Raw Research a casting and project research company, are currently working with the Cabinet Office on a campaign about government investment in communities across the UK, including Herefordshire. They are looking to speak with local people and organisations who have been, or will be, directly or indirectly affected by government funding. This could include residents, community groups, small businesses and frontline workers. They will visit Herefordshire with a photographer in early November to capture moments of everyday life – people at work, taking part in regular activities or spending time in their communities – with five local individuals
The Simpson Hall, Burghill will be screening Ocean with David Attenborough, the first in a series of environmental films that they are planning to show, on Monday 26th October. Doors open 7.10pm. There will be tea and coffee during the interval with an informal discussion before the film continues. Click here for more details. To book a ticket, e-mail annie.ness23@gmail.com or book online via Arts Alive
FORW Newsletter Click here for the latest newsletter from Friends of the River Wye with news of visits, training days and an invitation to participate in an outdoor performance about the Wye. Natural Resources Wales Click here for the most recent update from Natural Resources Wales with worrying news about the status of Atlantic Salmon in the river.
Women and Violence: the persistent problem of violence against women and girls You are warmly invited to the next Millichap Peace Fund Talk by Professor Fiona Macaulay. This talk looks at the roots of misogyny and gender-based violence and its links with other kinds of discrimination and violence. Fiona will draw upon her research in Brazil where she has worked for Amnesty International. Professor Macaulay is Emeritus Professor at the Department of Peace Studies and International Development, Bradford University. She is a specialist in Latin America and Brazil, and runs PeaceJam UK which inspires young people to be change makers. Millichap Peace
The next two Book Socials with Joseph Emmett will be at Elevate Business Lounge on Eign Street, Hereford, both with a particular nature focus. Book tickets here for tickets to Dani Robertson ‘Creatures of Darkness’ on Wednesday 23rd September, 6.00 – 7.30pm Book tickets here for Lucy Lapwing ‘Love is a Toad’ on Wednesday 21st October 6.00 – 7.30pm
August Bank Holiday weekend, 29th – 30th August sees the return of the Hereford Indie Food Festival with a line-up of great local food producers and a range of bands.
A weekend Retreat based at Fircroft College in South Birmingham caters for those seeking nature-connected experiences to combat the challenges of climate change and to balance the rigours of your everyday busy life. Spend two days, 29th – 30th August, immersed in practical sustainability, including growing, harvesting, creating and understanding how small changes can make a big impact. Reconnect with nature, learn valuable skills and leave with the knowledge of how to live more conscientiously and purposefully. Click here for more details.
Click here for the latest newsletter from Friends of the River Wye, including details of an event tomorrow, Saturday 11th July celebrating the Wye with live music and a community ceremony.
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Click here for details of workshops from The Big Skill, who offer workshops in traditional and contemporary craft, art, outdoor skills and wellbeing across Wales and Herefordshire. It is their hope that they will help people to learn new skills, improve confidence and mental wellbeing and build community. They are open to everyone, but are of particular importance in communities where there are higher levels of low income and social isolation.
From 13th – 18th July, 1.30pm – 6.30pm daily, Kate Gathercole, a long-time supporter and former steering group member of HGN, will be hosting an installation of her work upstairs at De Koffie Pot, in The Gallery. It is work that has grown out of a slow deep-listening dialogue she has been having with the lovely River Lugg and Lammas Meadows. Some of that conversation has been just her own, and some of it happened with a group of friends and singers in late May – singing with the River. Do go along and have a look.
