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YORK DISABILITY WEEK – 30TH NOVEMBER TO 7TH DECEMBER

We invite charities, individuals and organisations to submit their events for York Disability Week. This meaningful opportunity will help to increase awareness, promote inclusivity, and also showcase the challenges and achievements experienced by the disability community. Your participation will help establish a more supportive environment for all, and help highlight the voices and stories of disabled people. Together we can create a week of events that inspire change and strengthen our commitm...

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New Decluttering & Organising business comes to York

The Mindful Organiser: Transforming Homes and Lives through Emotions-Based Decluttering
York, England — February 2024 marked the opening of The Mindful Organiser, a professional decluttering and home organisation business founded by Cher Casey, PhD. Driven by compassion, a non-judgmental approach, and her own personal experience with clutter, Cher is dedicated to helping busy families and individuals from all walks of life reclaim their homes and create spaces that support their lifestyle...

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Over £1m support secured for York residents

Financial support to help residents cope with the cost of living crisis is being extended until the end of end of March 2025.


The council has been allocated £1,037,906 for the next 6 months and residents are urged to make sure they claim all benefits that they are eligible for.
This Household Support Funding (HSF) from the government will be used in York to provide a variety of financial assistance to help residents meet essential expenses. These include:

£500,000 –...

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Help us to make homelessness rare, brief and non re-occuring

To help us achieve our aim of making homelessness and rough sleeping rare, brief and non-recurring, we’re asking everyone interested to comment on our new draft strategy.

Our five-year Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy aims to build on the work of our highly-effective Housing Navigators and our partners. Through it, we plan to offer people who are homeless or facing homelessness, quick routes into suitable housing that can be sustained with high-quality support which is tailored...

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Take the “Green Route” this Autumn with York Bike Belles

Who else loves making the most of the crisp Autumn air and colorful landscape with a gentle stroll or a pootle on your bike?

Well, you’re in luck, as this October local charitable organisation York Bike Belles CIC are running a completely FREE Autumn Nature Programme, featuring tons of fun nature-based workshops, walks and rides, making it easier than ever to make the most of this beautiful season.

Get ready t...

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York 50+ Festival 2024

2024 sees the 19th Festival organised by YOPA - the York Older People’s Assembly. It will take place across the city for 2 weeks between Saturday 21 September and Sunday 6 October. We will share events and skills, enjoy meeting each other, provide tasters of new activities, and aim to contribute to the wellbeing of older people.
We’re also providing special activities to highlight the UN’s International Day of Older People on 1 October, which we’re celebrating in York wi...

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Information Survey

City of York Council is seeking your views and feedback about how you get the information and advice you need about services, care and support as well as what’s on in your community.
In the consultation you'll be asked to answer general questions about how you like to access information. There is also an additional, optional section about our 2 community and wellbeing information websites:

Raise York - for families, children and young people
Live Well York - for adults


Take part...

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International Day of Older People

What is IDOP?
Joining the UK network of Age-friendly Communities, every year, on 1 October, people from across the world come together to mark the United Nations International Day of Older People (IDOP).
As part of the much loved and well-established 50+ Festival, the York Older People’s Assembly (YOPA) is leading a celebratory series of events from 24 September to 2 October 2024.
Our exciting activities focus on the Memories and Dreams of older individuals, aiming to:

dispel ageist...

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