City of York Council, UK Community Conversation Responses, 13 May 2014

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From YouTube: Community Conversation Responses,The Tour De France

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Councillor James Alexander, Leader of City of York Council, responds to questions asked during recent Community Conversation sessions held in York wards.
The Tour De France.
Le Grand Départ of the Tour De France takes place in York on Sunday 6 July 2014.
For further information visit www.york.gov.uk/tourdefrance or email tdf@york.gov.uk

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When we tried to bid with other councils and welcome to yorkshire for the.

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Tour de france, I don't think I anticipated how big the tour de france is.

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Over half the planet's population watches the tour de france.

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And it's seen over 188 countries and the amount of people that will come into york and see york.

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In all, its glory is going to be magnificent for us, and it definitely is a commonwealth games moment that manchester had, but for yorkshire.

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And will show great coherence about what yorkshire is about,, what yorkshire.

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Has to offer, but the big day is going to be obviously the 5th of july. With regards to.

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The race occurring, but on the 30th of may all the the cities and towns that will have the tour de france.

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On on its route,, including york,, will be celebrating about the tour de france. Coming with a whole series of.

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Events a gearing up to it and it's going to be very, very exciting., one of the.

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Questions, that's come up it in the community. Conversations was in heworth without.

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And that was about monk stray, and there was some concern about the license,.

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Therefore, a spectator hub,, based on previous events that had taken place on the stray,.

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And that was to try and bring monk stray into line with other areas of.

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Open space and in the city and how they can be used. But.

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We've taken onboard the feedback from that meeting, we've made sure that we will be.

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Using it for the spectator hub, but there's no movement to appeal the decision.

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With regards to not having not having a further license.

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We want to work in partnership with communities over how we hold such events.

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Because this is going to be huge and of big significance to us., we want residents,. We want.

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Visitors, we want businesses to all be involved and enjoy.

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The tour de france coming because this is a big moment for york and.

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One that we cannot afford to lose.