News: August 2004 Archives

A new and unusual public bench seat has been installed on Acaster Lane.

With its back to the pony field next to Redmire Cottage, the steel bench is a legacy of Paul Seward who arranged it all before his death in March 2003. It faces Canons Court, the site of Mr Seward's agricultural machinery depot in Bishopthorpe for 30 years, and is a tribute to his workforce.

Today at 16.00 hours the River Ouse at Bishopthorpe looked like this.

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The picture was taken from the car park at the bottom of Ferry Lane and shows the water level with the roadway. It has not rained for 24 hours - so what next. Apparently a moored boat was damaged by a large tree that broke its windows overnight.