Wednesday nights at Burton Stone Community Centre, 6pm to 7pm
Enjoy losing weight in a party atmosphere at these exciting new Zumba classes!
Wiggle it, shake it and laugh, as you work out with latino dance moves.
£4 per session (Get a loyalty card, collect 10 stamps and get a session free)
Please bring a bottle of water, a towel and wear fitness clothes that are cool and comfortable, and trainers.
For more information contact Debbie Pallister on 01904 645816 or email debbie.pallister@york.gov.uk
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Knitting for everyone!
Thurs 11 Oct to Thurs 22 Nov
Beginners will learn all the basics... casting on (& off), knit & purl stitch, increasing/ decreasing, etc.
Advanced knitters can learn new and unusual stitches plus techniques for achieving a professional finish to garments.
With the skills you learn, you will be able to pick up a knitting pattern and start making your own woolly creations for your friends and family!
This course is for adults. To book a course or for more information visit www.yortime.org.uk
Beginners will learn all the basics... casting on (& off), knit & purl stitch, increasing/ decreasing, etc.
Advanced knitters can learn new and unusual stitches plus techniques for achieving a professional finish to garments.
With the skills you learn, you will be able to pick up a knitting pattern and start making your own woolly creations for your friends and family!
This course is for adults. To book a course or for more information visit www.yortime.org.uk
Vic Reeves . Wonderland - Illuminating York
Wed 31 Oct to Sat 3 Nov
Come along to Illuminating York 2012 and discover York in a new light. Let yourself be transported through the glorious chaos and absurd world of Vic Reeves’ Wonderland. Lose yourself in the amazing ten acres of the spectacularly lit York Museum Gardens.
See how modern lighting and technology showcase the work of Vic Reeves, transforming the peaceful, tranquil gardens into a maze of magic, mayhem and mischief!
This year’s Illuminating York is a ticketed event and we strongly advise you to purchase tickets in advance.
Tickets are priced £5 per person for over 16’s. Children aged 6-16 £1, under 5's free. Under 16's must be accompanied by a paying adult.
For more information visit www.illuminatingyork.org
Come along to Illuminating York 2012 and discover York in a new light. Let yourself be transported through the glorious chaos and absurd world of Vic Reeves’ Wonderland. Lose yourself in the amazing ten acres of the spectacularly lit York Museum Gardens.
See how modern lighting and technology showcase the work of Vic Reeves, transforming the peaceful, tranquil gardens into a maze of magic, mayhem and mischief!
This year’s Illuminating York is a ticketed event and we strongly advise you to purchase tickets in advance.
Tickets are priced £5 per person for over 16’s. Children aged 6-16 £1, under 5's free. Under 16's must be accompanied by a paying adult.
For more information visit www.illuminatingyork.org
Engage with new sports and activities
Sun 30 Sept to Sun 7 Oct
Over 22 different sessions are taking part in the Eng-AGE 50+ Games week and a wide variety of sports are on offer, including golf, bowls, racketball, athletics, tennis and yoga. The week launches with an Open Day at New Earswick Indoor Bowls Club and is the first of many free taster sessions and open days.
Complete beginners, or those who are returning to a sport after a while out are all welcome to come along and see what is on offer.
For more information contact Catriona Sudlow catriona.sudlow@york.gov.uk, call 01904 553377or visit: www.york.gov.uk/yorkgold2012,
Over 22 different sessions are taking part in the Eng-AGE 50+ Games week and a wide variety of sports are on offer, including golf, bowls, racketball, athletics, tennis and yoga. The week launches with an Open Day at New Earswick Indoor Bowls Club and is the first of many free taster sessions and open days.
Complete beginners, or those who are returning to a sport after a while out are all welcome to come along and see what is on offer.
For more information contact Catriona Sudlow catriona.sudlow@york.gov.uk, call 01904 553377or visit: www.york.gov.uk/yorkgold2012,
Find a bigger life online
Mon 15 to Sun 21 Oct
Not just for beginners - if you are reading this you are probably already using a computer but read on.....you may know people who would like to learn how to use the internet so please send them our way during Get Online Week (or to a library at any time as we are always happy to help).
There are also a host of other events during the week including history workshops, iPad and gadget drop-ins, online job searching and information on how technology can improve independent living.
Libraries throughout York will also be promoting their new online resources and practice tests and ebooks and fiction will be on the menu at the Reading Cafe in Rowntree Park.
You can view the full PDF programme online
Not just for beginners - if you are reading this you are probably already using a computer but read on.....you may know people who would like to learn how to use the internet so please send them our way during Get Online Week (or to a library at any time as we are always happy to help).
There are also a host of other events during the week including history workshops, iPad and gadget drop-ins, online job searching and information on how technology can improve independent living.
Libraries throughout York will also be promoting their new online resources and practice tests and ebooks and fiction will be on the menu at the Reading Cafe in Rowntree Park.
You can view the full PDF programme online
Be a volunteer, be a Sport Maker
Thurs 4 Oct, 6pm to 9pm
Sport Makers are the people who directly make sport happen at the local level. Some Sport Makers will organise sport for themselves and their friends, colleagues and neighbours. Others won’t be taking part themselves, but will be doing all those other things that make the sporting activity possible.
Everyone who chooses to become a Sport Maker is invited to come to an inspiring workshop at York College on Oct 4, 6-9pm. They will then be supported to find local opportunities that suit them to increase participation in sport.
For more information on Sport Makers visit www.sportmakers.co.uk or call Robin Lavin on 01904 553377
Sport Makers are the people who directly make sport happen at the local level. Some Sport Makers will organise sport for themselves and their friends, colleagues and neighbours. Others won’t be taking part themselves, but will be doing all those other things that make the sporting activity possible.
Everyone who chooses to become a Sport Maker is invited to come to an inspiring workshop at York College on Oct 4, 6-9pm. They will then be supported to find local opportunities that suit them to increase participation in sport.
For more information on Sport Makers visit www.sportmakers.co.uk or call Robin Lavin on 01904 553377
These boots are made for walking
Ends Fri 12 Oct
We are encouraging some healthy competition across York. People, workplaces and schools in the city are been challenged to see how much walking we can do between 22 September and 12 October.
For more information and to sign up for the challenge visit: www.livingstreetschallenge.org.uk/york
We are encouraging some healthy competition across York. People, workplaces and schools in the city are been challenged to see how much walking we can do between 22 September and 12 October.
For more information and to sign up for the challenge visit: www.livingstreetschallenge.org.uk/york
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)