Author Archives: John Gray

Here we are! Addresses and crafters for the Craft-y-Crawl, Sunday 27 November

CRAFT-Y-CRAWL, Sunday 27th November,  12 noon to 4pm, South Bank Also at the Golden Ball, Bishophill, 10.00 to 4pm Here’s the map to help you find the addresses: A. 144 Albemarle Road YO23 1HB : Francesca King Feathertop Arts – original oil paintings, A3 … Continue reading

Posted in events | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Our popular Craft-y-Crawl returns, 27 November

Are you a Craft Maker? A Natty Knitter, Crochet Creativa, Mosaic Maestro, Printmaker or Painter, Jewellery Genius, Baker Extaordinaire…. Interested in being part of a local craft trail round the streets of the South Bank area of York? If so, … Continue reading

Posted in events | Tagged , | Leave a comment

As we near the ‘seasonal mists and mellow fruitfulness…’

Time to garden again, at The Nose, the community garden next to St Clements Church. Autumnal tidying-up tomorrow Sunday from 2.30pm, weather permitting. All welcome, do bring a friend. Joyful tasks: · Mowing and raking leaves · Cutting down the plants … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Interested in shaping Planet South Bank’s next events?

A big thanks to Pie and the rest of the Planet South Bank gang for the Street-Re-Cycle Event. The weather certainly helped 🙂 and we hope you gained/passed on what you wanted! Look out for the next event Craft-Y-Crawl featuring local … Continue reading

Posted in events | Tagged | Leave a comment

Closing date this Thursday for signing up to the Street Recycle event

Here’s our press release on this weekend’s Street Recycle:   Residents in York’s Southbank and Clementhorpe areas are linking up to turn household decluttering into a community event this Sunday.   The Street Recycle will see local people swapping, sharing, upcycling … Continue reading

Posted in events | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Street Recycle, 18 September 2016

Our successful, community-building swapping and giving-away event will be running again this September. Sunday 18th September from 11am – 3pm. Sort out stuff you’d like to give away, and display it at the front of your house from 11.00am. Swap, sell or give … Continue reading

Posted in events | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Bed-making

Here in the photos below you can see the story of making the raised bed at The Nose on Sunday – from piles of timber, to layering the bottom of bed with compost. If you have any mature compost or spare soil, … Continue reading

Posted in gardening | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Raised bed

From 11 am this Saturday – 23 July – a team of us will be erecting an amazing raised bed in our lovely community garden. We need your help! The bed will be in a U-shape and about 60 cm … Continue reading

Posted in events, gardening | Tagged | 1 Comment

Open Garden event

Along with other Edible / Community Gardens in York, we opened our community garden,  The Nose, to the public on Saturday 16 July. The Nose is the triangular patch of land next to St Clements Church, Nunthorpe Road. We were delighted … Continue reading

Posted in energy, gardening, Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment

York Open Edible Gardens, 16 July 2016

Discover your local community garden! Along with other Edible / Community Gardens in York, we’ll be hosting a series of events at The Nose on Saturday 16 July, 2.00-4.00pm. The Nose is the triangular patch of land next to St Clements … Continue reading

Posted in events, gardening | Tagged | Leave a comment