York’s fostering team joins York Residents’ Festival
City of York Council’s Fostering Team will be on hand at York Residents’ Festival on Saturday to chat to residents about becoming foster carers. Organised by Make It York, York Residents’ Festival 2024 offers a variety of exclusive deals for York residents. The council has launched a new campaign this new year to recruit foster carers…
Local partnerships help York students build their future in construction
Students in York have been learning about careers in the construction industry this month, gaining valuable real-world experience of a wide range of different roles. Year 11 students were given an opportunity to experience life as an apprentice at a range of local businesses across the city last week [18 January]. The construction sector is…
Survey of all York’s council homes begins ahead of developing investment plans
City of York Council is about to start looking at every single one of its council homes through a stock condition survey. This survey of council homes will gather the information needed to plan and fund an improvement programme which regularly invests £10 million per year in the modernisation of the council’s 7,400 homes. The…
Bulls announce Paul Gill as guest of honour
Bradford Bulls are delighted to announce Paul Gill – a familiar name to Leeds Rhinos and Rugby League in Bradford – will be our Guest of Honour on Sunday at Odsal Stadium. The hugely popular figure in the local Rugby League scene was sadly diagnosed with MND (Motor Neurone Disease) last summer. A BARLA tourist…
Over 90% of two year olds take up childcare places in York
Over 90% of two-year-olds eligible for government-funded childcare took up their place at a nursery or childminder in York last term, the highest percentage across the region. Regularly attending a childcare setting, such as a playgroup, nursery or childminder, can help children learn to play with others, develop new skills and get ready for school….
New fund to help lift inequalities from York’s most deprived communities
A new, city-wide pot of £100,000 aims to deliver projects which support those communities in York which are most in need of better health, greater fulfilment and prosperity. Applications are being invited from organisations across the city’s wards, and can be for a maximum £10,000 share of the funding. Reflecting the vision of the Council…
City of York Council launches appeal for foster carers for York children and young people
City of York Council is launching a new campaign this new year to recruit foster carers to support children and young people who can’t live with their own families. The council cares for around 200 children and young people in York and urgently needs local foster carers to provide them with safe, loving homes. It’s…
Archbishop of York calls for ‘Hungry Minds’ support
City of York Council and The Archbishop of York have launched a joint appeal for support for the City’s Hungry Minds Free School Meals campaign. The City Council’s newly adopted Council Plan, ‘One City, for all’, contains a pledge to start the journey towards becoming an anti-poverty city, including supporting young people and families, reducing…
Bulls encouraging businesses to match donation
We’re thrilled to announce we generated a total of 371 engagements in response to our CEO Jason Hirst’s Christmas Message – where he pledged support for local charity Homeless Not Hopeless. (CLICK HERE TO READ) The Bulls are rounding that number up and will be making a £400 donation to chosen charity partner, Homeless not…
Over £50,000 injected into good causes by chemical company
Dozens of charities and community groups have benefitted from donations throughout 2023 from a North Yorkshire chemical company. Airedale Group, chemical specialists based in Cross Hills, has given contributions totalling more than £50,000 to local organisations as part of its ongoing commitment to its communities and the environment. Beneficiaries have included Manorlands hospice, Sutton-in-Craven Community…
City of York Council moves to rebuild Equalities partnerships with City’s Human Rights and Equalities Board
City of York Council’s Executive committee is set to agree proposals to move forward with a refreshed structure for York’s Human Rights and Equalities Board, in agreement with York Human Rights City Network. A report to this evening’s Executive Committee meeting notes that this follows significant discussions to reset the relationship between the Council and…
The Bradford Bulls are proud to announce the return of “The Big Bradford Bulls Sleep Out” on the 19th of January at Odsal Stadium
Building on the success of last year’s Sleep Out, this initiative aims to raise awareness and vital funds to support local charities – Focus4Hope, Homeless Not Hopeless, Calderdale SmartMove/ Happy Days, and the Bradford Bulls Foundation. The event will start at 5pm at the back of the Stainforth Construction Stand, where there will be Live…
Inspectas sponsors multi-generational Yorkshire rounders team
A rounders team which shot to the top of its division during its first season has received a sponsorship boost from property compliance business, Inspectas. The Birkenshaw Blue Dogs rounders team formed in 2022 from a desire by parents to “do something for us” in a male dominated sporting community. Today the team has more…
