York Guides

Paul Jeeves(Yorkshire Post)
FOR the last 14 centuries, they have provided a distinguished link between York Minster and England's second oldest school.

Now the latest recruits to be trained for the Minster's choirs have come on board at one of the most critical periods in the recent history of York's cathedral.
The Minster is aiming to achieve the £30m target for its development campaign, backed by the Yorkshire Post, with £21m helping to pay for repair work needed to restore the cathedral's East Front.
The rest of the cash will be used to help fund the Minster's library and choir, promoting the cathedral's heritage and community links.
The cathedral already pays for scholarships to the city's Minster School for the 40 choristers who sing daily Evensong.
But if the development campaign's multi-million pound target is reached, the long-standing association between school and Minster will be preserved for the future.
Alex Donaldson, the headmaster at the Minster School, said: "The choir was the reason for the school's foundation. But it is wonderful to know the Minster is willing to pledge its support through the development campaign to the scholarships it provides to the choristers.
"The scholarships mean we are able to widen opportunities to sing regularly in the magnificent surroundings of the Minster and to access the opportunities the school can offer."
York's cathedral school is the country's oldest after Canterbury and it was created in 627 by Paulinus, the first Archbishop of York, to educate choristers.
It became co-educational in 1987, and a 20-strong girls choir was introduced almost a decade ago.
The latest band of probationers have begun singing in the Minster after the start of the new academic year.