Planet South Bank

01/08/2026

Join our ever-popular local foraging walks, in the company of experienced local forager Carl Wain. Sunday 9 August, 14.00 to 15.30 – full details and free tickets here. We’ll meet just …

04/06/2026

Planet South Bank at the York Festival of Ideas

A York Festival of Ideas event, hosted by Planet South Bank – Thursday 11 June, online, 6.00 to 67.00pm Thursday 11 June, 6.00 to 7pm, online: Imagining Thrutopias: How We Made It Through. You may have heard about our community creative writing project How We Made It Through – local people imagining a hopeful future for our part of York. We are thrilled to have been accepted into this year’s Festival of Ideas, and we’ll be presenting the story of the project and anthology, as well as introducing the concept of thrutopia fiction and celebrating this grassroots initiative. ...

A York Festival of Ideas event, hosted by Planet South Bank – Thursday 11 June, online, 6.00 to 67.00pm Thursday 11 June, 6.00 to 7pm, online: Imagining Thrutopias: How We Made It Through. You may …

01/05/2026

First foraging walk of 2026 – this Sunday 3 May

Join our ever-popular foraging walks, in the company of experienced local forager Carl Wain. This Sunday 3 May, 14.00 to 15.30 - full details and free tickets here. These walks are a great opportunity to get to know your local area better, meet other local people, and learn about food-for-free in our hedgerows and open spaces. The next walk after 3 May will be Sunday 9 August - save the date, and we'll post more details here. Sign-up to our blog to receive direct notifications. We don't post frequently, and it helps you keep in touch with all our activities.

Join our ever-popular foraging walks, in the company of experienced local forager Carl Wain. This Sunday 3 May, 14.00 to 15.30 – full details and free tickets here. These walks are a great op…

30/04/2026

Don’t miss the upcoming People’s Emergency Briefing screenings in York

The People’s Emergency Briefing film has made it to York - don't miss your chance to see it. It’s a free, 50-minute film that delivers the facts about the climate-related threats we face, but also emphasises the enormous benefits of genuine emergency action. It features reactions and perspectives from members of the public and some more familiar faces too - Chris Packham is the narrator....

The People’s Emergency Briefing film has made it to York – don’t miss your chance to see it. It’s a free, 50-minute film that delivers the facts about the climate-related threats we fa…

25/04/2026

First foraging walk of 2026 – Sunday 3 May

Join our ever-popular foraging walks, in the company of experienced local forager Carl Wain. Sunday 3 May, 14.00 to 15.30 - full details and free tickets here. These walks are a great opportunity to get to know your local area better, meet other local people, and learn about food-for-free in our hedgerows and open spaces. The next walk after 3 May will be Sunday 9 August - save the date, and we'll post more details here. Sign-up to our blog to receive direct notifications. We don't post frequently, and it helps you keep in touch with all our activities.

Join our ever-popular foraging walks, in the company of experienced local forager Carl Wain. Sunday 3 May, 14.00 to 15.30 – full details and free tickets here. These walks are a great opportu…

19/04/2026

https://planetsouthbank.org.uk/2026/04/19/out-and-about-today-for-open-studios-drop-in-to-planet-south-bank-as-well/

If you’re visiting York Open Studios in the South Bank area today, why not call in to see what Planet South Bank is up to as well? We’ll be at the local makers’ markets this morning at …

19/04/2026

Out and about today, for Open Studios? Drop in to Planet South Bank as well :)

If you're visiting York Open Studios in the South Bank area today, why not call in to see what Planet South Bank is up to as well? We'll be at the local makers’ markets this morning at Bazaar in the car park Bishopthorpe Road shops. And this afternoon is Planet South Bank's Spring Fair, 2- 4pm - details below. We’ll have some of our usual things (see poster), plus a selection of ‘Street Recycle’ type bric-a-brac, for those who can’t wait for the Street Recycle in the autumn (now set for Sunday October 4 October - save the date). We look forward to seeing you! And our next Foraging Walk is on Sunday 3 May - details here

If you’re visiting York Open Studios in the South Bank area today, why not call in to see what Planet South Bank is up to as well? We’ll be at the local makers’ markets this morning at …

15/04/2026

https://planetsouthbank.org.uk/2026/04/14/spring-fair-2026/

It’s going to be a busy weekend in South Bank – check out several local studios in 2026’s York Open Studios and the first of four local makers’ markets at Bazaar – but…

11/04/2026

https://planetsouthbank.org.uk/2026/04/11/our-rivers-and-their-landscapes/

The Friends of Nun Ings have told us about a free talk given by local author Amy Jane Beer, on Tuesday 28 April 2026, and which we feel sure will be of interest to many in South Bank. The booking l…

23/12/2025

‘How We Made It Through’ available in Bishy Road shops

A last-minute gift idea for Christmas?! Beautifully designed and printed, Planet South Bank’s community creative writing anthology How We Made It Through is makes a perfect gift for those locally and for friends and family. The poems, stories and illustrations make a great combination together. Copies are available at The Bishy Weight and at Pextons Hardware, both on the Bishopthorpe Road parade of shops....

A last-minute gift idea for Christmas?! Beautifully designed and printed, Planet South Bank’s community creative writing anthology How We Made It Through is makes a perfect gift for those locally a…