PEB Screening – Next Steps The impact of the PEB screenings is being reflected in the mainstream media and has lead to calls in Parliament for a national televised screening. Read more in this article from The Guardian. Other Follow Up Actions in Herefordshire The Great Collaboration Banter Session on Wednesday 19th August was on PEB – Progress so far and What Next. If you missed it you can watch a recording of the session here Future Screenings in Herefordshire Cradley Wild Screening on 10th September at 3.00pm following the group’s AGM at 2.30pm. You are welcome to attend both, or
The Leominster branch of the Herefordshire Wildlife Trust invites you to a Moth Hunt. Learn about identification and get involved with recording using your phone. Families Welcome! Friday 4th September 7.15pm Meet in front of Grange Court on The Grange, Leominster Free but donations appreciated. Please bring your own refreshments for the end of the walk It is suggested that you download the iNaturalist app prior to the event. PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST BY EMAILING: leominsterbranch@herefordshirewt.co.uk This coming weekend, 29th – 30th August is International Bat Night organised by Eurobats. There are no events locally (maybe some local groups will get involved next
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All the Repair Cafés listed are GOLD members of HGN Saturday 29th August Hereford City Repair Café – 10.00am – 12 noon. Book your items in or just walk in on the day. Saturday 5th September Leominster Repair Café – 10.00am – 12 noon. Items for repair need to be booked in. If you have items for sharpening, no need to book – just turn up. More details on their website. Marden Repair Café – 10.00am – 12.30pm Find out more and book an item in for the September Repair Café by clicking here. . Golden Valley Repair Café
Banter Sessions The banter sessions organised by the Great Collaboration team continue weekly on a Wednesday lunchtime covering a range of topics. Click here for a list of past and future sessions. The next session will be on Wednesday 2nd September entitled ‘Taking Time to Think’. A recording of each week’s can be found on the GC website after the event. Recent sessions included one on extreme heat and one on the most effective moves to combat climate change – both very topical given the current heatwaves. Great Collaboration Banter sessions are free, open to all, and held
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust and friends are planning their third annual Day of Action for Rivers & Wildlife, to be held on Saturday 26th September. Groups and organisations are invited to join them in running a range of events and activities on this day, across the county, to highlight the issues affecting the county’s wildlife and watercourses, take action to improve them for nature and celebrate our wonderful wildlife. Any group wanting their events added to publicity for the day should contact Frances at f.weeks@herefordshirewt.co.uk . Otherwise, do have a look at what’s on and come along and join in with an event near you!
Norman Stanier, a third-generation apple grower from Dragon Orchard in Putley writes: In this small corner of Herefordshire, bordering on both Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, conditions in the past have been ideal for apples with cool enough winters to provide dormancy and store up vigour, sunny spring times for flowering and pollination and moist summers with about 600mm of rainfall a year, critically half of it falling in July and August to nourish the fruits which largely consist of water, before drier spells in the Autumn, ideally over harvest. Summer 2025 did have some heatwaves but the water table was high enough to
PEB Screening – Next Steps The impact of the PEB screenings is being reflected in the mainstream media and has lead to calls in Parliament for a national televised screening. Read more in this article from The Guardian. Other Follow Up Actions in Herefordshire The Great Collaboration Banter Session last Wednesday 19th August was on PEB – Progress so far and What Next. If you missed it you can watch a recording of the session here Future Screenings in Herefordshire Dilwyn Green Action Group Screening on 27th August at 7.30pm. Refreshments available. Colwall Greener Screening at Colwall Park Hotel on 8th October at
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All the Repair Cafés listed are GOLD members of HGN Saturday 29th August Hereford City Repair Café – 10.00am – 12 noon. Book your items in or just walk in on the day. Saturday 5th September Leominster Repair Café – 10.00am – 12 noon. Items for repair need to be booked in. If you have items for sharpening, no need to book – just turn up. More details on their website. Marden Repair Café – 10.00am – 12.30pm Find out more and book an item in for the September Repair Café by clicking here. . Golden Valley Repair Café
Banter Sessions The banter sessions organised by the Great Collaboration team continue weekly on a Wednesday lunchtime covering a range of topics. Click here for a list of past and future sessions. The next session will be on Wednesday 26th August entitled ‘So What is Exmouth doing about Climate Change?’ A recording of each week’s can be found on the GC website after the event. Last week’s session discussed The PEB: Progress to Date and What Next. If you missed it, click on this link to see the recording, Great Collaboration Banter sessions are free,
