Two events next week: Climate Cafe and How We Made It Through

Posted on 08/05/2025 by PlanetSouthBank

As part of the wonderful Seeds of Hope and Action Exhibition at the University of York next week, Planet South Bank will be supporting two events:

Climate Cafe, 7pm, Tuesday 13 May. Book your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-cafe-tickets-1305740969389?aff=oddtdtcreator

A climate cafe is a small gathering which offers a place where fears, uncertainties and hopes about our climate crisis can be safely expressed. It’s a confidential, respectful, thinking and feeling space where people can meet with others and talk informally about what climate change and ecological breakdown means for them, perhaps find common ground, and listen to others’ diverse experiences and feelings. 

How We Made It Through creative writing workshop, 7pm, Wednesday 14 May. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-we-made-it-through-tickets-1305745954299?aff=oddtdtcreator

In this workshop we’ll be introducing our community creative writing and art project How We Made It Through. We’ll talk you though through how we invited citizens of the South Bank area to picture their neighbourhood in the future, having successfully made it to the other side of the 21st century polycrisis. Relevant to anyone interested in hope and fiction as tools of social change, the workshop will include an invitation to try your own hand at some ‘Thrutopian’ fiction-writing. 

Pick one or both that take your fancy; looking forward to seeing you there!

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Give yourself a clutter clear-out! Sign up for Street-re-Cycle, Sunday 18 May 2025

Posted on 07/05/2025 by PlanetSouthBank

Now in its tenth year – your local opportunity to clear out clutter and meet folk in your community too.

Sign up now for your household to be involved! Sunday 18th May, midday to 3pm.

You’ll be part of a trail of local addresses on the day, for people to come and buy/swap/take away the things you no longer need.

Maybe you’ll start putting things bit by bit over the next few weeks, getting things ready for the day? Or maybe you’ll plan a weekend beforehand for a big clear-out? Either way, it’s a great chance to ‘walk more lightly on the earth’ and to pass your stuff on to a good home.

Closing deadline for sign-ups: 6pm Wednesday next week, 14 May.

To sign up your address, e-mail your name and address and postcode to info@planetsouthbank.org.uk.

Thank you! for taking part in a day of de-cluttering and of things finding welcome new homes.

Our mission at Planet South Bank is to enable a more resourceful community, a more connected community, and a more resilient community. 

The Street-re-Cycle ticks all those boxes: connecting people, sharing resources and making better use locally of what’s in our community.

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Upcoming: Street-re-Cycle, Climate Cafe and (this Wednesday) a Friends of Nun Ings “Terry’s car park” meeting

Posted on 20/04/2025 by PlanetSouthBank

The link for the Climate Cafe next month has gone live – details and booking here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-cafe-tickets-1305740969389. 7pm, Tuesday 13 May. This event will be held in the wonderful Tree House venue (BS/104 Meeting Room) in the Berrick Saul building on York University Campus West. The Tree House is accessible via stairs and lift.

There is also a How We Made It Through workshop https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-we-made-it-through-tickets-1305745954299. 7pm, Wednesday 14 May, at the Tree House – details above.

More details: How We Made It Through is Planet South Bank’s community creative writing project. We invited people in the South Bank area to picture their neighbourhood in the future, having successfully made it to the other side of the 21st century polycrisis. Relevant to anyone interested in hope and fiction as tools of social change, the workshop will include an invitation to try your own hand at some ‘Thrutopian’ fiction-writing. 

The Climate Cafe and the How We Made It Through workshop are both part of the Seeds of Hope and Action week at the University of York, running 12 to 16 May. See the amazing list of activities and exhibitions here: https://www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene-biodiversity/events/2025/seeds-of-hope/

Sign up your household to help yourself to a clutter clear-out and to meet local neighbours! Our tenth-year Street-re-Cycle, Sunday 18 May, midday to 3pm – full details and sign-up information here https://planetsouthbank.org.uk/street-re-cycle/

Wondering what’s going to happen at the old Terry’s factory car park, given the recent contentious granting of planning permission by a UK government Planning Inspector? The Friends of Nun Ings are holding a meeting this Wednesday 23 April. 7pm, St Chads Church Hall on Albermarle Road. The agenda also includes information on the rights of way which exist across the Nun Ings site. https://friendsofnunings.org/

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Sign up for Street-re-Cycle, Sunday 18 May 2025

Posted on 19/04/2025 by PlanetSouthBank

Now in its tenth year! – your local opportunity to clear out clutter and meet folk in your community too.

Sign up now for your household to be involved! Sunday 18th May, midday to 3pm.

You’ll be part of a trail of local addresses on the day, for people to come and buy/swap/take away the things you no longer need.

Maybe you’ll start putting things bit by bit over the next few weeks, getting things ready for the day? Or maybe you’ll plan a weekend beforehand for a big clear-out? Either way, it’s a great chance to ‘walk more lightly on the earth’ and to pass your stuff on to a good home.

Closing deadline for sign-ups: 6pm Wednesday 14 May.

To sign up your address, e-mail your name and address and postcode to info@planetsouthbank.org.uk.

Thank you! for taking part in a day of de-cluttering and of things finding welcome new homes.

Our mission at Planet South Bank is to enable a more resourceful community, a more connected community, and a more resilient community. 

The Street-re-Cycle ticks all those boxes: connecting people, sharing resources and making better use locally of what’s in our community.

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Seeds of Hope and Action – University of York, 12 – 16 May

Posted on 09/04/2025 by John Gray

A series of events not to miss!

Exhibitions, talks and workshops – details at https://www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene-biodiversity/events/2025/seeds-of-hope/

Tuesday evening 13 May – save the date: Planet South Bank and York Climate Cafe will be hosting a Climate Cafe as part of this event. Details available soon by the Seeds of Hope and Action website.

