City of York Council, UK York 800, 18 Jan 2012

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From YouTube: BBC Look North 18 January 2012 - York 800

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Coverage of York 800 on BBC Look North on 18 January 2012. Video provided by kind permission of BBC Yorkshire

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The Queen's to visit york in april the first time she's visited the city since Royal Ascot in 2005 she'll, be distributing her traditional Maundy money from York Minster. Yes,.

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Her visit is, of course, part of the diamond jubilee tour, but you know it'll also help to mark the 800th anniversary of York's city charter. His Charlotte Lehman here.

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In York in 12 12, the foundations for local democracy were laid now up until that point, a sheriff had always been in charge of well more or less everything, but then King John signed a charter, and in it he said that the people here could rule themselves of this city. Well, it's never looked back. Yes for the last 800 years, York's proved pretty adept at managing its own affairs and with a three billion pound economy and seven million visitors a year.

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You can understand why they're celebrating 2012 with a whole year of events, the highlight, will surely be the Queen's visit in april. She last came to York for Royal Ascot in 2005, but this time she'll be greeted at mikkel gate bar, which is the traditional royal entrance to York. Well,.

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It's excited: it's not every day get to meet the the moniker I I met her when she came. I met her very very briefly in two thousand when she visited the city, but obviously I'll get a little more time to meet at this time. Another.

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Event, which was causing a ripple of excitement today, was rehearsal for the festival of rivers in July. A flotilla of hundreds of boats will sail along the US, and dozens of York choirs will come together to perform a specially commissioned work. We're.

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Still looking for choirs to get involved, so if you are a york-based choir- and you still haven't signed up for this, please do because it's going to be the most amazing event back.

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In twelve, twelve York found its voice for the very first time, and these singers will make sure the city's voice is heard loud and clear. Once again, in this very special year, Charlotte leeming BBC look north york.

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Guarantee ma'am you'll have a great time.

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