Up For Yorkshire

Up For Yorkshire Up For Yorkshire - a passionate community organisation committed to support, empowerment, impact and connection

A dynamic and creative community organisation that responds to and supports the needs of people and organisations across Yorkshire.

03/09/2026

Rise Up
8.30-9.15 Fridays Selby Leisure Centre

A positive step towards a healthier, more confident future starts tomorrow but turn up on any Friday!

RISE UP is more than just an exercise class. It’s a welcoming and supportive space for people who are looking to make positive changes in their lives, improve their wellbeing, and build confidence through physical activity.
Whether you’re looking to develop healthy routines, improve your physical and mental wellbeing, meet new people, or simply focus on yourself again by taking positive steps towards goals and aspirations, this session provides an opportunity to take healthy steps forward.
Led by qualified instructors, sessions combine structured exercise using a variety of equipment with encouragement and guidance to help participants improve their fitness and create healthy habits that can have a lasting impact on everyday life.

Made possible thanks to funding from York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority and Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith. In partnership with Active North Yorkshire Selby.

How good does this free festival look? Tomorrow at Tadcaster Barn!
02/09/2026

How good does this free festival look? Tomorrow at Tadcaster Barn!

With Autumn just around the corner, it's a great time to think about how even small changes can improve our wellbeing. O...
26/08/2026

With Autumn just around the corner, it's a great time to think about how even small changes can improve our wellbeing.

On this course you'll find out more about:
The benefits of managing and improving our wellbeing
How our heart and circulatory systems, brain health and the immune system are impacted by sleep, stress, exercise and other factors
How to measure and record health data, such as heart rate
Next steps that are available to you

The three-part course is delivered by the tutor, in person, to a small group. It is made up of three sessions and is free to attend.

It will take place at Community House, Selby. The first session will be on Monday 21st September, the second Monday 28th September and the third on Monday 5th October. Please do check your diary to make sure you can attend all three sessions.

Please note, participants must have a National Insurance Number and the current right to work in the UK.

Places are limited, so if you would like to attend, please email [email protected] with your name, contact number and email address.

Looking for work, thinking about your next step or just need a bit of a confidence boost?Our FREE Working Well course st...
25/08/2026

Looking for work, thinking about your next step or just need a bit of a confidence boost?

Our FREE Working Well course starts this September and is designed to help you recognise the skills you already have, identify where you might need some extra support and feel more confident about taking your next steps towards employment.
Across four friendly online sessions, you'll have the chance to:
• Explore your skills and strengths
• Refresh your CV
• Share ideas with others
• Build your confidence
• Get better prepared for applying for jobs
Dates:
Tuesday 22nd September
Tuesday 29th September
Tuesday 6th October
Tuesday 13th October
Time: 10am–12pm, online

We'd encourage you to attend all four sessions to get the most from the course.
Don't let technology be a barrier either. If you need help getting online, we can offer IT support or provide a quiet space where you can join the sessions.
Interested? Email [email protected] to find out more or book your place.

Our friends at Selby Art Collective are hosting an Art Expo on Monday 31st August at The George Inn. It's free, get alon...
24/08/2026

Our friends at Selby Art Collective are hosting an Art Expo on Monday 31st August at The George Inn. It's free, get along if you can!

24/08/2026

Got old CDs, DVDs or Blu-rays gathering dust? Every disc could make a difference!

This September and October, we're asking people across Selby and wider North Yorkshire to dig out their unwanted discs and donate them to Every Disc Makes a Difference, our new community recycling campaign supporting Up for Yorkshire's £50k for 50 Years appeal.

For every kilogram of discs recycled, 50p will be donated to Up for Yorkshire, helping us support grassroots projects and organisations across our communities.
But what actually happens to all those old discs once you've donated them?
In this video, you can see the recycling process in action. Agricon Netherlands are supporting the transfer of the collected discs to MEWA recycling specialists, where the materials can be given a new purpose.
Collection points currently include a number of charity shops in Selby town centre, with more locations across North Yorkshire to be announced soon.
So start having a clear-out and save those old CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays for September!
Want to become a collection partner? Email [email protected] to get involved.

