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How was Autumn Fayre?

Click here for photos and report on the fantastic day!

Ecotherapy

Nordic Walking is one of many activities on offer through our Ecotherapy project - find out more about how it works at St Nicks.

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Volunteer

Volunteering is rewarding and good fun. Give it a go - get in touch or click here to find out more.
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Upcoming events

Want to start composting your food and garden waste but don’t have the equipment? Local councils are offering reduced price composters via GetComposting.com – just punch your postcode in and see what’s on offer in your area. In York you get a ‘dalek’ composter for as little as £8. If you need advice on how to get started, we can help – just get in touch.

You will find more tips of the week on this page.

News

Playing with apples and memories

Our 13th annual Autumn Fayre went very well despite high winds forcing us to cancel tree climbing …

Time-limited bicycle inner tube recycling

For two weeks only - from now until 19th October - you can bring bicycle inner tubes to St Nicks …

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Social Media

19 Oct 2018

Today is the last day you can bring bicycle innertubes to St Nicks for recycling. Your last chance to get them recy… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Thanks to

City of York CouncilBig Lottery FundTwo Ridings Community FoundationHeritage Lottery Fund

Latest Posts

Spotlight on... Orchards

Written by Maria Gill, our Volunteer Co-ordinator, drawing on information from Traditional …

Spotlight on...Thistles

28 species in the Collins Flower Guide have the word “thistle” in their name. They are all …

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