March for Clean Water Book Your Tickets Here Join us on SUNDAY 3rd NOVEMBER Get your voice heard! Organised by River Action, and supported by Greenpeace, the National Trust, RSPB, the Rivers Trust, WWF, and the Wildlife Trusts, among many other civic groups and local activist organisations including Save the Wye, this march is to show the new Government how important caring for our rivers and seas is locally, nationally and internationally. The river needs YOUR voice to be heard on the day! Please note the date of the March has been moved to
International REPAIR DAY Saturday 19th October The first Repair Café started 15 years ago in Amsterdam and now there are more than 500 Repair Cafés in the UK. October 19th is a special day as Presteigne local group aligns with other groups in the UK and around the world to help prevent waste and rejuvenate the culture of ‘make do and mend’. Regular Monthly Presteigne Repair Event, third Saturday of each month, 10am – 12 noon Youth Centre, Hereford Street, Presteigne. Contact Anne on 01544 267997 Presteigne Repair Café is run by volunteers, powered by skilled people and funded entirely by donations from their
March for Clean Water Book Your Tickets Here Join us on SUNDAY 3rd NOVEMBER Get your voice heard! Organised by River Action, and supported by Greenpeace, the National Trust, RSPB, the Rivers Trust, WWF, and the Wildlife Trusts, among many other civic groups and local activist organisations including Save the Wye, this march is to show the new Government how important caring for our rivers and seas is locally, nationally and internationally. The river needs YOUR voice to be heard on the day! Please note the date of the March has been moved to
10/10/2024
CPRE Herefordshire are recruiting volunteers for their local Hedgerow Heroes project which runs until March 2025 and they’d love you to join them! As part of this enthusiastic group, you’ll help plant new hedgerows in North Herefordshire. Volunteering days run from 10am to 2pm on weekends and weekdays. CPRE Herefordshire welcome both individual volunteers and businesses looking to participate through charity days. Don’t worry if you’re not an expert – they’ll have specialists on site to provide all the knowledge you need. Plus, they have facilities and refreshments available. Volunteers must be 18+ years old. Sign up today
It’s your newsletter: please use it. This weekly newsletter from HGN is sent to our members and supporters, from our members and supporters. The items in the newsletter contain information from the groups that make up the network, so don’t forget to send in your news and events for inclusion in future newsletter. And if you are looking for volunteers, the HGN newsletter is a really good way of appealing for help. The newsletter goes out to over 1000 recipients, both individuals and groups. Many of the group contacts forward the newsletter on to everyone on their mailing list so the
Join AECG this Saturday 5th Oct for Community Apple Juicing with Ploughers Lunches, a cider and perry bar, Wimberry Clog Dancers, children’s activities and a display of local perry pears and apples. 1.00pm – 4.30pm. Next weekend Saturday 12th Oct is Archenfield Repair Café: 2.00pm – 4.30pm Llangrove Village Hall. All events are funded through donations.
Apple Pressings – 26th October It’s time to pick up those apples and get yourselves ready for Kington Kleen’s two annual public juicing opportunities. If you have enough fruit you could even borrow the equipment. Click here for more information. KLEEN Community Shop Fundraising Week – 30th Oct.to 5th Nov. Bring your pre-loved stuff on Tuesday 29th October. Contact kingtonkleen@gmail.com for more information and to offer help with the rota for running the shop. “What on Earth” – Winter Talks programme This series of talks was inspired by the maps involved in Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) studies. These
Saturday 5th Oct: Community Apple Juicing with Ploughers Lunches, a cider and perry bar, Wimberry Clog Dancers, children’s activities and a display of local perry pears and apples. 1.00pm – 4.30pm. Saturday 12th Oct: Archenfield Repair Café: 2.00pm – 4.30pm Llangrove Village Hall. All events are funded through donations.
Archenfield Community Environment Group has a lot going on in the next few weeks. All are welcome. Thursday 26th Sept: Tim Kaye Director of CLaN. The Wonder of Hedgerows, their interconnections, importance and how to take care of them. Come and find out about our Community Tree Nursery while you are there. The Garron Centre. Llangarron. 7.00pm – 8.30pm. Refreshments available. Saturday 5th Oct: Community Apple Juicing with Ploughers Lunches, a cider and perry bar, Wimberry Clog Dancers, children’s activities and a display of local perry pears and apples. 1.00pm – 4.30pm. Saturday 12th Oct: Archenfield Repair Café: 2.00pm – 4.30pm Llangrove Village Hall. All events are funded through donations.
There will be a special screening of the film “Rivercide”, a thought-provoking documentary that sheds light on the pollution of the River Wye on Friday 4th October at Pembridge Village Hall. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with Chair for the evening Tony Norman, The Leen, and experts Nicola Cutcher, Journalist and Producer of Rivercide and Lucinda Lewis, Farmer and Agricultural Advisor for the Wye and Usk Foundation. This event is a great opportunity to learn, engage, and be part of the conversation about the health of local waterways. All are invited to join this important
