Free half-term holiday fun for young people

York City Knights Foundation will be running some free outdoor activity sessions for local young people in west York over the half-term holiday. The dates and times are listed below.

Pre-booking is essential, via the Knights website at https://yorkcityknights.com/future-knights

Processes are in place to make the sessions Covid-compliant with spaces limited to meet current Government and RFL guidance, and as such booking is essential with limited availability. Once booked on, parents/ carers of participants are asked to download the Clubforce App which will help the Knights to follow Covid- 19 protocols.

What’s on – free sports activities for young people

The Dringhouses & Woodthorpe and Westfield Ward Committees are funding a number of outdoor activity sessions for young people from 27 August to 4 September.

York City Knights Foundation will be running the sessions at the following locations:

  • Thu 27 August – Revival estate
  • Fri 28 August – Acomb Green
  • Tue 1 September – Woodthorpe Green
  • Fri 4 September – Chesney Fields

There are two sessions on each date – 1.30 to 2.15 and 2.30 to 3.15. Children can book onto either session 1 or session 2 but unfortunately not onto both sessions.

Booking is essential in order to comply with track & trace requirements. To book a place, go to the York City Knights Foundation website HERE

Summer holiday activity listings available online

Parents and carers wanting to keep their children busy and active this summer can click through to a rich listing of fun for the holidays.

The activities, events and ideas on the Shine website are for children and young people, including those with special education needs and disabilities. All have social distancing precautions in place or are based online, and many are free of charge. 

Shine, a council-run hub, gives businesses and organisations an opportunity to upload their own events on the website for free.

There is also a section on the site for other sources of information. These include:

The current list features all sorts from a Fairy and Troll trail at Bishopthorpe Pre-school Playgroup to Crazy Golf and Foot Golf at York Golf range, to wildlife watching from The Wildlife Trusts and mindfulness session. The events and activities will be updated throughout the summer.

Organisations or businesses that would like to list an event in Shine, but haven’t yet done so, can list their activity at Get Listed in Shine

CANCELLED – Easter holiday activities for young people

The Westfield and Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Ward Committees are funding Easter holiday activities for young people in the area.

The sessions will be run by York City Knights Foundation and York City FC Foundation – dates, times and locations are set out on the posters below.

If there are any changes to these plans, we will post an update.