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Your ideas could be sheer GeniUS!

Got a brilliant idea, but don't know what to do with it?
What if there was somewhere you could take your ideas, where they could not only be developed into something real but make a real difference to the city of York?

Well, now there is. GeniUS! is a brand new project which is encouraging everyone in the city to visit www.geniusyork.com

There, you can post your ideas and suggestions to help solve some of the problems faced by the city.

What about a water wheel generating electricity from the Ouse? What about a timer to remind people to take their medicine?

Whatever your idea, let us know at www.geniusyork.com

New! The Web Adventure Park!

Come and awaken your senses at York's first and only Premier Adventure Park. Based on the same site as Creepy Crawlies “The Web Adventure Park” now has something for everyone in the family.
Test your nerves and challenge yourself at Wired - a brand new high ropes challenge. This experience promises to push the adventurous and leave you with a sense of accomplishment and achievement. Our experienced instructors will help you unleash the thrill seeker within. This brand new attraction is a complete first for the area and is a great place to visit with friends and family alike. It promises to challenge even the most fearless adventurers comprising of 22 elements of ranging difficulty.
Wired has state of the art safety equipment and you are attached all the way around the course. No expense has been spared to ensure that this course is using the safest and best quality kit available in the world. The course has been inspected by an independent inspector and all staff who are operating are ERCA qualified instructors.
You can rest assured that we will never force you to do anything you feel uncomfortable doing. The great news is that, time and again, people are amazed by how much they actually manage to achieve when they are with us, whatever their initial misgivings.
We are sure that children, teenagers and adults will have a superb, exciting, challenging experience and you will be totally safe!
Wired welcomes group bookings, whether it is families, friends, clubs or colleagues and we do offer great discounts for pre-bookings.
The comfortable Club House café is a cool place to hang out or watch your friends, and replenish after the exertion of the course. Serving fresh baguettes, hot dogs and other yummy treats as well as a wide range of drinks to quench your thirst including top quality coffee.
If you’re looking for an outdoor activity that the whole family can do together, then why not come along to try out the eco-skating rink?
Unlike most real ice-skating rinks our amazing synthetic eco-ice-skating rink is produced using the very latest technology and requires no power to operate the skating surface at all, other than the energy you exert when you skate! Eco-skating is suitable for all ages and abilities whether you’re a pro on the ice or if you have never skated before there’s never been a better time to give it a go!
Creepy Crawlies has lots to offer inside and out! Inside we have a large play frame, sports arena and disco room. Outside there is a secure adventure play park with an animal experience zone - come meet the alpacas, chipmunks, goats, donkey and pony, plus lots of little fluffy things!
If you would like to contact us or make a booking please email us on info@wiredropes.co.uk or call us on 01904 692221 / 696003 or visit our website on www.webadventurepark.co.uk

Energise and Yearsley Pool Timetables here!

You can download the February half term timetables for the pools by clicking on the attachment below!

There is lots more happening at the sports centres too, have a look and see what’s going on this half term and beyond!

Energetic Feb 2012

The Big Pedal Warm Up Week!

In March, York schools will compete in the Big Pedal a UK virtual bike race. Join Sustrans for a fun warm up week this February half term. We will be at York Explore, Museum Street through the half term break 13th – 17th Febraury so come and join in the Bike It fun!!!

Download the flier below for more info and feel free to print it off and post it up in your club/group or school!

