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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First foraging walk of the year – Sunday 30 March 2025

Posted on 13/03/2025 by PlanetSouthBank

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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Gardening in 2025; dates and plans

Posted on 01/03/2025 by cathmortimer

Happy St David’s Day, and now that it’s March (what, already?!), there are plans afoot, to get gardening soon.

We garden on Sunday afternoons, fortnightly, from 2pm to about 3 (or 3.30 – depends how keen we are, and if it’s raining!). The dates for gardening in 2025 are:

  • 23rd March
  • 6th and 20th April
  • 4th and 18th May
  • 1st, 15th and 29th June
  • 13th and 27th July
  • 10th and 24th August
  • 7th and 21st September
  • 5th and 19th October

Come and join us – we have plenty of tools and seeds. No expertise needed! If you want to find out more about the garden (or about our other work), just call in!

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February’s climate café – and the Chinese New Year

Posted on 29/01/2025 by cathmortimer

The climate café is back!! – and this time the venue is the pavilion at Homestead Park, Clifton. It’s happening next Tuesday, February 4th, at 6pm. All are welcome to this supportive and friendly event; perhaps if you have friends or relations who live in Clifton, you could mention the event to them?

To book a free place at the climate café, follow this link to Eventbrite.

At the same time, it’s lovely to welcome in the Chinese New Year, today (29th February). This year is the Year of the Snake, said to be intelligent but lacking scruples. Make of that what you will, but it’s nice to take the opportunity for a fresh start, if January has been challenging for you. Happy New Year!

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Happy Christmas from Planet South Bank!

Posted on 14/12/2024 by cathmortimer

Have a lovely time and see you in the New Year.

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Crackers and all the trimmings – make your own this Saturday morning

Posted on 05/12/2024 by John Gray

You’ll find our stall at St Clements Church Christmas Fair this Saturday, 10.00am to 1.00pm.

For all ages: all materials provided to make your very own Christmas crackers!

Also available: doves, stars and other decorations, booklets and flyers.

Free of charge; donations welcome.

And chat to us to find out what else Planet South Bank is doing through the year: gardening, community creative writing, climate cafes, litter-picking, eco-films, arts and crafts and much more.

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