Friends of York Walls has made a bid for support from the Heritage Lottery Fund to refurbish the 500 year old Postern Tower and give it a new lease of life as a visitor centre and cafe. City of York Council has been asked to provide funding to complete repair work, which is essential to the heritage fund bid, to the ancient four storey building on the corner of Fishergate and Piccadilly.
The full story can be view on the York Press website here.
The Friends of York Walls are to present ‘Our Heritage the Walls’.
A Powerpoint presentation at Clifton parish Church on 13th October 2011 at 2pm.
Entrance £4, at the door.
Danny Aitken, 12, of Acomb, successfully walked the length of the city walls five times on Saturday 9th July to raise money for The Prostate Cancer Charity after learning his grandfather was battling the condition.
Click here to view the York Press article
Below are some photos taken by the Friends of York Walls team on the day. You can also view more photos taken by Danny’s team here.
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Danny Aitken, a schoolboy from York, is preparing to walk around York city walls five times for charity after learning that his grandfather is suffering from cancer. Danny, aged 12, hopes to raise £2000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity in honour of his grandfather John Houston. Despite suffering from severe asthma, the Manor School pupil is determined to finish the ten-mile walk.
To read more about the story click here to read the York Press article.
Please come and support Danny in his worthy cause if you are able to on Saturday July 9th 2011. Those interested in sponsoring Danny can do so here on his Justgiving webpage.
