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Christmas tree sings for Hearing Dogs in Coppergate Centre

Generous visitors to the Coppergate Centre in York are being asked to dig deep this Christmas to help raise funds for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People – with those giving a pound rewarded with a tune and extra lights on the Coppergate Christmas tree. The charity, which has a base on the outskirts of York just off the A1079, will be bringing its volunteers, dogs and mascots Bernie and Bruce, to the Coppergate Centre throughout December to help raise money for the organisation, which trains and provides assistant dogs to those with hearing impairments.  When they are not around, visitors can

York student creates summer photo op artwork in Coppergate

Artwork created by a former York College student is going to be putting in appearance in photo albums and social media posts this summer.  Clifton resident Jack Martindale has created the ‘ice cream and doughnut’ picture board at the Coppergate Centre, which has fast become a photo-favourite for locals and tourists alike. The traditional seaside board is part of the Coppergate Strand event in the Coppergate Centre, with visitors invited to put their faces in the holes for a fun photo opportunity.  Jack’s father, Steve, works at the Coppergate Centre, and he jumped at the opportunity to

Bring your bucket and spade: urban beach arrives at the Coppergate Centre

Free summer fun in York city centreA huge delivery of premium quality sand has marked the arrival of an exciting new addition to York city centre, as the Coppergate Centre prepares to open its very own urban beach – Coppergate Strand! Even as a team of intrepid beach-builders were levelling 15 tonnes of sand, children were clamouring to jump into the city centre’s largest sand pit.  However, they will have to wait until the weekend to enjoy the beach, as preparation work continues until its official opening this Saturday (29 July).  Recreating a classic British beach scene, the sand will

Shopping centre fears 'welly mountain' as shoppers discover 'dry' York

A York shopping centre has warned that it may be over-run with a mountain of wellies in the coming weeks, as shoppers arriving in the city expecting to have to wade through water discover that the city is, in fact, entirely dry. Just this morning, visitors arriving in the city could be seen sporting the waterproof footwear, despite most of the Boxing Day floodwater that hit the headlines having disappeared from most areas by New Year’s Day. “People are arriving in wellington boots, and then having to find a place to dump them once they realise that the city is completely dry – great

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