Join us in making Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere sustainable
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ????
Come along to the pop-up market at Woodoaks Farm and sample the local products on sale.
Explore Woodoaks Farm and see how the food you choose to buy and consume can save the planet.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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