City of York increases support to rough sleepers with new emergency beds
City of York Council is offering up to 29 extra emergency beds to accommodate rough sleepers this winter. Emergency winter provision is put in place to ensure every rough sleeper has the option of a warm place to stay as the temperature drops and the health risks of sleeping rough increase. York’s emergency winter bed…
Calling all ‘parent champions’ in York
City of York Council is looking for volunteer Parent Champions to help other parents and families in York, as part of the Raise York project. Raise York is the name for the city’s new network of Family Hubs, a project funded by the Department for Education to bring together organisations supporting children, young people and…
National Adoption Week – A portrait of adoption through the generations
City of York Council and One Adoption North and Humber, the regional adoption agency for the York, North Yorkshire and the Humber, are supporting this year’s National Adoption Week (16-22 October). In the North and Humber area there are currently 55 children of all ages, including groups of brothers and sisters, who are waiting for their…
Helmsley Group demonstrates further high street commitment with Big Tent festival sponsorship
Property investment and development specialist, Helmsley Group, has announced its support of the Big Tent Ideas Festival in York. Taking place on Saturday 17th June, the Big Tent Ideas Festival invites political representatives and prominent names in media, business and academia to take part in a wide range of discussions on subjects including devolution, social…
Another £5,000 donated to York’s Special Care Baby Unit by Register Office
The team at City of York Council’s Register Office has raised another £5,000 for York & Scarborough Hospitals Charity, thanks to the generosity of new parents in the city, which will benefit the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at York Hospital. Parents registering a birth are offered a folder in which to keep their new…
Charity and social enterprises encouraged to apply for university community research grants worth £54,000
York St John University’s Institute for Social Justice (ISJ), established in 2020 to pursue positive change through research, is now accepting applications for its second year of Community Research Grants. Voluntary, charity and social enterprises (VCSE) can now apply to the innovative scheme that invites community groups to work in partnership with university academics. The…
Tang Hall SMART CIC has expanded their business this year
Tang Hall SMART CIC, a social enterprise that was established 2014 in the grounds of the former Burnholme Community College, and that has been operating from The Centre @ Burnholme since its opening, has expanded their business this year so that they are also delivering out of The Jam Factory in The Groves. The set…
International project AgriLoop is launched to accelerate the future of circular agriculture by converting residues into high-value, eco-friendly products
Thirty-five academic and private partners from across Europe and China are now working together on the AgriLoop project, which will develop sustainable processes to convert agri-food residues into high-value, eco-friendly products for use in food, feed and bio-based materials. This new collaboration will find new uses for agri-food residues: currently an underexploited resource for both…
Sustainable Hosting that won’t cost the Earth
Sustainable Hosting. One of the easiest but most important changes to make to minimise your online carbon footprint and improve your reputation. Yet it’s a consideration a lot of companies overlook when developing their sustainable strategy. But sustainable hosting doesn’t have to cost the Earth. Neither environmentally nor financially! York based web hosting company, HA,…
Micklefield housebuilder online quiz takes flight again for national nest box week
With National Nest Box Week (14th to 21st February), Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, is encouraging Micklefield homeowners to test their knowledge on garden birds by flocking to its digital bird quiz. Following the success of the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, the five star housebuilder has launched its…
Embracing Equity and Empowering Women in Business
York’s businesswomen have been invited to join City of York Council for the first of three events planned for 2023, aimed at supporting entrepreneurs in the city. This event, Empowering and Inspiring Women in Business in York, will take place at York St. John University’s Creative Centre, Lord Mayor’s Walk, YO31 7EX, on Thursday 2 March from 10 am to 2 pm….
Watson Buckle proudly declares Candlelighters as its Charity of the Year
Cancer charity Candlelighters has been selected as the annual charity of Bradford-based accountancy firm, Watson Buckle. The practice is continuing its long tradition of supporting a single good cause each year by choosing this local charity, which provides emotional, practical and financial support, and hope to families of children with cancer. Candlelighters does this in…
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