Pollution

11/06/2026

Repair Café News

All the Repair Cafés listed are GOLD members of HGN Volunteers Wanted: Can you help? Golden Valley Repair Café are looking for new repairers. If you have skills to offer, they would love to hear from you. Click here to read more or e-mail info@gvrepaircafe.org.uk for more details. Saturday 13th June Archenfield Repair Café 2.00pm – 4.00pm Archenfield Repair Café is the second Saturday of each month. Homemade cakes and hot and cold drinks available. They have repairers for IT, electronics, textiles, furniture and much more. More details on their Facebook page. Saturday 20th June South Hereford Repair Café

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FORW Newsletter

The latest newsletter from campaign group Friends of the River Wye is full of news after a momentous few weeks for the river. There are also details of ways to get to get involved with citizen science projects, monitoring the river.

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National Emergency Briefing Screenings

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.

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05/06/2026

Repair Café News

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 –

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New Charter gives River Wye Right to be Free of Pollution

The River Wye has become the first river in the UK to be granted cross-border rights from source to sea – a landmark moment in the fight to protect the country’s rivers. This historic declaration recognises that rivers are not drains for pollution, but living ecosystems deserving of protection, respect, and a legal voice. Covering the Wye across both England and Wales, it marks a major step forward in securing stronger protections for one of the UK’s most iconic and threatened rivers. You can read more about the charter on the Herefordshire Council website

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National Emergency Screenings

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.

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29/05/2026

Repair Café News

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

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Climate Change Committee Report.

The Climate Change Committee’s new assessment, A Well‑Adapted UK, is a clear call to action: the climate has already changed, and the UK must urgently adapt. For a rural county like Herefordshire — where farming, nature, and community life are tightly interwoven — the report’s findings feel especially relevant. What’s changing The CCC highlights rising risks that will shape daily life across the county: Hotter summers, with temperatures regularly exceeding 40°C More frequent flooding, including surface water flooding in towns and villages Increasing water scarcity, with national shortages expected by 2040 Pressure on food systems, both locally and globally Accelerating nature loss, unless habitats are restored and connected The message

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21/05/2026

Repair Café News

All the Repair Cafés listed are 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 must

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15/05/2026

Repair Café News

All the Repair Cafés listed are now GOLD members of HGN Saturday 16th May South Hereford Repair Café – 10.00am – 12.30pm The next session of South Hereford Repair Café (a GOLD member of HGN) will be on 16th May. Booking for this session are now closed. Click here to find out more and to book in an item for their next session in June. Malvern Hills Repair Café 10:00am – 1:00pm Part of Transition Malvern Hills (a GOLD member of HGN) the next session of Malvern Hills Repair Café will be at

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