What’s on: Walks from Acomb Explore

City walks

Date: Fri 15 and Fri 22 Jan
Time: 10.30am (15 Jan) 60 mins.
Time: 11am (22 Jan) 90 mins
Meeting Place: Acomb Explore Library
Cost: Free

Fri 15 Jan: Explore Acomb walk from Acomb Explore: 10.30am
Fri 22 Jan: Explore Acomb walk from Acomb Explore: 11.00am
Sun 31 Jan: Snickleways walk from York Explore: 11.15am

For those travelling to or within York journey planner information is available at: www.itravelyork.info

Additional information:

No booking required, but may be worth checking in advance that these are still able to go ahead. Please wear clothing and footwear suited to the weather on the day.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the walk starts to introduce yourself to the walk leader.

Bring a drink and/or packed lunch if required. Children under 16 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Please check bus times prior to departure and arrive 15 minutes before the walk start time. Route incorporates wheelchair and pushchair friendly options.

Contact information: Gillian Chefrad, Active Living Officer.
Public Health Team, City of York Council,
West Offices, Station Rise, YORK YO1 6GA

T: 01904 553377
E: gillian.chefrad@york.gov.uk
W: www.york.gov.uk/healthwalks

What’s on: Partners in crime: an evening with Mari Hannah and Kate Ellis

Tue 24 Nov: 6.30pm – 7.30pm : York Explore Library

Partners In Crime Poster Pic If you love police procedural don’t miss crime writers Mari Hannah (creator of the Kate Daniels novels) and Kate Ellis (author of the Wesley Peterson series) interviewed about their lives in crime writing by Chris Titley from The York Mix this November.

Mari will also be introducing her new standalone thriller The Silent Room, while Kate has a new novel out in her series featuring DI Joe Plantagenet, set in the northern city of Eborby….now does that remind you of anywhere?

Please book via www.feelinginspired.co.uk or in person at any Explore York Library.

Tickets are £4.50 or £3.50 with a YorkCard

Bar available on the night.

Adults 16+

What’s on: Gervase Phinn at York Explore library

Sat 21 Nov: 2.00pm – 4.00pm : York Explore Library

Gervase Gervase Phinn, one of Britain’s best loved comic writers, introduces his latest book A Lesson in Love, his new tale of life in the Dales. Laughter, tears and entertainment are guaranteed!

Gervase Phinn will sign books after the talk – an ideal Christmas present for anyone who loves Yorkshire.

All the beloved characters from Gervase Phinn’s other Little Village School novel make welcome returns in this new tale of life in the Dales.

Elizabeth Stirling (formerly Devine but now newly wed to Dr Stirling), the head teacher of the newly amalgamated school must prove its worth to the parents, governors, school inspectors and the children themselves.

She must tread the narrow line between kindness and discipline with diplomacy if she is to get what she knows the school needs – and avoid an unholy row about teachers and health and safety.

There are lessons learned and characters shaped in this most entertaining of novels. Humour and raw emotion, laced with humour and wicked observations pepper Gervase Phinn’s writing and this book is a wonderful example.

Tickets priced £6 or £5 with a Yorkcard are available from www.feelinginspired.co.uk , or from any Explore York Library

ASFF BAFTA Films

Thu 5 Nov – Sun 8 Nov

ASFF-EEFF-207x 140-Half -Page ASFF returns to York for its fifth year, running 5 – 8 November across 15 venues spanning some of the city’s most historic and iconic locations.

The festival showcases 300 films in 11 genres: advertising, animation, artists’ film, comedy, dance, documentary, drama, experimental, fashion, music video and thriller.

There will also be a family friendly programme.

For those looking to expand their knowledge of film, there are over 20 masterclasses with leading organisations in the industry, such as Channel 4, Association of Camera Operators (Star Wars, Gravity and James Bond) and Oscar and BAFTA Award Winning VFX giant Framestore (Guardians of the Galaxy and Jupiter Ascending).
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