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Green Living Starts at Home...
Living more sustainably really does start at home. Start by assessing the items you use around your house.
What ends up in the bin without being recycled? Can you swap from a disposable synthetic cleaning sponge to a reusable natural fibre? Could you find space to grow your own vegetables in your garden? Think about what you buy and what you actually need.
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Experience in installation of Vehicle to Home (V2H) system in Shropshire
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21 November 2022
“My first wobbly steps towards fossil-free future: experience in installation of V2H system in Shropshire.” Latest blog post from Zero Carbon Shropshire: by Alexander Yashchik
Plastics – The good, the bad and the ugly
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8 August 2022
We’ve heard it all before. Refuse. Reuse. Recycle. But, how much difference does it make? Are plastics really that bad? Is it worth recycling? It’s
Try your hand at Citizen Science
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10 May 2022
Citizen science is when research is conducted, wholly or partly, by members of the public, who don’t need to have a science background. Citizen science is sometimes described as “public participation in scientific
Home & Garden Events
With markets, gardening clubs, repair cafes and more, take a look at upcoming events relating to your home and garden.
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Harlescourt
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Organised by: Shrewsbury Food Hub
Shrewsbury Food Hub collect left over food from supermarkets, which is still good to eat but would otherwise go to waste. It is shared with partner groups across the town More info...
Hinckley and Bosworth
From November to March we’ll be working at Bardon Hill to manage a range of woodland & heathland habitats for the benefit of many different wildlife species. If you want More info...
Coventry
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Organised by: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Our weekly Nature Tots sessions invite children and parents to explore, enjoy and appreciate the nature and wildlife around us. During each hourly session you will head outdoors with a More info...
Minsterley
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Organised by: Gifted Crafts
All the fun of pewter casting with an eco approach using reclaimed and recycled pewter. This exciting process involves making and using moulds, melting and pouring the pewter, finishing and More info...
Shrewsbury
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Organised by: Shrewsbury Food Hub
Shrewsbury Food Hub collect left over food from supermarkets, which is still good to eat but would otherwise go to waste. It is shared with partner groups across the town More info...
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Shrewsbury
Date:
29 March 2023, 09:30
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13:30
Organised by: Shropshire Wildlife Trust
What activities can businesses follow to become more environmentally friendly? This event will showcase how your business can adapt to ensure we adhere to both environmental best practice and our More info...
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Knighton
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Organised by: Knighton Men's Shed
A group open to men of all ages who like to spend time in the company of like minded individuals to find friendship and companionship whilst involving themselves in joint projects More info...
Macclesfield
Learn what we can and can’t recycle in Cheshire East – Lisa Collas from Ansa is joining us once more. Lisa will run through the dos and don’ts of recycling More info...
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Shrewsbury
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Organised by: Shrewsbury Food Hub
Shrewsbury Food Hub collect left over food from supermarkets, which is still good to eat but would otherwise go to waste. It is shared with partner groups across the town More info...
Jiggers Bank
Organised by: Severn Gorge Countryside Trust
Ongoing maintenance of new trees planted at Jiggers Bank. All activities are subject to change at short notice due to inclement weather or other circumstances, including C-19. Please book onto More info...
Market Drayton
Buggy, baby wearing/ sling & expectant parent walks. Come along for a walk and talk, some fresh air and to meet other parents & little ones. Buggy Walks are a More info...
Church Stretton
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Advisors from Stretton Climate Care will be on hand to help with all your queries about home energy. We offer independent and unbiased advice on: Heating, including air source heat More info...
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Oswestry
There’s something for everyone at OsNosh’s community garden. Whether you’re a seasoned grower or looking to learn new skills, the garden is a great place to relax and meet other More info...
Dawley
Organised by: Shropshire Wildlife Trust
Aimed at 18 months – 5 year olds, our popular Wildlings sessions offers children the chance to become a wild child, engaging their senses and encouraging a love of wildlife within More info...
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Castle Bromwich
Organised by: Castle Bromwich Historic Gardens
Green Credentials: habitat restoration
Interested in giving your local green space a helping hand? Come along to one of our conservation workshops and learn some new skills, meet new people and help out in More info...
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Cheltenham
Whether you’re a sustainability professional, small business owner, local resident, local council/government worker, student, consultant, looking to switch careers, or anything else besides, come down and meet others interested in More info...
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Chester
Organised by: Small99
Whether you’re a sustainability professional, small business owner, local resident, local council/government worker, student, consultant, looking to switch careers, or anything else besides, come down and meet others interested in More info...
