York800
Come to York in 2012 and help us to celebrate the 800th anniversary of becoming an independent and free city. It was on 9 July 1212 that King John signed a charter guaranteeing York its own rule of law and ability to collect taxes, and paving the way for the city to have its own council and Lord Mayor. York’s best-known festivals including the Viking Festival in February, the Early Music Festival in July and Illuminating York in October will tie in with the anniversary theme. Probably the highlight of the celebrations will be the staging of the York Mystery Plays in the Museum Gardens. The Mystery Plays date back to the 14th century and are the best-known cycle of mediaeval religious plays in the country. Book both your summer course in York and your Mystery Play tickets early! Both may be oversubscribed.
York Food and Drink Festival
This festival gets bigger and better with every passing year. This year it runs from 16 to 25 September. Go to http://www.yorkfoodfestival.com/ for information about the different events and to book your tickets and contact York Associates to book your course at the same time, although do this soon – some weeks in the autumn are already getting very full.
And finally …
Not a stone’s throw from Peasholme House, you can now pick free vegetables to take home and cook, thanks to a new eco-venture called Edible York. Our photos show the vegetable patch just outside our headquarters and the sign explaining the new venture. A great initiative and one that is attracting a lot of local attention.
