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SUMMARY:Green Business Forum: Energy
DESCRIPTION:York Green Business Forum’s next event is focusing on helping businesses to tackle their energy bills and cut carbon to cut costs. You’ll hear about how to reduce your energy consumption and increase profitability\, hearing first-hand from other local businesses and industry experts. \nParticipating businesses can access free one-to-one expert advice\, participate in workshops and network with like-minded local organisations. \nBooking Required: buytickets.at/cityofyorkcouncil3  \nBlue Badge parking is available on Duncombe Place at the rear of the theatre. Please email carbon.reduction@york.gov.uk for any specific queries about access needs.
URL:https://yorkenvironmentfestival.org.uk/event/green-business-forum-energy/
LOCATION:York Theatre Royal\, St Leonard's Pl\, York\, YO1 7HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Building Sustainably,Learning,Sustainable Business
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SUMMARY:Curious & Creative Gardening Tour: Wildlife-Friendly Museum Gardens
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the initiatives and interventions York Museums Trust’s Gardens Team have made to make their busy public garden more wildlife friendly. Take a tour around over 10 acres of grounds\, discovering inspiration for your own garden or workplace green spaces. \nYou’ll learn about climate change and biodiversity\, discover the importance of insects for the food chain and how to manage your green space throughout the seasons to create wildlife habitat\, and adopt a new perspective with some native weeds. \n  \nSuited to people aged 12+ with an interest in making green spaces more wildlife friendly. Under 16’s must be accompanied by and adult. \nMeet on the hard standing in front of the entrance to the Yorkshire Museum. The tour will take an accessible route around the Museum Gardens. \nYork Museums Trust opens York Museum Gardens free of charge for all to enjoy. As a registered charity\, York Museum Trust encourage visitors to consider donating to enable the Trust to continue maintaining and preserving their gardens and buildings for generations to come. \nBooking required and can be done here. \nPlease note: This event is weather dependant. If adverse weather conditions cause this event to be cancelled\, ticket holders will be notified.
URL:https://yorkenvironmentfestival.org.uk/event/curious-creative-gardening-tour/2025-10-21/
LOCATION:Yorkshire Museum Gardens\, Museum St\, York\, YO1 7FR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts & Crafts,Building Sustainably,Family-friendly,Getting Creative,In The Garden,Learning,Out In Nature,Sustainable Business,Sustainable Living
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SUMMARY:Heritage & the Environment @ York Minster
DESCRIPTION:A walking tour of the York Minster precinct taking in the projects established in its Neighbourhood Plan\, including its new Centre of Excellence for Heritage Craft Skills and Estates Management\, focused on work to protect its heritage estate\, craft skills\, and the environment\, such as renewable energy initiatives and combatting damage caused by increased rainfall. The tour will appeal to those interested in heritage but also with a concern about our rapidly changing environment. \nSuitable for ages 18+ \nBooking is required for this event and can be done by email to works@yorkminster.org \nBlue badge parking available on Deangate
URL:https://yorkenvironmentfestival.org.uk/event/heritage-and-the-environment-york-minster/
LOCATION:York Minster Works and Technology Hub\, 4 Deangate\, York\, YO1 7JA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Building Sustainably,Sustainable Business
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SUMMARY:Solar Skylines: Building a greener energy future for York
DESCRIPTION:Join YCE to design York’s energy future – one building at a time! \nCome along to talk about the different ways we can make York’s energy system cleaner and greener\, and design your own part of a sustainable future for our city. In this interactive session\, we’ll be creating a vision of York’s energy skyline together – building a collage of what the future could look like\, and talking about how we can make that vision a reality\, from individual energy saving to the community energy transition. \nNo minimum age requirement. Booking is recommended. Reserve your tickets: https://buytickets.at/yce/1787526
URL:https://yorkenvironmentfestival.org.uk/event/solar-skylines/
LOCATION:Marriott Room\, York Explore Library\, Marriott Room\, York Explore Library\, Library Square\, Museum Street\, York\, YO1 7DS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Building Sustainably,Learning
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Lowfield Green Housing Cooperative | Open Day
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE – THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED \nUnfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances\, the green housing open day scheduled for November 1st has been cancelled. Watch this space for updates\, as the organiser hopes to reorganise in the new year. \nThe first 14 households have just moved in! \nAs part of York Environment Festival we invite you to our very first open house. \nCome and visit York’s first co-housing project\, 10+ years in the making. Whether you’ve been following the long journey so far or have just heard about us\, come along. \nGet a tour of the site\, including our communal outdoor area as well as a tour in one of the homes built to a really high Passivhaus standard. Hear from residents about the early days of living together. \nBooking required. Please book here. \nChildren must be accompanied by adults. \nMeet on the green. \n 
URL:https://yorkenvironmentfestival.org.uk/event/lowfield-green-housing-cooperative-open-day/
LOCATION:Lowfield Green\, Restharrow Road\, York\, YO24 3FT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Building Sustainably,Sustainable Living
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