ACEG Community Apple Juicing Day An afternoon of fun and stickiness. Share in the juice making process and take home a bottle or two of fresh apple juice. Bring your own apples and containers or use ours for a small donation. Children’s activities and the judging of the nature photography competition. Cider bar and refreshments available. Sat 3rd October Llangrove Village Hall. 1pm-4pm. Volunteer helpers are very welcome. archenfieldceg@gmail.com for more information. Perry Fest at the Museum of Cider On Saturday 3rd October the Museum of Cider on Pomona Place, Hereford, throws open its doors free of charge for a day all about the humble
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Click here for the latest newsletter from HGN GOLD member Transition Leominster with details of their regular groups and meetings. NOTE: Unfortunately the talk by Tim Kaye of CLaN CIC on fungi has been cancelled. Keep an eye out in future newsletters for when it will be rescheduled.
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£11,723 National Lottery boost for CPRE Herefordshire’s River Wye citizen science The funding will provide equipment needed by volunteers across the Wye catchment who test the river each week for phosphate, nitrate, nitrite, electrical conductivity and turbidity, uploading their results to the WyeViz dashboard (freely available online here). The data has heavily influenced both Herefordshire Council’s Nutrient Management plan and the Wye Catchment Partnership Plan. Both plans will address the actions needed to bring the Wye Catchment back into a favourable statement. The River Wye has faced sustained pressure from agricultural run-off and other pollution sources in
The HGN Annual General Meeting will take place on the evening of Monday 19th October starting at 6.30pm at De Koffie Pot, Hereford, followed by a chance to find out more about the activities of other member groups. Look forward to seeing you there – more details in next week’s newsletter. And do read our Autumn Special newsletter sent out earlier this week – all about the fruit of the orchards of Herefordshire and the produce made from them.
PEB Screening – Next Steps If the PEB screening piqued your interest and concerns and you would like to hear from the experts in more detail, click on this page on the NEB website then scroll down to ‘The Expert Briefings’ to hear their presentations in full. 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 Garway Screening at Garway Village Hall, HR28RQ on 6th October 2026 7.00pm Colwall
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The county’s Repair Cafés will be involved with International Repair Day on 17th October. All the Repair Cafés listed are GOLD members of HGN Saturday 26th September Hereford City Repair Café – 10.00am – 12 noon. Booking for this session is now closed. Use the link to book your items in for future sessions or just walk in on the day. Saturday 3rd October Leominster Repair Café – 10.00am – 12 noon. Book your items for repair at the October café. If you have items for sharpening, no need to book – just turn up. More details on their
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 30th September. Previous sessions are uploaded to the Knowledgebase. TGC works with organisations around the country which work in similar arenas such as Carbon Copy who are hosting a mini-series of online community-to-community workshops, focusing on local collaborations that have made a big impact in addressing different local challenges and opportunities related to climate change. On 13th October, the
Bartonsham Apple Juicing Day. Saturday 26th September between 1.00pm – 4.00pm The Brailsford Hall, Scouts Corner, Crozen Lane, HR1 2RX Herefordshire Wildlife Trust is running the event supported by local volunteers. This community event links with Bartonsham Meadows where there is a new orchard which will start fruiting over the next few years. Come along to The Brailsford Hall Scout Hut at any time between 1pm-4pm to have a go at turning apples into fresh juice using apple pressing equipment. Bring your own apples, clean containers and glass bottles if you have some – or there will be some apples available
This weekend, 25th – 27th September, the Ross on Wye walking festival offers three days of organised walks exploring a quiet corner of Herefordshire. Click here for more information and to book tickets.
Day of Action for Rivers & Wildlife Saturday 26 September 2026 Herefordshire Wildlife Trust’s annual Day of Action brings together organisations and community groups across Herefordshire. They will be running activities to highlight the issues affecting our wildlife and watercourses, to take action to improve them for nature and to celebrate the county’s wonderful wildlife. Events include: Fun by the brook in Belmont; a Beginners Birdwatching session; a River Survey demo and Apple Juicing at Bartonsham Meadows www.herefordshirewt.org/dayofaction Online talk: What Makes the Wildlife of Herefordshire Unique? With Toby Fountain Wednesday 30th September 6.00pm – 8.00pm The beautiful county of Herefordshire in The Welsh
