Sadly, we can’t hold a village produce show this year, so instead there will be a display of pumpkins & marrows on The Green with a tallest sunflower competition.

Please note that the arboretum and café will be closed tomorrow, Friday 21st August, including members’ entry from 10am, due to expected high winds. The arboretum and café will reopen on Saturday 22nd August.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

The Yorkshire Arboretum

Inevitably the arboretum’s finances have suffered terribly as a consequence of the pandemic. We reopened in June with encouraging numbers of visitors, and the café is now back in part-time operation, but we missed three months of income – about £80,000 – during the peak spring period, a very significant sum. To ameliorate this loss we have made significant savings by maximising the use of the furlough scheme, extremely tight economy and, sadly, losing some staff positions. Even so it looks as if we will be unexpectedly short by about £50,000 this year, a direct consequence of Covid-19.

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“We are delighted to announce that the newly refurbished Sports Club will reopen on Friday 21st August.
Appropriate Covid-19 safety measures will be in place.
We are also delighted to announce that all existing memberships have been extended, as a result of the impact of the closure due to Coronavirus, to April 2021.
Which also means that until April 2021 membership is free for new members who are most welcome. “

Paul Hogarth
Chairman
Slingsby Sports and Social Club

Please note that the arboretum will be closed tomorrow, Sunday 5th July, including members’ entry 10am-12pm, due to expected high winds. The arboretum will reopen on Monday 6th July.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

The Yorkshire Arboretum