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Help Our Lending Library

06 June 2022

ORGANISATIONS LISTEN UP The Recycle Project CIC in York aims to encourage sustainability in the local area by repurposing, reusing and reselling items that would have otherwise gone to landfill. The Recycle Project Lending Library is a new initiative offering the community the opportunity to rent items that they might only use occasionally or for a short time, rather than buying new. In order to ensure the Lending Library is accessible to all of York, we are looking to partner with organisatio...

What's On from the Community Bees

06 June 2022

What's On from the Community Bees.We have listened to you and found out that what you would really like to do together is reminisce. And we love that!
So join us at our brand new Reminiscing Pop-in. Turn up any time between 11.30am and 1.30pm every Monday at Costa Haxby. BACK ROOM
We are also going to be having useful monthly updates by local community organisations joining us to showcase their services and answer our questions.
We laugh, we cry, we are in this together to support one another...

Why is volunteering important?

01 June 2022

As well as helping others, volunteering has been shown to improve volunteers' wellbeing too.
It’s human nature to feel good after helping someone out. Volunteering can also help you gain valuable new skills and experiences, and boost your confidence.
If you’re interested in volunteering, here’s how to get started and some volunteering stories to inspire you.

16.3m people volunteered through a group, club or organisation in 2020/21.
Most people have formally volunteered at...

Groundwork's Greenskills Course

31 May 2022

Groundwork's Greenskills is an amenity horticulture and grounds maintenance course. For unemployed people aged 19 plus in York and surrounding areas.Groundwork has been commissioned by the John Lewis Partnership Community Investment Fund to deliver an innovative green skills training programme to unemployed adults aged 19 years plus from areas in and around York. The programme is free to participants, the value of the training is around £800. Learners will gain a range of nationally recogn...

York Festival of Ideas

30 May 2022

York Festival of Ideas 2022 has a wide range of fascinating events to attend and engage with,
both in person and online. Here's a sample of the health and wellbeing events in this year’s
programme.
The full Festival programme can be explored at yorkfestivalofideas.com.

ASMR: Touching sound for youth wellbeing? Saturday 11 June, 2pm to 3.30pm (in person)

Get ready for an immersive journey into the world of ASMR - learn more about what ASMR
is and discover its potential benefits fo...

Funding available to boost sport and wellbeing in York

18 May 2022

Applications are being invited for City of York Council’s two Sport and Active Leisure grants to make clubs more accessible, offer more sports options and further improve safety and wellbeing standards.
The Small Grants Fund will see funding of up to £500 distributed, whilst the Hub Club Grants will award a max of £1,000 to 5 successful applicants per year. Both funds are open for applications before 31 May 2022. Payments to successful applicants will be made in June 2022.
To...

Get ready for Safeguarding Week 2022

17 May 2022

After the success of last year’s virtual conference, North Yorkshire Police have once again teamed up with our safeguarding partners across the region (North Yorkshire, the City of York and the East Riding of Yorkshire) to take part in this year’s Safeguarding Week 20 – 24 June.
Developed for both professional and public audiences, the online programme of seminars offers a packed schedule of over 50 sessions across the week, which will each be delivered by inspirational and mo...

Free outdoor woodwork, craft and campfire cooking sessions for adults (18+)

13 May 2022

This Friday, 20th May, 11am - 3pm, come and try a free outdoor woodwork, craft and campfire cooking session for adults (18+) in Homestead Park. Anyone can come along and try it out.Thrive Outside CIC offer opportunities for people to get out in nature and learn new skills, including; woodwork, craft, campfire-cooking as well as gentle movement to improve physical health. You can learn to whittle, weave, build a campfire and cook seasonal snacks. There is so much evidence that being outside is gr...