Watford and Three Rivers Great Big Green Week

Taking place between 18-26 September, the climate action campaign known as the Great Big Green Week will see thousands of people across the UK organising local festivals and events. The campaign aims to draw attention to climate change, destruction of the natural world, while also making a connection with these issues in communities like Watford and Three Rivers, at the same time as showcasing actions to tackle climate change.

Big Green Book Swap

The Green Stores 125 New Road, Croxley Green

Two of my passions, reading and reusing! Please bring your books, that you have read, loved and are in good condition, to our store. We will have a table outside with … Continue reading "Big Green Book Swap"

Family Fun at RefillAbell

RefillAbell 4 Haydon Road, Oxhey Village, Watford

Join the team at RefillAbell for a week of family fun activities at the shop, including:
Children’s art activities
Creating a sustainability tree
A post box recycling game
RefilllAbell will also be offering a small reward or green gift to shoppers spending over £35 during Green Week.

Free

The Big Green Week At Woodoaks Farm

Woodoaks Farm Denham Way, Maple Cross

Come along to Woodoaks Farm to learn more about how to be more sustainable, showing how the food you choose to buy and consume can save the planet.

Free

A CLIMATE CONVERSATION

Random Cafe Meriden Gardens,24a Garsmouth Way, Watford

Have you always wanted to help the environment but had no idea where to start? Come to Climate Conversations, a place where you can chat about positive solutions and ways in which we can all make a difference.

Free

Farm walks at Woodoaks Farm

Woodoaks Farm Denham Way, Maple Cross

Explore Woodoaks Farm and see how the food you choose to buy and consume can save the planet.

Free

Love your Leftovers LIVE Cooking Show & Love Recycling Stall

Watford Market The Parade (in front of Nandos), Watford

Veolia in partnership with West Herts College in Watford are hosting a live cooking recipe demonstration from the Love your Leftovers Cookbook. The plant-based recipes were created by 18 and 19 year old trainee chefs from West Herts College in Watford.

Free

LITTER PICK Bushey Arches

Century Park Lower High Street, Bushey Arches (meet location confirmed when booking), Watford

Be a wildlife saviour and help care for our local environment by supporting a litter pick near you! Discount for those taking part on hot drinks afterwards at the Tasty Bean Café.

Free

LITTER PICK Knutsford Playing Fields

Knutsford Playing Fields Colonial Way / Reeds Estate – meet location confirmed when booking, Watford

Be a wildlife saviour and help care for our local environment by supporting a litter pick near you! Discount for those taking part on hot drinks afterwards at the WRFC Bar and Coffee House.

Free

Abbots Langley Community Giveaway

Abbots Langley village See website for giveaway map

Download the giveaway map via the website and come for a walk round Abbots Langley to see what residents are giving away. Like a free car boot at people’s front doors. Will you find clothes, books, plants, produce or something else ????

Free

Pop up Market at Woodoaks Farm

Woodoaks Farm Denham Way, Maple Cross

Come along to the pop-up market at Woodoaks Farm and sample the local products on sale.

Free

Farm walks at Woodoaks Farm

Woodoaks Farm Denham Way, Maple Cross

Explore Woodoaks Farm and see how the food you choose to buy and consume can save the planet.

Free

Chess Valley Challenge 2021

Waitrose Footbridge Homestead Rd, Rickmansworth

Challenge yourself, friends and family to walk the 10-mile Chess Valley Challenge and raise funds for Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust on this sponsored walk. This route follows a public footpath which has stiles and steps.

£15

LITTER PICK West Watford

West Watford West Watford / Ascot Road / Holywell – meet location confirmed when booking, Watford

Be a wildlife saviour and help care for our local environment by supporting a litter pick near you! Discount for those taking part on hot drinks afterwards at the Premier Inn.

Free

River Colne Guided Tour

Tesco 239-241 Lower High St, Watford

As restoration efforts surrounding the River Colne are underway, you can receive a guided tour of the river and its surrounding areas – giving you a better understanding of the unique ecosystem, and what we’re doing to help.

Free

Volunteering taster session on Croxley Common Moor

Croxley Common Moor Mill Lane (only pedestrian and cycle access, no vehicle access), Croxley Green

Croxley Common Moor is a local nature reserve with exceptionally rich wildflower diversity. To preserve that, it needs to be actively managed. A vital part of that management is conservation work by volunteers.

Come along to find out how and why the Moor is managed and have a taste of the volunteering work.

Free

Plastic in our bins. A look at Hertfordshire’s rubbish.

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Join us to uncover what Hertfordshire throws away, how it’s sorted and where it goes.
As part of #GreatBigGreenWeek and #RecycleWeek, we are sharing the fascinating details of what the county throws away, how it’s sorted and where it goes.

Hertfordshire Climate Change and Sustainability Partnership launch of Strategic Action Plans and panel discussion

The Hertfordshire Climate Change and Sustainability Partnership (HCCSP) is working collaboratively to deliver climate change targets and meaningful carbon reduction across Hertfordshire. HCCSP includes all ten districts and boroughs, Hertfordshire County Council … Continue reading "Hertfordshire Climate Change and Sustainability Partnership launch of Strategic Action Plans and panel discussion"

Litter Pick – Chorleywood Common

Chorleywood Common Christchurch Car Park, Chorleywood, United Kingdom

Chorleywood Parish Council in conjunction with Chorleywood Residents Association are having a litter pick on Chorleywood Common, meeting at Christchurch Car Park.

FREE

Litter Pick – Sarratt

Sarratt Village Hall The Green, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Join the Sarratt Litter Picking Group as part of the Great British Spring Clean.  Meet at 9am at Sarratt Village Hall.

FREE