EVENTS
HEART OF YORK BIKE RIDE, throughout York. What better way to wrap up the summer months, than with an enjoyable bike ride with friends? Oh, wait... how about doing that while also raising funds for a very worthwhile cause? The Heart of York Bike Ride will get rolling on 3rd September, offering participants (aged over 14+) a choice of a 22 or 40 mile route. Funds raised will go towards the charity’s vital research into fighting heart disease. Visit www.bhf.org.uk/heartofyork 5th, 13th, 19th, & 25th SAVE A BABY'S LIFE WORKSHOPS, across York. The Royal Lifesaving Society Instructors provide free to attend life-saving workshops. For times and venues, email linda.nelson2704@gmail.com
offered for sale to the public with 10% of the sale being donated to a local charity, The Island. For more info, call 627239. 9th-10th HERITAGE OPEN DAYS, St Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel, 12.30-4pm. Open to the public and celebrating Heritage and Nature with an exhibition on “Aspects of the garden”. Refreshments available all day. Email mhill.york@gmail.com 9th MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING, Rufforth Village Institute, 10am-12pm. Part of the Macmillan World's Biggest Coffee Morning to raise funds. There will also be a cake stall and raffle. Email judygrant51@googlemail.com
8th EVENING WALK ALONG THE RIVER FOSS, meet at The Ship car park, Strensall, 6pm. Join the River Foss Society, with optional meal afterwards. Call 491290. 9th SEPTEMBER-31st OCTOBER MICKLEGATE 'ART IN THE WINDOW ' TRAIL, along Mickelgate. Displays of local artists work in the windows of the shops on Micklegate. The artwork will be
THE PRESS FAMILY RACE DAY, York Racecourse. Enjoy a day of racing with the whole family, including activities for kids throughout the day, and bouncy castles. As well as all that, Paddington will be making occasional appearances throughout the day. To book, call 620911. 14th CIRCULAR WALK OF MILL GREEN VIA POND HEAD, meet at Dutch House, near Crayke. Join the River Foss Society for a five mile walk. Call 764702.
15th-16th YORK NATIONAL BOOK FAIR, York Racecourse. The eternally popular and always fascinating York National Book Fair returns. The York Book Fair has grown into the largest antiquarian and out-of-print book fair in the UK. Around 210 leading booksellers offer for sale a breathtaking diversity of books, as well as maps and prints, ranging in price from just a few pounds up to tens of thousands of pounds. There will also be a range of trade stands selling marbled papers and binding materials. With books on subjects ranging from children’s fiction to history, and architecture to cooking, this is an event that never fails to impress or to offer something for all budgets, ages and interests. Visit www.yorkbookfair.com
WEDDING FAYRE, The Parsonage Hotel, Escrick, 5-8pm. View the hotel and grounds, and meet with staff and hand-picked local suppliers who could help you big day go off with a bang. Call 728111. 10th PAWS FOR A CAUSE, University of York. A sponsored dog walk and family fun day. Should be a fantastic day with lots of things going on to suit ever kind of dog lover, and all in aid of St Leonard's Hospice. Call 01904 777777.
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