Celebrating Earth Day
In 1970, a grassroots movement was gaining momentum across the country, as groups of students and workers united in an attempt to alert the government to the idea that voters were concerned about ecological matters. The result was Earth Day, first celebrated in America on the 22nd April 1970 and founded by the US Senator Gaylord Nelson to “shake up the political establishment and force this issue on to the national agenda.”
Senator Nelson’s initial concept of a national “teach-in” in universities, colleges and schools across the country was conceived after Continue reading Earth Day: The Future In Our Hands, 22nd April 2010
Sport Relief 2010
A whole evening’s television will be devoted to Sport Relief on Friday 19th March 2010 on BBC 1 with special programmes throughout the weekend, including a unique version of Let’s Dance for Sport Relief and tailored editions of Masterchef and Top Gear; Frank Skinner will host A Question of Sport Relief and James Cordon, from the popular Gavin and Stacey show, will introduce a brand new ‘Smithy’ sketch.
But the most important participants are the members of the public who will take part in the Sport Relief Mile event.
Designed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sir Roger Bannister’s sub four-minute mile, the Mile events take place Continue reading Fun Running with Sport Relief: 19th March 2010
Looking for York restaurants for Valentine’s Day? Look no further! We’ve put together as many menus as we could find for York Valentine’s Day 2010.
Continue reading York Restaurants Valentine’s Menus
See Also:
Looking for a wedding exhibition that puts you in touch with 70+ very exclusive wedding suppliers from across the North of England?
Then look no further – the Wedding and Lifestyle Spring Brides, two day consumer show, takes place at The Great Yorkshire Showground on 9th & 10th October 2010
http://www.weddingandlifestyle.co.uk/
Continue reading York and North Yorkshire Wedding Fayres 2010

A Short History of Barley Hall
The oldest parts of Barley Hall date back to 1360, when it was constructed as a townhouse for the Augustinian Priory of St Oswald at Nostell near Wakefield, so that priors could attend important ceremonies and services.
When the Priory fell on hard times, the canons were forced to make money by renting out properties. Continue reading History of York: Barley Hall
Barley Hall
Discover what medieval life was really like in Barley Hall – a living, breathing and authentically renovated 15th century townhouse, as inhabited by the Snawsell family headed by William Snawsell, a goldsmith and Master of the King’s Mint, Alderman, Sheriff and ultimately Mayor of the City of York.
Continue reading Visiting York: Barley Hall