Sustaining and enhancing York's green spaces by growing and supporting green volunteering across the city. Funded by @CityofYork and managed by @YorkCVS.
York, United Kingdom
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Growing Green Spaces has now concluded, but you can read our report here growinggreenspaces.co.uk. Please also follow Wild York, which will be a directory for all York’s green spaces, places, conservation activities and volunteer opportunities!
yorkdesignweek.com/wild-york
The Growing Green Spaces 2019-2021 report is now *live*. It forms a showcase of the amazing projects we've supported, as well as advice for greenspace volunteering groups and how LAs can support them 💚🌲💪
tinyurl.com/ggsreport
@TheRealFPA @FieldsInTrust @ParksCommUK
The Friends of Glen Gardens are looking for new volunteers to help them keep this well-loved park in Heworth looking lovely. Any takers? @HeworthWard @Bob3142y @PeterLACYork
👏🙏🌱🌻THANK YOU🌻🌱🙏👏
Our volunteer Gardening Group work really hard to bring a bit of colour to the park & keep on top of the weeds. If you’d like to join them become a Friend glengardens.org/Volunteering…
Day 3 #VolunteersWeek
Round 3 of the Urban Tree Challenge Fund is now open.
Open to both block bids and individual applications to anyone who wants to plant trees in urban or peri-urban areas.
Find out if you’re eligible and how to apply at:
gov.uk/guidance/urban-tree-c…
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THANK YOU @YorkCVS for sharing our work 🌱 take a look into these York-based amazing projects on #VolunteersWeek2021
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What a wonderful start to #VolunteersWeek @goodgym York cleared the weeds from a section along the path through Keith’s Wood 🌳🌲🌳 Thank you 🙏
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Great way to start a perfect summer day: two hours speed weeding + the lovely @maireducation @YUMIYork @greenspacesyork
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A huge thank you to all our volunteers for all you do! Gardeners, litterpickers, children and adult activities organisers, committee members, trustees and more. All making the most of #ourbackyard #NationalVolunteersWeek #VolunteersWeek2021 @ecoyorkcyc @YorkCVS @greenspacesyork – at Scotland, United Kingdom
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🌱 Plans to open up a new accessible green space next to York Minster on the site of the former Minster School have been unveiled
☕️ There are also plans for a new refectory cafe
🙋♂️ People can have their say on the proposals at yorkminster.org/about-us/mas…
Story to follow
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Volunteers from @LDSchurch York doing some great work in Clarence Gardens today. Big thanks! @CityofYork
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Volunteers from Portakabin York ready to help in Clarence Gardens today. @YorkCares @CityofYork
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Weeded, edged & mulched. Thx @Portakabin_R vols from @YorkCares for gardening am & fishing pm. 30+ fish removed 2 restore natural ecosystem in wildlife pond. We like fish but they eat frogspawn & other wildlife so plz don't put fish in there @CityofYork @WestBankPark @HolgateWard
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Thank you to the Fairy trail by the Foss who are kindly raising funds to support our #charity.
The project is a free public riverwalk that includes a fairy trail to bring a little joy for all ages.
We're so pleased to be working with them.
#KindnessMatters #ThankYou #York
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Nominate us for a Movement for Good award!
You can help us win £1000 by simply nominating us via this link. If you love what we do and want to help support us, this is a great way to do just that. Thank you!
movementforgood.com/#nominat…
A GGS project on BBC Look North yesterday!
@hannahspring101 and @Fiona_Howlett's excellent community allotment for refugees project, a collaboration between the occupational therapy programme at York St John University and @refactyork.
@CityofYork @YorkCVS
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Please vote for us! We’ve been short listed for funding to expand our Mental Health and well-being programmes. Takes 2 min and means so much! bit.ly/VOTEFRP @bishyroadnet @yorkpress @theyorkmix @BBCYork #friendsofparks @YorkCVS – at York, England
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If you'd love to connect more with nature but aren't sure where to start then check out @ttcyork and @StNicksFields latest blog! 👇
It has lots of ideas for things to try at home, in #York and beyond! 👣🚴♀️🏊♂️📸🔎🪴📝🌻
#ConnectWithNature #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #Yorkshire
Here's our blog with @StNicksFields with lots of great ways to find your nature connectedness...🌿👇
yorkcvs.org.uk/wp-content/up…
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Check out this video from one of our volunteers suggesting activities in nature to help boost your mental health and well-being @greenspacesyork #friendsofparks #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2021 #natureconnection – at York, England
Happy Thursday! #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek posts continue and today they feature the fabulous Abigail from @Catkinandco with her 3 top tips for harnessing nature to encourage good mental well-being. buff.ly/3e0EMzm
#MHAW #ConnectWithNature buff.ly/3uJOhc8
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I’m looking to source a potting table for use by OT’s in an NHS facility. Does anyone have any ideas of suppliers or examples of ones they’ve had built?
Or just any thoughts really 🤔😀
Would appreciate a retweet
@NHSForest @thrivecharity @theRCOT