Join us in making Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere sustainable
Two of my passions, reading and reusing! Please bring your books, that you have read, loved and are in good condition, to our store. We will have a table outside with labelled boxes for you to pop them in. Take home a different book or 2 to enjoy. Adults, kids or baby books no one is … Continue reading "Big Green Book Swap"
Join the team at RefillAbell for a week of family fun activities at the shop, including:
Children’s art activities
Creating a sustainability tree
A post box recycling game
RefilllAbell will also be offering a small reward or green gift to shoppers spending over £35 during Green Week.
Come along to Woodoaks Farm to learn more about how to be more sustainable, showing how the food you choose to buy and consume can save the planet.
If you would like to find out more about sustainability and fashion, this is the event for you.
Hear from someone with over 20 years’ experience working for UK fashion brands with a focus on reducing their environmental impact and improving their social sustainability.
From pruning and weeding to scything and coppicing. Participate at your own pace, what you choose to do is up to you. Help us improve Watford’s green spaces.
A guided walk to demonstrate how important allotments are for people growing food and for biodiversity at Paddock Road allotment, meet at trading shed at entrance.
Come and join us for a FREE viewing of David Attenborough’s hit documentary - a powerful firsthand account defining moments of his career, humanity's impact on nature, and a message of hope for future generations
There will be a stall held on the Parade (by the pond), promoting and engaging with the public about the Beryl Bike scheme. Also, free bike minutes for residents.
Veolia in partnership with West Herts College in Watford present recipes from the ‘Love your Leftovers Cookbook’ created by 18 and 19 year old trainee chefs.
Help us to clean up Croxley Green by being part of a community After-School Litter Pick. Pick up litter picking equipment from Parish Council Offices. Event will go ahead if dry or light rain - to check 01923 710250. Twitter @CroxleyGreenPC Instagram croxleygreenpc Facebook CroxleyGreenPC
From pruning and weeding to scything and coppicing. Participate at your own pace, what you choose to do is up to you. Help us improve Watford’s green spaces.
This conversation is for anybody who is deeply concerned about the climate and other interconnected predicaments – and is curious to learn more about what they and their local community could be doing NOW to prepare and adapt for what may be a very different way of life.
Have you always wanted to help the environment but had no idea where to start? Come to Climate Conversations, a place where you can chat about positive solutions and ways in which we can all make a difference.
Explore Woodoaks Farm and see how the food you choose to buy and consume can save the planet.
Veolia in partnership with West Herts College in Watford are hosting a live cooking recipe demonstration from the Love your Leftovers Cookbook. The plant-based recipes were created by 18 and 19 year old trainee chefs from West Herts College in Watford.
Be a wildlife saviour and help care for our local environment by supporting a litter pick near you! Discount for those taking part on hot drinks afterwards at the Tasty Bean Café.
Be a wildlife saviour and help care for our local environment by supporting a litter pick near you! Discount for those taking part on hot drinks afterwards at the WRFC Bar and Coffee House.
Download the giveaway map via the website and come for a walk round Abbots Langley to see what residents are giving away. Like a free car boot at people’s front doors. Will you find clothes, books, plants, produce or something else ????
Come along to the pop-up market at Woodoaks Farm and sample the local products on sale.
Explore Woodoaks Farm and see how the food you choose to buy and consume can save the planet.
Challenge yourself, friends and family to walk the 10-mile Chess Valley Challenge and raise funds for Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust on this sponsored walk. This route follows a public footpath which has stiles and steps.
Be a wildlife saviour and help care for our local environment by supporting a litter pick near you! Discount for those taking part on hot drinks afterwards at the Premier Inn.
As restoration efforts surrounding the River Colne are underway, you can receive a guided tour of the river and its surrounding areas – giving you a better understanding of the unique ecosystem, and what we’re doing to help.
Croxley Common Moor is a local nature reserve with exceptionally rich wildflower diversity. To preserve that, it needs to be actively managed. A vital part of that management is conservation work by volunteers.
Come along to find out how and why the Moor is managed and have a taste of the volunteering work.
Join us to uncover what Hertfordshire throws away, how it’s sorted and where it goes.
As part of #GreatBigGreenWeek and #RecycleWeek, we are sharing the fascinating details of what the county throws away, how it’s sorted and where it goes.
There’s no two ways about it: the planet is on fire. In between games of ping pong and pruning their plants, middle aged men Alan and Ron are starting to get a little worried. What power do they have to help change the big picture? Join these two loveable clowns on a fantastical 10-video journey … Continue reading "ALAN & RON GO TO COP26"
Join us at our meeting where we will be discussing: - next steps post the Great Big Green Week - COP 26 actions and events - engagement with local and county councils on climate change strategies and action plans The meeting will be on both zoom and in person - contact anna@aphsherts.co.uk for more details … Continue reading "Watford and Three Rivers Friends of the Earth Meeting"
Three Rivers District Council are putting on a FREE screening of the film 2040, followed by a question and answer session with local experts who specialise in the many aspects of Climate Change — from energy and travel, to biodiversity and agriculture. You can book your FREE ticket through the Watersmeet website -https://www.watersmeet.co.uk/2040. Doors open, … Continue reading "FREE screening of the film 2040"
To coincide with Day 1 of the UN COP26 negotiations in Glasgow this November, we are staging the first-ever Carbon Literacy Action Day. The Action Day will catalyse action on climate change through Carbon Literacy training, getting everyone involved in delivering positive action, to address climate change wherever they are. The Action Day is fully inclusive and … Continue reading "Carbon Literacy Action Day"
The Hertfordshire Climate Change and Sustainability Partnership (HCCSP) is working collaboratively to deliver climate change targets and meaningful carbon reduction across Hertfordshire. HCCSP includes all ten districts and boroughs, Hertfordshire County Council and the Local Enterprise Partnership. To date, the partnership has produced Strategic Action Plans on Water Sustainability, Biodiversity, Carbon reduction and Transport. This session will take … Continue reading "Hertfordshire Climate Change and Sustainability Partnership launch of Strategic Action Plans and panel discussion"