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Newport
Date:
30 March 2023, 19:00
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21:00
Organised by: Save Our Shropshire
Come along to this seminar to find out how you can save yourself lots of money and save the planet at the same time. Save Our Shropshire will be running More info...
Shrewsbury
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Shrewsbury Food Hub collect left over food from supermarkets, which is still good to eat but would otherwise go to waste. It is shared with partner groups across the town More info...
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Shrewsbury
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Organised by: Shrewsbury Food Hub
Shrewsbury Food Hub collect left over food from supermarkets, which is still good to eat but would otherwise go to waste. It is shared with partner groups across the town More info...
East Staffordshire
Organised by: Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
Green Credentials: Get outdoors
Transforming the Trent Valley are delighted to welcome you to our Wildlings at Beans Covert Activities will run 10am -11:30m, Don’t forget to wear outdoor clothes and pair of sturdy More info...
Solihull
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Organised by: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Our weekly Nature Tots sessions invite children and parents to explore, enjoy and appreciate the nature and wildlife around us. During each hourly session you will head outdoors with a More info...
Sheriffhales
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Organised by: Newport (Shrops) Buggy Walk
Every Friday* at 11:00 there will be a group walk around the lovely grounds of Lilleshall National Sports Centre. Free car parking. Meeting outside the main reception (by the 2 lions) More info...
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Ludlow
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Organised by: Knit Zero
Do you love knitting or crocheting? Always wanted to learn? Like to make your own rather than buying mass produced? A member of Ludlow 21 has started an exciting new More info...
Macclesfield
Are you an eco warrior, food conscious, a family to feed or just need a helping hand at this moment in time? One Project Macclesfield are offering Free Surplus Food More info...
Shrewsbury
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Organised by: Shrewsbury Food Hub
Shrewsbury Food Hub collect left over food from supermarkets, which is still good to eat but would otherwise go to waste. It is shared with partner groups across the town More info...
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Cheltenham
The Regeneration Repair Cafe is a collaboration between the University of Gloucestershire, Vision 21, St Andrew’s Church and the Gloucestershire Joint Waste Team. People are invited to bring in their More info...
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Castle Bromwich
Organised by: Castle Bromwich Historic Gardens
Foraging and wild food Guided Walk. Part of our ”Rewild yourself project” Join us in Lady Brad’s Parkland to explore some of the ‘beginner friendly’ wild food that grows all More info...
Shrewsbury
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Organised by: Shrewsbury Food Hub
Shrewsbury Food Hub collect left over food from supermarkets, which is still good to eat but would otherwise go to waste. It is shared with partner groups across the town More info...
Shrewsbury
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Organised by: Shrewsbury Food Hub
Shrewsbury Food Hub collect left over food from supermarkets, which is still good to eat but would otherwise go to waste. It is shared with partner groups across the town More info...
Macclesfield
Organised by: The Little Children's Market
The Little Children’s Market will be bringing you thousands of incredible baby & children’s bargains!!! This is a much loved nearly new sale that will have an incredible selection of More info...
Shrewsbury
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Organised by: Shrewsbury Food Hub
Shrewsbury Food Hub collect left over food from supermarkets, which is still good to eat but would otherwise go to waste. It is shared with partner groups across the town More info...
Bayston Hill
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Shrewsbury Food Hub collect left over food from supermarkets, which is still good to eat but would otherwise go to waste. It is shared with partner groups across the town More info...
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Ludlow
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Organised by: Zero Knit
Do you love knitting or crocheting? Always wanted to learn? Like to make your own rather than buying mass produced? A member of Ludlow 21 has started an exciting new More info...
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Castle Bromwich
Organised by: Castle Bromwich Historic Gardens
Calling all nature explores, this Easter holidays join us at the gardens as we explore the life of ponds and minibeasts. We will exploring ponds and minibeasts, try your hand More info...
Stratford-on-Avon
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Organised by: The Heart of England Forest
The Heart of England Forest has an exciting new site at Gorcott Hill providing a variety of volunteer opportunities. Our work experience and practical skills group aims to engage adults More info...
Shrewsbury
Come and meet others interested in the Net Zero, Bcorp and Environmental space! Whether you’re a sustainability professional, small business owner, local council/government worker, student, consultant, looking to switch careers, More info...
Shropshire
Save Our Shropshire (SOS) CIO recognises there is a Climate Emergency. They aim to help you understand what that means and how you can take action in your personal life More info...
Shrewsbury
Organised by: Shropshire Wildlife Trust
Aimed at 18 months – 5 year olds, our popular Wildlings sessions offers children the chance to become a wild child, engaging their senses and encouraging a love of wildlife within More info...
