Volunteering opportunites

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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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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Want to get hands-on experience with hempcrete in Herefordshire?

Yolande and Andrew of Taste of Self Sufficiency on Howle Hill (HR9 5SP) are building a one bed hempcrete bungalow on their field.  They have employed contractors but have opportunities for volunteers to help hand cast hempcrete. The contractors are doing the mixing and Andrew with 3 volunteers will help cast the hempcrete. Each day will start with refreshments/debrief at 8.30am with breaks of morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.  Refreshments and lunch will be provided.  The day should finish around 4.30pm There is access to fresh cold water on site and access to a hot shower and a flushed toilet across the

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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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