York By Artem Alexeev and Sergey Ivanov Form 6 Lyceum "Intellekt"
situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence. The city offers a wealth of historic attractions, of which York Minster is the most prominent, and a variety of cultural and sporting activities.
A bit of history As a result of reforms in 1889, York has been transformed into a city-county, along with seven other cities in the historic county of Yorkshire. In 1974, the city-county New York area as entered in the county nemetropolnoe North Yorkshire. City of York transformed into a unitary unit April 1, 1996 from York Region nemetropolnogo North Yorkshire County.
A bit of music Among many music groups performing regularly in York are the Academy of St Olave's, a chamber orchestra which gives concerts in the beautiful setting of St Olave's Church, Marygate. A former church, St Margaret's, Walmgate, is now the National Centre for Early Music, which hosts concerts, broadcasts, competitions and events through the year, especially during the York Early Music Festival. Students, staff and visiting artists of York St John University music department regularly perform lunchtime concerts in the University chapel, alongside special performances such as the annual Christmas concert. The staff and students of the University of York also perform in the city and particularly in the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall on the Heslington campus.
Local government York is the traditional county town of Yorkshire, yet it did not form part of any of the three historic ridings, or divisions, of Yorkshire.
Public Transport Public transport within the city is largely bus based. The principal bus operator is First York, a part of First. Group plc. First York operates the majority of the city's local bus services, as well as the York park and ride services. York is the location of the first implementation of First. Group's experimental, and controversial, ftr bus concept, which seeks to confer the advantages of a modern tramway system at a lower cost. Transdev York and York Pullman also operate a number of local bus services. Open top tourist and sightseeing buses are operated by Transdev York on behalf of City Sightseeing, and by York Pullman.
Theatre Royal, which was established in 1744, produces an annual pantomime which attracts loyal audiences from around the country to see its veteran star, Berwick Kaler. The Grand Opera House and Joseph Rowntree Theatre also offer a variety of productions.
Football The city's football team is York City, currently playing in the Football Conference. York have played as high as the old Second Division but are best known for their "giant killing" status in cup competitions, having reached the FA Cup semifinal in 1955 and beaten Manchester United 3– 0 during the 1995– 96 League Cup. Their matches are played at Bootham Crescent.
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