Advanced notice of the Yorkshire Marathon taking place on Sunday 18th October 2026 and the road closures being implemented around the city to accommodate this.
Event Specific Information
Date: 18/10/2026
Yorkshire Marathon Start Time: 09:30 Yorkshire 10 Mile Start Time: 10:15
Last Runner expected to Finish: 17:30
Yorkshire Marathon Route: https://www.runforall.com/media/bucnrlrv/altra-yorkshire-marathon_route-map.jpg
Yorkshire Marathon Route Specifics
The 2026 Yorkshire Marathon will once again start and finish from York University on University Road. Runners will initially head out towards the city centre via Green Dykes Lane, Hull Road, Lawrence Street passing through Walmgate Bar. Runners will then turn left onto St Deny’s Road and right onto Picadilly before using High Ousegate, Spurriergate, Coney Street, St Helen’s Square, Blake Street and Duncombe Place before passing the iconic York Minster. Runners will head out towards Heworth using Monkgate, Heworth Green and Stockton Lane passing Heworth Christ Church, York Caravan Park and Dean’s Garden Centre. Runners will then head through the village of Stockton On The Forest using Sandy Lane and turning right onto Common Lane. Runners will then pass Breezy Knees Gardens onto Northgate Lane and Upper Helmsley. Runners will pass through the village of Sand Hutton and through Buttercrambe Moor Wood. Runners will then head onto The A166 towards Stamford Bridge passing The Three Cups, Rosti and Stamford Bridge Motors. Runners will turn at this point and head back along The A166 passing The Balloon Tree Farm Shop, the village of Gate Hemsley, Cockerill’s the village of Dunnington before turning again at the junction of Murton Lane. Runners will then head towards the village of Holtby passing Holtby Village Hall using Straight Lane and Holtby Lane. Runners will then use Bad Bargain Lane and Moor Lane towards the village of Murton. Runners will pass through the village of Murton using Murton Way and into Osbaldwick using Osbaldwick Village, Osbaldwick Lane and Tang Hall Lane. Runners final stretch will be along Hull Road back towards Green Dykes Lane and the climb back to University Road and the finish line.
Road Closure Information
Road closures around the start/finish on University Road will be in place from 10:00 on Saturday 17th October 2026 to 23:00 on Sunday 18th October 2026. Road closures around the route will be around the route will be implemented from 06:00 – 09:30. Closures on the A166 will be in force for 06:00 with closures in the first section of the course implemented for 08:00. Closures further in the course will be implemented from 08:30 – 09:30 on the morning of the event. The final road closure will re-open for 18:00. All closures will be re-open on a rolling basis. Please find attached a poster with all road closure information. For more information on the road closures and re-opening times as well as diversion routes to plan ahead please see our interactive road closure map here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1kYCLrOPEj4cQfTjRtYU5QdtqjFGDKyQ&ll=53.9721366145089%2C-1.0030660000000013&z=12
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We are a volunteer-led charity dedicated to tackling loneliness, reducing isolation and supporting the independence of people aged 65 and over living in York.
We deliver our work through three core services:
· Assisting with practical one-off jobs or errands
· Providing regular well-being phone calls
· Organising social outings
Our free services help reduce isolation and promote independence. Our ‘neighbours’ often tell us that our support helps them live independently for longer, feel less lonely and feel more connected to their community.
Now in our 10th year, we are keen to strengthen our links with the local community to raise awareness of our services. Alongside this, we are actively fundraising and always looking to recruit new volunteers to ensure these vital services continue for many years to come. We truly value any support and are very open to exploring collaborative opportunities.
We publish a quarterly newsletter for our neighbours, sharing updates from the charity alongside news, events and opportunities happening across York.
You can also find more on our website at https://yorkneighbours.org.uk/.
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We know that finding the right place to go when you become ill or are injured can be confusing. By selecting the right service for your illness or injury, you’re not only looking after your health but using your NHS services responsibly and in a way that helps hardworking staff to treat and care for patients appropriately. Please find below a selection of social media messages to be used on your Facebook and other social media channels.
1) Choose Well. Stay Well toolkit and assets - Generic messaging, where to go, right place and when. Direct link to webpage click here. Please find attached the Choose Well Stay Well with a selection of social media messages to be used on your Facebook and other social media channels.
2) Care With Confidence toolkit and assets - Healthier Together messaging as part of the 0-10’s Direct link to webpage here.
3) Winter Wise Well. Stay Well toolkit and assets - Generic messaging, where to go, right place and when. Direct link to webpage click here. Please find attached the Choose Well Stay Well we. Immunised toolkit and assets – Our vaccination messaging - Direct link to webpage here.
We would greatly appreciate your support in sharing these resources across your networks so that the messages can reach as many people as possible across the region.
It’s also not too late for eligible individuals to receive a free flu vaccination, which remains available until 31 March 2026. Please encourage your communities to check with their GP or visit www.letsgetvaccinated.co.uk for more information.
Thank you very much for your time and support.
Insight and Engagement Team
Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
www.humberandnorthyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk
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• Improve health and wellbeing outcomes
• Support local people with the cost of living
• Offer an indoor warm place with seating and facilities for a minimum of 2 hours a week without requiring a purchase (this can be offered alongside current groups/activities or an additional dedicated timeslot)
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The Government has set a target to build back nature in a 25-Year-Plan. Every county in England will produce a Local Nature Recovery Strategy by 2025. North Yorkshire and York combined strategy is spear-headed by English Nature and includes local involvement at parish level. Parish Councils can declare themselves Nature Recovery Areas and follow a model pioneered by Harleston Town Council, to support local nature recovery projects within their community https://harleston-tc.gov.uk/na…
What is our community doing already for Nature Recovery? Small actions, taken by residents and businesses, can make a difference when added together. Can we do more in Heslington by sharing ideas and giving practical support? Can you help us to celebrate Nature Recovery in our Parish by telling us about what you do?
We think the first step towards signing on as a Nature Recovery Area parish is to share what is already happening for Nature Recovery in Heslington Parish. The range is huge— from Heslington Tilmire Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) to exciting initiatives at Deramore School and those piles of wood or leaves left in your garden for hibernating creatures. Every little change makes an important contribution.
Tell us what you are doing towards Nature Recovery by contacting the Parish Council at HesIingtonPC@outlook.com, or speak to a Parish Councillor.
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Active Travel Cycle Routes We understand that CYC are continuing to explore links from Wheldrake and Elvington across fields to create a cycle route using lanes southeast of Heslington and through the village, but this will not be in the first tranche of cycle route development owing to the cost of the proposed route. The relevant Sustrans feasibility report of July 2022 https://democracy.york.gov.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID=62826#mgD ocuments recommends a raft of alterations to lanes around Heslington Village and to traffic and parking management
within the village. These include reducing road width and a one way system. The Parish Council has raised a number of concerns about this route with CYC, with our Ward Councillor Keith Aspden and with our MP Julian Sturdy as previously reported.
A route yet to be identified in detail between Campus West and Campus East will be actioned in Phase 1 of the Active Travel programme. The Parish Council has already raised concerns about changes to signage and loss of the footway on the west side of Field Lane, leaving only a narrow path on the east side for pedestrians and wheelchair users.
We have been in correspondence with CYC officers requesting that Heslington PC be identified as a stakeholder for future consultations concerning Active Travel routes through Heslington Parish. HPC understand that CYC are continuing to explore links from Wheldrake and Elvington across fields to create a cycle route using lanes southeast of Heslington and through the village
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with Alice directly on 07923 232824 or email alice.hawken@york.gov.uk.
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