A group of York students has won the opportunity to have their very own I-phone application developed after winning The App Challenge final, held at the Ron Cooke Hub on Wednesday, January 18.
YUSU Welfare officer Bob Hughes has warned students to be vigilant after a student loans phishing scam has been revealed.
Her Majesty the Queen will be visiting York on Maundy Thursday, 5th April, as part of the 800th anniversary of York’s Charter for the traditional “Royal Maundy” ceremony.
A flood caused by a heating system “failure” forced the university IT services to shut down many essential systems on Sunday night, causing problems for many students on the eve of their exams and assignment due-dates.
The concert took place on December 18 and was attended by 1,200 people, with all proceeds raised from the event being donated to the Lord Mayor and Sheriff of York’s Christmas Cheer Fund and the City of York Afghanistan Commemorative Appeal.
Over 200 participants from local choirs and bands took part in singing Christmas Carols at the event, with performances from York Opera, Steve Cassidy, Main Street Sound, MC Rev Andrew Forst and MD John Warburton.
Yorkulele, a ukulele group based at York St John University, also took part in the concert, as did Tadcaster Grammar School Concert Band, St George's RC Primary School and Wigginton Primary School Choir.
Organiser Graham Bradbury told The Yorker that the audience this year was bigger than it has been for the last three years, thanks to the move back to the York Barbican instead of using the University of York’s Central Hall.
“The Carol Concert has been performed for 54 years and since 1991 the York Barbican has been its home until unfortunately the Barbican was closed and we had to find a new home, hence us using the Central Hall at the University of York for the last three years,” Mr Bradbury said.
“But the university always knew we were only ‘visiting’ and would always return to the Barbican as soon as it re-opened. Sadly the University of York can only hold a max 1000 with a much smaller stage space that could not accommodate the numbers we require and generate in attendance.”
“The Barbican is more central for the older people without their own transport and easier to get to” he added.
Mr Bradbury revealed: “It’s too early to say how much has been raised but we anticipate £4000 to be shared by the two charities.”
The money will be split between Lord Mayor and Sheriff of York’s Christmas Cheer Fund and the City of York Afghanistan Commemorative Appeal. The Appeal aims to fund a new permanent monument in the city centre commemorating regiments associated with York who have fought in Afghanistan.
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