24/09/2026
Click here for the latest Events and Projects newsletter from Rural Hub Herefordshire which includes details of their Waterwise Summit on 1st October .
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
The HGN Annual General Meeting will take place on the evening of Monday 19th October at De Koffie Pot, Hereford. More details to follow – save the date in your diary now! And keep an eye out for our Autumn Special newsletter next 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 19:30 Colwall Greener Screening
17/09/2026
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 19th September South Hereford Repair Café – 10.00am – 12.30pm GOLD member of HGN. Click here to find out more and book an item in. Malvern Hills Repair Café – 10:00am – 1:00pm Part of Transition Malvern Hills (a GOLD member of HGN) No booking system – just turn up on the day. Click here for more information Saturday 26th September Hereford City 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 23rd September. Previous sessions have covered topics as diverse as composting toilets, threats to food security, water and flood resilience and several sessions on community groups and actions. The session is now uploaded to the Knowledgebase, and can be found here. Great Collaboration Banter sessions are free, open to all, and held at noon on Wednesdays.
On Saturday 19 September 9am – 3.00pm, The Grange in Leominster hosts an autumn plant and craft fair – perfect for filling those bare borders before the cold and picking up something handmade. Spare pots and seed trays lurking in your shed? Someone nearby would happily take them off your hands.
Craft Cider Week runs until this Saturday 19th September with open days, tastings and live pressing. Bartonsham Apple Juicing Day. Saturday 26th September 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. Kington Community Apple Juicing Days This year’s Public Pressing Events will take place at the Oxford Arms on Sunday 27th September 1.00pm -4.00pm and Sunday 25th October 12 noon -3.00pm If anyone wants to borrow the equipment to process your own larger quantities, click
17/09/2026
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 See also the post below with news of the River Wye Online talk: What Makes the Wildlife of Herefordshire Unique? With Toby Fountain Wednesday 30th September
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.
