aardman; Reverend Richard Coles, cleric, broadcaster and former Communard; Harriet Harman MP; Ed Balls, former Shadow Chancellor and star of Strictly Come Dancing 2016; Janina Ramirez, writer and broadcaster; Emma Jacobs, of the Financial Times, and Michael Rosen, novelist and poet.

Many of the events, including special Focus Days, tackle issues such as the future of work and democracy that affect us all. The Festival is also working with the French Embassy to launch an exciting new collaboration, ‘A Date with History’.

For more information about the events please visit this website.

What’s on in York: Save a Babies Life Workshop

York Explore Library :

Wed 7 Jun :

10.00am – 12.00pm :

Free

Come and celebrate National Bookstart Week at York Libraries.

Are you a parent or carer of a 0-1 year old child? Come and learn some basic emergency skills at this workshop run by The Royal Life Saving Society UK.

Free but booking essential.

For more information please call York Explore Library or (01904) 552828 or york@exploreyork.org.uk.