More details about the Seeds of Hope Action Exhibition and events:

Organised by SGI-UK in partnership with the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity and the York Environmental Sustainability.

Emphasising the interconnectedness of each individual to each other and their environment, this exhibit focuses on the power of each person to initiate positive change. A joint initiative of SGI and Earth Charter International. 

The 25-panel Seeds of Hope and Action (SOHA) exhibition introduces a positive vision for sustainable living that can contribute to the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It includes panels portraying six individuals from South Sudan to Lebanon and Brazil who have successfully taken action for change.

The initial section introduces the idea of interconnection with inspiring quotes from different spiritual and faith traditions. There are panels on climate change and the SDGs and QR codes provide links to further information for online use. An interactive panel collects viewers’ ideas for action inspired by the exhibition. It also introduces the #SeedsofHopeandAction campaign that encourages individuals to share photos and videos of their actions toward the implementation of the SDGs and related Earth Charter principles on social media.

During the day – exhibitions and talks

The exhibition is open to the public to visit from 9am to 5pm and takes place on the ground floor of the Department of Environment and Geography building on Campus West, University of York.  Free refreshments will be available. 

Each day there will be a series of talks responding to the themes of hope, action and the SGDs, also free and open to the public. Details are to be announced soon. 

During the evening – interactive workshops

Interactive workshops will take place from Monday to Thursday, 7pm to 9pm in the Berrick Saul Treehouse (BS/104) on Campus West. 

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Spring Fair at the Community Garden tomorrow (Sunday,) 2-4pm

Posted on 05/04/2025 by John Gray

Fancy celebrating the arrival of spring tomorrow afternoon? (Sunday 6 April)

Or maybe you’ll be out and about for York Open Studios?

Why not call in at the community garden next to St Clements Church, Scarcroft Road as part of your day.

Lots of lovely stalls with locally handmade items and a chance to see what we are doing in the Community Garden this year – planting, composting and more.

York Community Energy will be there with information and advice and Clements Hall Local History Group will have a table with all their publications.

Lots to see and do. Everyone welcome.

Bring bags and cash ! Thanks – see you there.

We look forward to seeing you!

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Spring Fair at the Community Garden this Sunday, 2-4pm

Posted on 01/04/2025 by PlanetSouthBank

Fancy celebrating the arrival of spring this Sunday afternoon? (6 April)

Or maybe you’ll be out and about for York Open Studios?

Why not call in at the community garden next to St Clements Church, Scarcroft Road as part of your day.

All ages welcome, for activities, stalls, eco energy advice, a bit of gardening, buying some plants or seedlings, saying hello to us at Planet South Bank… or simply sitting in the garden and watching all that’s going on.

We look forward to seeing you!

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First foraging walk of the year – 2pm this Sunday 30 March 2025

Posted on 27/03/2025 by PlanetSouthBank

Meet the lesser celandine – one of this first plants we’ll look at on the Foraging Walk this Sunday.

We are delighted to welcome Carl Wain back to run another series of foraging walks this year.

Last year’s walks were extremely popular, with spaces booked up quickly.

The dates this year are Sundays 30 March, 25 May, and – in collaboration with York Cares – on 27 July.

Each walk starts at 2pm and runs for an hour to an hour and a half. For those who would like to, we also gather at The Winning Post afterwards for refreshments and conversation.

For more details, and to book tickets for the walk on 30 March, please go to the eventbrite page.

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Climate Cafe on Tuesday next week – why not come along if you’ve not been to one before?

Posted on 27/03/2025 by PlanetSouthBank

Tuesday 1st April 2025, 7pm to 8.30pm. The Winning Post, 127-129 Bishopthorpe Road York YO23 1NZ.

All warmly welcome.

A climate cafe is a small gathering of up to around 10 people which offers a place where fears, uncertainties and hopes about our climate crisis can be safely expressed – whilst sharing a hot drink or other refreshments!

A climate cafe is a confidential, respectful, thinking and feeling space where people can meet with others and talk informally about what climate change and the ecological crisis means for them, perhaps find common ground, and listen to others’ diverse experiences and feelings.

There are a lot of these groups now in cities across the UK, and York Climate Cafe have recently set up a monthly York Climate Cafe in association with Planet South Bank. The groups run using the model developed by the Climate Psychology Alliance, which has provided training to our facilitators.

Sign-up here to book your spot.

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York Environment Weeks 2025

Posted on 18/03/2025 by PlanetSouthBank

A message from the York Environment Weeks team:

As we start looking ahead to York Environment Weeks 2025, we’re inviting more volunteers to join our organising team.

The story so far…

Started in 2020 by York Environment Forum, YEWs helps to raise awareness of how people in York are working hard to tackle climate change, increase biodiversity and make the city more sustainable. Held annually over the last 5 years, in 2024 YEWs ran over 4 weeks from 14 Sept to 12 Oct with:

  • over 100 events    
  • 62 event organisers
  • over 14,000 website views
  • 12,500 views and 1,769 followers on social media
  • over 3,000 attendees/participants at events

Look back at last year’s events


Help YEWs thrive and grow

Each year YEWs is created by a core team of volunteers. New volunteers are always welcome.

Contribution opportunities include:

  • contact, communication and outreach with event organisers
  • creating printed materials – design and distribution
  • publicity, press releases and mainstream media liaison.
  • website content and updates, social media 
  • background admin – meetings, minutes, housekeeping, dealing with queries, gathering data for evaluation
  • project management tasks

Interested in working on YEWs25? Contact us: info@yorkenvironmentweek.org.uk

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