Sandbach
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Organised by: The Conservation Volunteers
Come and join our fun and free outdoor sessions where you will be guided in nature based activities while learning practical conservation skills, meeting other people and improving your health More info...
Minsterley
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Organised by: Gifted Crafts
Work with reclaimed book binding materials and techniques and get creative with alternative structures and styles. You will begin by learning to cut and stitch the pages and use canvas More info...
Congleton
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6 April 2023, 11:00
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13:00
Organised by: Congleton Town Council
Free event for all the family, a variety of activities on the day including hedge laying, den building, log piles, garden design, wildflower planting, tree planting and wildlife identification. Organised More info...
Wolverhampton
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7 April 2023, 19:00
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01:00
Organised by: Private Vegan Catering
10 years in business! Free food and great music. All welcome! More info...
Minsterley
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Organised by: Gifted Crafts
Made from waste silver from the photographic industry, this fantastic smart material allows you to make beautiful pure silver jewellery (999) in an easy and fun way. Not only is More info...
Church Stretton
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Organised by: Stretton Climate Care
Stretton Climate Care organises a Repair Cafe from 10am-12pm on the second Saturday of the month at the Scout Hut, Church Street. Occasionally dates may change, please contact them directly More info...
Macclesfield
Organised by: Macclesfield Repair Cafe
A repair café is where people gather to work on repairing household objects like bicycles, clothing, electronics and mechanical devices. The idea is to promote using pre-existing items rather than More info...
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Birmingham
Organised by: Friends of Key Hill & Warstone Lane Cemeteries
Green Credentials: Litter Pick
Volunteer Litter Pick in Warstone Lane cemetery and Key Hill cemetery in Hockley, Birmingham, Jewellery Quarter. Come and make a difference on Sat 11 March 2023 at 10.30am join our More info...
Macclesfield
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Organised by: Congleton Repair Cafe
Join us at Bromley Farm Community centre for a FREE, BIKE ONLY repair event. ALL AGES WELCOME – big and small bikes alike. **Please note – this will be inside More info...
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Birmingham
Organised by: Small99
Whether you’re a sustainability professional, small business owner, local resident, local council/government worker, student, consultant, looking to switch careers, or anything else besides, come down and meet others interested in More info...
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Stratford-on-Avon
Organised by: Small99
Whether you’re a sustainability professional, small business owner, local resident, local council/government worker, student, consultant, looking to switch careers, or anything else besides, come down and meet others interested in More info...
Cross Houses
Organised by: Crabapple Community
Crabapple community is hosting a Permaculture Design course, over four long weekends in 2023. (Please see cover image for dates). It’s a rare opportunity to learn and apply key design More info...
Shrewsbury
A place where people gather to work on repairing objects such as clothing, ornaments, electrical and mechanical devices. Every third Saturday. Come along, bring your item for repair and help More info...
Newport
Organised by: Sustainable Newport Shropshire
Have you been storing up your hard to recycle items wondering where you can take them? Come along to the library and our Sustainable Newport Volunteers will be on hand More info...
Stafford
Organised by: Stafford Repair Cafe
Stafford Repair Cafés are events devoted to making things last longer and giving them a new lease of life. More info...
Staffordshire Moorlands
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Organised by: Moorlands Climate Action
Bring along your broken domestic items and our team of volunteer repairers will see if they can show you how it can be fixed – no charge, but you may More info...
Shrewsbury
Organised by: The Little Children's Market
The Little Children’s Market will be bringing you thousands of incredible baby & children’s bargains!!! This is a much loved nearly new sale that will have an incredible selection of More info...
Minsterley
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Organised by: Gifted Crafts
Through discussions, we will plan a bespoke day for you focusing on your areas of interest using reclaimed and sustainable materials in anything from printing to sculpture and textiles to More info...
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Penpont
Date:
19 April 2023, 10:00
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13:00
Organised by: Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
This event will showcase our Feasibility Study into developing a network for the sharing of locally sourced, native wildflower seed which can be used to create, restore or enhance grassland More info...
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Cirencester
Organised by: Small99
Whether you’re a sustainability professional, small business owner, local resident, local council/government worker, student, consultant, looking to switch careers, or anything else besides, come down and meet others interested in More info...
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Madeley
Date:
20 April 2023, 19:00
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21:00
Organised by: Save Our Shropshire
Come along to this seminar to find out how you can save yourself lots of money and save the planet at the same time. Save Our Shropshire will be running More info...
