On Thursday 19th October the History Group will hear a talk by the Civic Trust on their work in the city.

F’r yet anoth’r year, the hist’ric tradition of the assize of ale shall beest taking lodging in y’rk. Or as us modern folks say, for yet another year, the historic tradition of the Assize Of Ale will be taking place in York. The excitement will begin at the York Mansion House and will make its […]

Once again, Elizabeth Smith, armed with her historical knowledge, will be providing an hour long Hob Moor History walk. No advance booking needed and attendance is open to all. The walk shines a light on the often dark history of Hob Moor with plagued corpses and the coffins of knights being only the tip of […]

Local Liberal Democrat councillors have expressed concern that a ‘ban’ on allocating ward funding could lead to planned summer holiday activities for young people being axed. In recent years, Lib Dem councillors in wards across the city have jointly commissioned York Knights Foundation and York City Football Club Foundation to deliver free activity sessions for […]

All residents are invited to a meeting of the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Ward Committee on Wednesday 23rd November at Woodthorpe Primary School. There is a drop-in session from 6.30pm with the meeting starting at 7pm. The local PSCO will be in attendance to discuss any community safety matters that local residents would like to raise.

At their meeting on Thursday 15th September, Dringhouses Local History Group will hear a talk on the 1942 Baedeker Raid on York.

Friends of Hob Moor have organised a Butterfly Walk on Saturday 9th July from 2pm. The meeting point is the yellow railings at the entrance to the underpass from Little Hob Moor.

Residents are invited to call into a drop-in session being held every Monday from 1 to 2.30pm at St James the Deacon Church on Sherringham Drive in Woodthorpe. Dringhouses & Woodthorpe ward’s new Local Area Co-ordinator, Catherine Claudius-Cole, will be available for a chat and to offer support and advice.

York’s artists and makers are inviting residents into their home studios on the weekends of 2/3 & 9/10 April. To find a full list of the open studios, go to https://www.yorkopenstudios.co.uk/ Here is a list of the open studios in the Dringhouses, Foxwood and Acomb area. No. 18 – Anthea Peters at 6 Middlethorpe Drive […]