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High Petergate, York

Again it’s time for an update from the centre of York. We’ve been busy this year but it’s all good. Getting older should mean slowing down. For us it’s doing things more slowly but important things are still being done.

Joan has continued to volunteer at the hospital two mornings a week as well as being part of the church visiting team. She also met up with school friends for a 60th anniversary reunion. Barrie has again become chair of the successful housing charity Restore (York). We have also made many visits down the A1 to visit family in Cambridge and Chelmsford.

There was a general election with a good outcome. Barrie helped (a little) with campaigning for the Labour Party. We had two street parties and helped mount an air quality action group in the main street at the end of ours.

So as we look forward to the next year we trust you all will enjoy a Happy Christmas and a healthy New Year.

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Our Street
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Film Crew – it’s Lights, Camera, Action in Claremont Terrace

Filming Stars

Not us of course. A scene for an upcoming new TV Crime Drama was filmed in our street in April. For such a short scene there was a lot of gear and activity. Watch out for it on Channel 5 – it’s called Patience – the story of an archivist who unearths cold cases for reinvestigation.

Autumn Street Party

Street Parties

Staging the two parties this year has been quite exhausting; we’re hoping for younger residents to take up some of the graft. The summer party was wet and the one in October was dry. Lots of fun though and useful for new people to meet their neighbours.

Air Quality Action Group

The main road at the end of our street is the most polluted in York with the worst air quality, possibly, in Yorkshire. So an action group has formed to meet the council officers and councillors to force something to be done. The traffic light solution is marginal but once they have proved it improves the air quality other action may be taken using the data collected in the trial. Barrie has been volunteering to collect traffic data in preparation for the trial.

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It’s the environment you know

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Honda e:Ny1

A special offer on Honda electric cars this summer enticed Barrie to upgrade our hybrid car to all electric. The Honda e:Ny1 arrived at the end of August preceded by a steep learning curve about how to charge it. It’s a great motor. No regrets and saving money too. We have successfully made several long distance trips.

Charger installed in the garage – a full overnight charge costs just £4.85

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Gear ordered

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Shop exterior sm.jpgSometimes as I hit the steepest gradients no amount of weight or muscle power will turn the pedals. So with the experience of my Yorkshire Dales cycle ride in 2008 I visited my local bike shop – Cycle Heaven – for advice. I could fit a smaller chainring on my crankset. So there’s one on order which will hopefully give me that lower gear for the hills.

If this is all too technical for you – this isn’t technical at all. I’m cycling Coast to Coast to raise money for two charities. Visit the Justgiving pages I have set up and be kind enough to make a donation. Let me assure that none of this money is going into the cost of a new chainwheel. Every penny you donate goes to the charity except for a small admin cost taken by the website.

Funzi and Bodo Trust – funding medical help for a community stricken by cholera

Riding Lights Theatre Company – funding adventurous theatre productions by this Christian based company