Volunteering opportunites

03/07/2026

Repair Café News

All the Repair Cafés listed are GOLD members of HGN Congratulations to South Hereford Repair Café whose volunteers have been busy raising money for the Midlands Air Ambulance who were presented with a cheque for £400. Further funds were also raised for Dore Community Transport and Fownhope New Memorial Hall Defibrillator Fund. Saturday 4th July 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 – just turn up. For more details visit their website. There is a plant swap alongside the repair

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New Leaf – Seeking New Members

Are you working to address the climate and nature crisis through practical action in your community? Would you benefit from a supportive host organisation to help develop your ideas and access funding opportunities? New Leaf Sustainable Development is a non-profit co-operative based in Herefordshire. Since 2010, they have brought together people responding to the nature and climate crisis, building embedded local action for a more sustainable, resilient and connected future. New Leaf are currently seeking new members with ideas and projects that address the interconnected challenges of climate, nature and community. Through their Community Benefit Society structure, members can access support,

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26/06/2026

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 27th June Hereford City Repair Café – 10.00am – 12 noon.  Hereford City Repair Café’s next session is on the last Saturday in June. They are at Holy Trinity Church, Whitecross Road. You can book your items in or just walk in on the day. Everyone is welcome

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18/06/2026

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 20th June South Hereford Repair Café – 10.00am – 12.30pm The session of South Hereford Repair Café (a GOLD member of HGN) tomorrow, 20th June is now closed for bookings.  Click here to find out more and to book in an item for their July session

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Dig, discover and explore: Dorstone Settlement Timeline’s programme of events

A community dig, wildlife workshops, scientific surveys and more – the Dorstone Settlement Timeline Project is bringing 6,000 years of local history to life in 2026, with a programme of free events open to everyone supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Scientific Survey Morning – 19th June 2026 The churchyard at St Faith’s is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna waiting to be discovered. Ecologist Tim Kaye of Cultivating Learning and Nature (CLaN)  (a GOLD member of HGN) will be undertaking a full survey of the churchyard and is looking for adult research volunteers

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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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Get Involved with Citizen Science Projects

Have you spotted a stag beetle yet this summer? Adult stag beetles are most often seen on warm evenings from late May throughout June and July. They’re the UK’s largest land beetle, but their flight is famously clumsy, with males hanging almost vertically in the air as they search for mates. Thanks to everyone taking part, over 10,000 stag beetles have already been recorded this year through PTES’s Great Stag Hunt. If you see an adult stag beetle, a larva, or even a dead beetle, please record it too. Every record helps build a clearer picture of where these remarkable insects are

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