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Whittington
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Organised by: Whittington Castle
To register for this event email your details to [email protected] More info...
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St. Martin's
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22 April 2023, 10:00
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16:00
Come along and find out about all things climate related. Meet local groups, hear from sustainability experts and find out how you can get involved. More information about the event More info...
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Llanidloes
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22 April 2023, 10:30
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13:00
Organised by: The Hanging Gardens of Llanidloes
Milly Jackdaw will be telling the story about Dr Seuss’s The Lorax at the Hanging Gardens, Llanidloes. All welcome, free event. After the storytelling children present can come on a More info...
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Whittington
Date:
23 April 2023
Organised by: Whittington Castle
To register for this event email your details to [email protected] More info...
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Shrewsbury
Date:
23 April 2023, 09:00
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16:00
Organised by: Shrewsbury Food Hub
Join Shrewsbury Food Hub for its annual Walk Against Waste in Shrewsbury on Sunday 23 April. This years event coincides with World Earth Day. A great opportunity to raise awareness More info...
Stoke-on-Trent
Organised by: The Little Children's Market
The Little Children’s Market of Staffordshire will be bringing you thousands of incredible baby & children’s bargains!!! This is a much loved nearly new sale that will have an incredible More info...
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Brookside
Date:
26 April 2023, 19:00
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21:00
Organised by: Save Our Shropshire
Come along to this seminar to find out how you can save yourself lots of money and save the planet at the same time. Save Our Shropshire will be running More info...
Shrewsbury
Date:
28 April 2023
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1 May 2023
Organised by: JOS Events
Lets make it all about the kids! Our kids events are designed with all in mind, the kids and the adults. We aim to make the experience relaxing for the More info...
Ludlow
Organised by: Ludlow Repair Cafe
The Repair Cafés run usually runs 4 times per year on the last Saturday of January, April, July and October. It meets in two different venues. For up to date details, More info...
Derby
Our Derby event takes over Cathedral Green, in the heart of the city and right next to the Museum of Making, on just two Saturdays throughout the year. The event More info...
Congleton
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Organised by: Congleton Repair Cafe
We are Congleton Repair Cafe – a volunteer ran, monthly, FREE event held at The Old Sawmill on Back River St. We repair: – Electrical appliances – Clothing and materials More info...
Staffordshire Moorlands
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Organised by: The Little Children's Market
The Little Children’s Market of Staffordshire will be bringing you thousands of incredible baby & children’s bargains!!! This is a much loved nearly new sale that will have an incredible More info...
Whittington
Organised by: Whittington Castle
Join our Eco Warrior Linus on the first Saturday of every month for a host of green activities. Join us in The Castle Kitchen from 10.30am, we’ve got the trowels More info...
Rugeley
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Organised by: The Little Children's Market of Staffordshire
The Little Children’s Market of Staffordshire will be bringing you thousands of incredible baby & children’s bargains!!! This is a much loved nearly new sale that will have an incredible More info...
Shropshire
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Save Our Shropshire (SOS) CIO recognises there is a Climate Emergency. Based on the Carbon Literacy Project’s toolkit we have developed a course aimed to help Town and Parish councils More info...
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Sutton Hill
Date:
11 May 2023, 19:00
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21:00
Organised by: Save Our Shropshire
Come along to this seminar to find out how you can save yourself lots of money and save the planet at the same time. Save Our Shropshire will be running More info...
Pontesbury
Pontesbury Repair Cafe has a group of fantastic volunteers that gather together to help repair items in order to stop them going to landfill. We live in a crazy consumer More info...
Llanidloes
Organised by: Zero Carbon Llanidloes
Most of us, faced with a broken clock or a lamp that no longer works, are tempted to just throw it in the bin and buy a new one. We More info...
Oswestry
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Organised by: Oswestry & Borders Repair Cafe
We typically mend: 🔧mechanical, electrical, electronic and wooden objects; 🚲 bikes, 🔨 furniture, 🍵 glass and ceramics, 🎻 musical instruments, 💻 IT hardware and software and vintage valve radios. 👗Clothing More info...
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Ledbury
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Organised by: Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust’s Ledbury Wildlife Watch Club for 8-12 year olds runs once a month at various locations around Ledbury. See the website for full details. We explore and learn More info...
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Wellington
Date:
17 May 2023, 19:00
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21:00
Organised by: Save Our Shropshire
Come along to this seminar to find out how you can save yourself lots of money and save the planet at the same time. Save Our Shropshire will be running More info...
Staffordshire Moorlands