Don't forget that Quiet Pride is coming to Community House this week:Join us on Thursday 27th August, 3.30–5.30pm for a ...
23/08/2026

Don't forget that Quiet Pride is coming to Community House this week:

Join us on Thursday 27th August, 3.30–5.30pm for a free, drop-in afternoon celebrating Pride in a calm, welcoming and inclusive space.
In collaboration with Generate and Selby LGBTQ+, the afternoon will include crafts, a poetry workshop and a BSL workshop and choir performance from Sign with Sarah-Jade.
Everyone is welcome, refreshments will be provided and there will also be a quiet room available for anyone who needs it.
Quiet Pride
Thursday 27th August | 3.30–5.30pm
Community House, Selby
Free | Drop in | Everyone welcome
Come along, get involved and celebrate Pride your way.

🥂THREE MONTHS TO GO🥂Yes, can you believe it? In just three months, The Fizz will be heading to Selby Abbey to help us c...
20/08/2026

🥂THREE MONTHS TO GO🥂
Yes, can you believe it? In just three months, The Fizz will be heading to Selby Abbey to help us celebrate 50 years of Up for Yorkshire!
We’ll be Making Our Minds Up about what to wear, getting ready for a Land of Make Believe-level party, and raising a glass to five decades of making a difference across our communities.
If you haven’t got your tickets yet, Now Those Days Are Gone when you could say you had plenty of time… the countdown is officially on!

Join iconic pop stars Cheryl Baker & Jay Aston (Eurovision-winning Bucks Fizz), Matthew Pateman (Bad Boys Inc.) & Nikk Mager (Phixx) for a night of hits on:
FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER
7.00pm
Tickets are £40 and include welcome glass of Bucks Fizz.
BOOK NOW: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/upforyorkshire/1981212

It's back to the 90s for this 50 Stories for 50 Years post!In 1993, Selby District AVS, as we were known then, had a dre...
19/08/2026

It's back to the 90s for this 50 Stories for 50 Years post!

In 1993, Selby District AVS, as we were known then, had a dream: to create a Community House for Selby District.
The vision was for a place that could provide accommodation for voluntary and community groups, fully equipped meeting and training rooms, access to information and community resources and, perhaps most importantly as our Annual Report from that year states, “a focus point for voluntary and community activity.”

More than 30 years later, creating spaces where communities can come together remains an important part of what we do.

Today, Up for Yorkshire supports the running of four community venues across the area, providing spaces for groups, activities, events, celebrations and vital local services.

And this summer, we've seen those spaces doing exactly what was imagined back in 1993. At Brayton Community Centre, our Cultural Celebration Day brought people together to share food, music, activities and cultures, while the Regen Centre in Riccall has been hosting an everything from training sessions to weddings. St Richard's Centre is a great meeting space and great for kid's birthday parties and Community House is our HQ with our Well-Come Cafe too.

The name may have changed from Selby District AVS to Up for Yorkshire, and our work has grown enormously, but that original ambition to create places where community life can thrive is still going strong.

If you're interested in hiring our spaces email [email protected]

Keir Mather MP has joined the Selby Connected Business Panel strengthening collaboration between local businesses, comm...
18/08/2026

Keir Mather MP has joined the Selby Connected Business Panel strengthening collaboration between local businesses, community organisations and the public sector to drive opportunities across Selby and its surrounding villages.

The Selby MP joined representatives from Selby Connected, Drax Group UK and Up for Yorkshire at an open day at The Skylark Centre last week, where community groups, charities and voluntary organisations were invited to discover how they can access the facility free of charge.

Following a tour of the facilities, Keir Mather MP said:
“It’s vital that our local voluntary sector works closely with local businesses to support communities. I’m pleased to be joining the Selby Connected Business Panel and it was great to see that partnership in action today.”

It's great to be working with you Keir! Read more about Selby Connected here: https://upforyorkshire.org.uk/delivery/current-projects/

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Community House, Portholme Road
Selby
YO84QQ

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Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 4pm

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