Yorkies flock to residents' festival (From York Press)
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Yorkies flock to residents' festival
10:00am Monday 28th January 2013 in News
By Dan Bean, dan.bean@thepress.co.uk
CLIFFORD’S TOWER: George Gregory, ten, from Huntington, enjoys his visit to one of York’s most historic buildings
THOUSANDS of people braved the cold, snow and rain to enjoy the annual York Residents Festival, with many taking the chance to explore the new council offices.
The two-day event, organised by Visit York, offers free or discounted admission to a wide range of attractions and venues across York and the surrounding area, to showcase the city’s tourist appeal and thank residents for welcoming seven million tourists each year.
The new council centre at West Offices, a restored Grade II-listed building created from York’s first railway station, opens to the public in March, but visitors got a sneak peek at the 19th-century building over the weekend.
Visitors also flocked to the Mansion House to look at the largest collection of civic silver outside London, and find out about former Lord Mayors.
More than a 500 people attended the newly-refurbished Holgate Windmill, where experts demonstrated how flour is made.
Jenny Hartland, chairman of the Holgate Windmill Preservation Society, said: “It’s been unbelievable, I’ve never seen so many people. It was just amazing. They were queuing down the street.
“We were taken by surprise, but we reckon probably 500 visited the mill, which was absolutely amazing.
“Many people saw it as a taster and said they would come back on a proper open day and take their time. It was very hard work, but thrilling and created a lot of goodwill."
Outside York, venues which joined in the 18th annual event included Scarborough Sea Life Sanctuary and the Kirklees Light Railway.
Abigail Wright, head of communications at York Theatre Royal, gives visitors a behind the scenes tour after the venue opened its doors for the York Residents Festival
Comments(13)
roskoboskovic
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11:17am Mon 28 Jan 13
dodgydavereturns
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12:21pm Mon 28 Jan 13
It's not flocking funny!
NoNewsIsGoodNews
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12:21pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Hundreds queue to see the restored windmill
More like
Hundreds queue in a side street that has a finite amount of pavement space, to give PeddlingPaul a piece of their mind while on his morning search to find a traffic jam to cycle past while looking smug.
nick clogg
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12:29pm Mon 28 Jan 13
ChilliPepper87
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12:35pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Blimp
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12:36pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Brilliant love it! More please.
Buzz Light-year
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12:46pm Mon 28 Jan 13
I was out Saturday and Sunday. There were loads of people out visiting the events, especially considering the weather.
Better than sitting at home whining miserably.
nick clogg
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12:51pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Buzz Light-year wrote:Who said folks are moaning at home. Probably sat in a council office
Miserable whiners.
I was out Saturday and Sunday. There were loads of people out visiting the events, especially considering the weather.
Better than sitting at home whining miserably.
anistasia
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3:52pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Garrowby Turnoff
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4:34pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Paul Hepworth
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6:00pm Mon 28 Jan 13
NoNewsIsGoodNews wrote:Well I was there all day, helping to manage the queue where it crossed my street onto the Windmill's roundabout island. Can't say that I noticed any pedants pedalling past.....!
Hundreds queue to see the restored windmill
More likeHundreds queue in a side street that has a finite amount of pavement space, to give PeddlingPaul a piece of their mind while on his morning search to find a traffic jam to cycle past while looking smug.
Magicman!
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3:24am Tue 29 Jan 13
{/sarcasm}
Also, why is this done in January? a few years ago I recall it used to happen in March/April time.... Any reason why the residents' slot has been shifted to the "graveyard slot" between christmas and easter when there's not many tourists around?
dodgydavereturns says...
11:10am Mon 28 Jan 13
Glad I didn't go to any of those events, I might have been crushed in the crowds!
.>How can the press write a headline like that;
'Yorkies FLOCK to residents' festival'?
I've seen more people in a lift than those pics!
Oh sorry, it's another one of Mr Bean's stories, I should have known!