HGN is holding a series of Starting and Running a Local Environment Group workshops at which participants can hear about how to set up a group and get ideas for inclusive activities that local groups can organise.
On Tuesday February 10th from 10.30am – 12.30pm the third event in the series will be held at De Koffie Pot, Hereford. Register now to join this session and you will be sent more details and the notes from the previous two sessions nearer the time.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and make a real difference. See you there!
Welcome to the first HGN newsletter of 2026. As a bumper start to the year, you will receive TWO newsletters this week! Today’s newsletter kick starts the year, then at the end of the week we resume the normal schedule of Friday 12 noon for the weekly newsletter. With icy temperatures and a dusting of snow on the ground, the first item in this week’s newsletter is very timely with details of several Warmer Homes initiatives including a Building Sense ‘Ask The Experts’ webinar. In spite of the cold temperatures there are already Snowdrops and Primroses in flower in the
As the country’s Brussels sprouts become increasingly nervous, it’s time to wish you a happy and peaceful Christmas and midwinter holiday. HGN’s steering group is excited as we’re about to welcome a cluster of new members to help HGN consolidate and build. During 2025, there’s been a lot of work at HGN behind the scenes, with big improvements to our website, a significant growth in member numbers, and our new Gold membership for groups that are able to support our work. Huge thanks to our associates Rachel, Fran and Gemma (Building Sense) and SG member Richard for all they’ve done this year
Building Sense Event – 8th October 1.00pm – 2.00pm There is still time to book for this online event as part of Green Open Homes, exploring how Jackie renovated her one-time threshing barn Herefordshire home to make it warm, green and fit for the future. Tickets are free. Click here to book.
Building Sense Event – 8th October 1.00pm – 2.00pm An online event as part of Green Open Homes, exploring how Jackie renovated her one-time threshing barn Herefordshire home to make it warm, green and fit for the future. Tickets are free. Click here to book.
Building Sense Event – 8th October 1.00pm – 2.00pm An online event as part of Green Open Homes, exploring how Jackie renovated her one-time threshing barn Herefordshire home to make it warm, green and fit for the future. Tickets are free. Click here to book. News from Building Sense Click here for the latest newsletter from Building Sense packed with advice on how to get your house ready for the colder weather.
05/09/2025
Starting and Running a Local Environment Group Workshop Ever wanted to start your own local environment group, but not been sure where to start? Join HGN on Tuesday 7th October, 13.00 – 16.00 and hear from people who have already got a group up and running. Benefit from their advice on funding, organisation structure, getting your message out, recruiting helpers and more: they will speak from experience and will be ready to answer your questions. E-mail admin@hgnetwork.org to indicate your interest in attending this event and we will send further details. ADVANCE NOTICE: HGN AGM We hope to see many of you
Drumroll … The beautiful new listing of HGN’s 163 (as I write) organisations and business members is up and running! (Obviously we don’t list our 1000+ individual members online.) For me, it’s truly encouraging to see just how much activity is going on around Herefordshire in terms of climate, nature and community. Take a look at the listings here. And if you’re part of an organisation or business that could join HGN, do sign up – standard membership is free. (Big thanks to our admin team Fran and Rachel for their work on this, plus
During the last week HGN has linked up to share TWO events with member organisations! Thanks to everyone who came along. Last Friday evening HGN members joined Pomona Solar Co-op and guests to celebrate 10 years of community energy in Herefordshire – Pomona will be sharing more news about that shortly. Then on Wednesday this week, the HGN steering group and other members were hosted on a visit to Growing Local’s new 19-acre site at Southside Farm, Hereford. A wonderful and inspiring project, combining the growing of beautiful vegetable crops with cooking, community and education. If you’ve not been
Joining HGN Steering Group HGN has about a thousand individual members, and over 160 member organisations, so we’re pretty sure there’s a lot of experience, enthusiasm and creativity amongst those of you reading this! We’d love to hear from anyone who would like to be considered as a member of the (volunteer) Steering Group. It can be quite light touch involvement, but offers scope to become more engaged if you wish. We’re particularly looking for skills in design, marketing, working with groups – and yes, we still need to find the right new Treasurer! Please contact us at admin@hgnetwork.org if you’d
