York Rotters is a partnership between City of York Council and Friends of St. Nicolas Fields, the project was set up in September 2004 and the project has been growing ever since!

York Rotters are a network of volunteer York residents who provide local, friendly advice and support both people who already home compost and those that want to start to home compost.

York Rotters are available for help and advice over the telephone, via email or will make visits to your home.  They are also available to hold stalls at events such as fetes or open days, come to an evening class or interest group to provide a talk or presentation.

If you would like York Rotters to come along to an event or give a talk, or you just need help with your compost bin contact details below.

Volunteering for York Rotters

The success of York Rotters is the network of volunteer York residents, the more volunteers the group has the more events they are able to attend and the more residents they are able to help with their home composting problems.

Without the help and support of York Rotters, City of York Council will not have been able to provide the level of help, support and promotion of home composting that York Rotters has been able to provide.

You don't need to be an expert gardener or composter (or be composting at all), as you will receive all the training that you will need and help and support from the York Rotters Project Officer and existing York Rotters.

York Rotters is a great way to learn more about home composting, gardening and the environment and to meet new friends along the way.

All we ask of a volunteer is that throughout the year they help to promote home composting, through activities that suit your own individual skills.

For more information on how to volunteer as a York Rotter or if you would like an informal chat about the type of activities that a York Rotter volunteer gets up to, contact the York Rotter Project Officer on (01904) 412861.