Explore Final Flyer

February Half Term YCITC Football Fun Camps

PlayFootball, Stirling Road, Clifton Moor, York, Y030 4TU
Monday 13th - Wednesday 15th February – £15 per day

Energise Sports Centre, Cornlands Road, Acomb, YO24 3DX
Thursday 16th – Friday 17th February – £15 per day

Regen Centre, Landing Lane, Riccall, York, YO196PW
Monday 13th - Thursday 16th February – £15 per day or £53 for all 4 days

Bootham Crescent (indoor facility), York, YO30 7AQ
Advanced Course for 8-14 year olds only.
Tuesday 14th – Friday 17th February – £15 per day or £53 for all 4 days

(Early Booking Offer £13 per day / £45 for all 4 days for payments received by 3rd Feb)

PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE CHANGED OUR BOOKING SYSTEM FOR 2012, DUE TO RECENT ISSUES WITH OUTSTANDING PAYMENTS. IN ORDER TO BENEFIT FROM THE EARLY BOOKING OFFER, WE MUST RECEIVE THE BOOKING FORM AND PAYMENT BY 3RD FEBRUARY OR THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT WILL BE CHARGED ON ARRIVAL.

Download the booking form below!
February Half Term Booking Form 2012

Sportivate Funding - Money for Your Club!

Sportivate is a £32 million Lottery programme (£100k across North Yorkshire) that gives 14-25 year olds access to six-week courses in a range of sports including judo, golf, tennis, wakeboarding, athletics, and parkour or free running.
Not only is it a chance for them to learn a new sport or improve on existing skills, but if they keep taking part after the course is finished, they could find themsleves on their way to watch the London 2012 Olympic or Paralympics Games. All participants who complete their course, missing no more than one session, and keep playing the sport for at least another three months will be entered into a ballot for free London 2012 tickets.
The programme is aimed at those who are not currently choosing to take part in sport in their own time, or are doing so for a very limited amount of time - and will support them to continue playing sport in their community after the six weeks is up. During the six weeks a participant may work towards an event or personal challenge.
Sportivate is fully inclusive and target participants across this group, including young people who have a disability, males and females and people from people BME groups.

For more information please contact Robin Lavin on 01904 553377 or robin.lavin@york.gov.uk

Jorvik Viking Festival - coming this February!!!

The 27th Annual Jorvik Viking Festival will soon be here!

From the 11th – 19th February York will see a huge variety of Viking displays, storys and activities for all.

Check out the Jorvik Viking Centre Website!

Or take a look at the events section of the Shine website for details of all the Viking happenings coming soon!

Toy Bus Timetable - Available Here!

The Toy Bus is a friendly and fun mobile toy library service that visits communities in and around York.

Children, carers and families can come onto the purpose built bus and choose items to borrow from the wide and exciting range of good quality toys, books and play equipment (age range from 0 to 5 years). It may also be used by childminders, playgroups, nurseries and other groups that involve children. The bus offers a friendly place where advice and information can be found on play and toys.

The Toy Bus will be touring York over the next few weeks. You can find out where by downloading the time table here:

Toy Bus Timetable Jan Feb 2012 v2

Looking for Swimming Pool Timetables?

This February Energise have prduced a flier for their February Half Term time tables. It contains lots of other great Energise activities and news as well. You will also find the time table for Yearsley pool in here too!

You can pick the flier up from Energise in the next few days and you will be able to upload it from the Shine WebPages once we have all the February activities online. Not long to wait now!

MTB Track Opening Event at Rawcliffe Country Park!!!

It's been a long time coming and now the pump track is finally finished………. why not come and join us for the official opening on Friday 17th February?

The track is next to Rawcliffe Bar, Park and Ride and we'll meet our riders at the Park and Ride classroom.

We've laid on some great coaches and we'll also be providing mountain bikes, helmets and gloves for any riders that book in advance.

It would be great to see some top local riders on the track but make sure you give the beginners some room at this event!

We've got 4 x 1.5hr sessions planned:

1. 8 - 11 yr olds, 9 - 10.30 am. £5.
2. 8 - 11 yr olds, 10.30 - 12 am. £5.
3. 12 - 14 yr olds, 12.30 - 2.00 pm. £5.
4. 14 yr olds +, 2 - 3.30 pm. £5.

Contact Andy Swann at Grit, Track and Trail for more information.
info@grittrackandtrail.co.uk
Mob: 07840962084

The official opening of the track will be at 1:00pm with a ribbon cutting and a press photo session. Come along and join us!