HGN is organising a screening of the National Emergency Briefing 27th June 12 noon Click here to reserve a place for this screening at De Koffie Pot, Hereford. The film will be followed by a chance to discuss the impacts on Herefordshire and what is and can be done locally to address the issues. Sign up now: you will be sent more details nearer the date. Other Screenings in Herefordshire Archenfield Community Environment Group will be showing the film on Thursday 25th June at Llangrove Village Hall 7pm – 9.30pm followed by a facilitated discussion about can be done next.
Leominster Festival with the theme ‘ The Treasure of Our Town’ takes place from Saturday 30th May to Saturday 13th June. Ledbury Community Day – a chance to find out about the activities of groups and societies in Ledbury – is on Saturday 6th June Root to Fruit Festival at the Steiner Academy Hereford on Saturday 6th June The Steiner Academy in Hereford are organising a plant and food fair on Saturday 6th June which will celebrate gardening, horticulture, and traditional crafts with carefully selected stalls, talks and activities set in the school’s beautiful grounds. Entry
All the Repair Cafés listed are GOLD members of HGN Saturday 6th June Ledbury Repair Café – 10.00am – 12.30pm. Booking for this session is now closed but the repair café is taking part in Ledbury’s Community Day so please feel free to drop in and see what happens at a repair café, even if you have nothing to be repaired. Go to Booking Page for details. Leominster Repair Café – 10.00am – 12.00pm This session is now closed for booking items in. If you have items for sharpening, you do not need to book –
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 10th June. A recording of each week’s can be found on the GC website after the event. Great Collaboration Banter sessions are free, open to all, and held at noon on Wednesdays. So please do sign up for this session, and feel free to pass this invitation on to anyone that you think could benefit.
Click here for the latest news from HGN GOLD member Transition Leominster, including their plant swap at the Repair Café this Saturday, 6th June
Better Transport Week organised by the Campaign for Better Transport runs from 15th – 21st June. Find out more here Flight Free UK, a charity that informs people of the climate impact of aviation and encourages people to travel without flying, offering inspiration and resources on how to do so, have an upcoming online event, Flight Free Travel Surgery. Three expert panellists from the travel community will be answering queries from the audience around flight-free travel in our returning Q&A. The event is free to attend, and full details and registration are here: Date: Wednesday 17th June Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm Location: Online (Zoom)
Here is the link to a UK map that is being constantly updated with where National Emergency Briefing screenings are being shown complete with the links to the organisers. If anyone has seen the film and has questions or comments resulting from it, do send them in to HGN – we will compile them into a resource available on the HGN website.
All the Repair Cafés listed are now GOLD members of HGN Saturday 30th May Hereford City Repair Café – 10.00am – 12 noon. Hereford City Repair Café’s next session is on the last Saturday in May. They are at Holy Trinity Church, Whitecross Road. You can book your items in or just walk in on the day. Everyone is welcome to come along. Saturday 6th June Ledbury Repair Café – 10.00am – 12.30pm. Booking for the next session is now open. Go to Booking Page for details. Leominster Repair Café – 10.00am – 12.00pm Items for repair
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 3rd June with a presentation about a Net Zero Toolkit. A recording of each week’s can be found on the GC website after the event. Building Food Resilience Anybody who is concerned with local government, or with an interest in our food supply, and how we make ourselves more able to cope with what is very likely to impact us
Click here to read the latest newsletter from HGN Gold Member Growing Local. Their next Community Day is Saturday 6th June. On Saturday 11th July they will be holding their Summer Celebration with stalls, tours, games and more – look out for further details in future newsletters.



