What's On 2024
Earth Day (22nd April)
Earth Day (EARTHDAY.ORG) is an annual event which seeks to demonstrate support for environmental protection. You can do something to protect the environment on this day.
Stop food waste day (24th April)
Take action to reduce your food waste on STOP FOOD WASTE DAY
No Mow May (1st- 31st May)
Leave your lawnmower in the shed and let your lawn grow long, just for the month of May. This would ensure that smaller plants including clover, daisies, and dandelion to get a chance to flower and give pollinating insects a head start.
Walk to school week
Sustainable transport charity Living Streets organises the annual Walk to School Week (livingstreets.org.uk) which encourages school pupils to travel sustainably to school every day of the week.
Water saving week
Water Saving Week hosted by Waterwise, the leading independent voice in the UK for using water wisely. Waterwise provides advice throughout the week on how to reduce water usage and the benefits of saving water.
World Bike Day (3rd June 2024)
World Bike Day draws attention to the benefits of using the bicycle- a simple, affordable, clean and environmentally sustainable means of transport. Ride your bicycle or think about getting your first bicycle on World Bicycle Day.
World Environment Day (5th June 2024)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) organises World Environment Day- an international day for encouraging worldwide awareness action to protect our environment.
Clean Air Day (15th June 2024)
Global Action Plan run Clean Air Day which is the UK’s largest campaign on air pollution and how we can make air cleaner and healthier for everyone.
Plastic Free July (1st- 31st July 2024)
Plastic Free July is an annual month long event that encourages people to choose to refuse single-use plastic products and packaging. Please get more information here:
Organic September (1st – 30th September 2024)
The Soil Association lead Organic September which is a month long campaign to raise awareness of the many benefits of organic food and farming including supporting biodiversity and wildlife.
Second-hand September (1st – 30th September)
Oxfam leads Second-hand September, a campaign to encourage people to buy second-hand items for 30 days in the month of September. According to Oxfam, making a new pair of jeans results in the emission of 16.2kg of CO2, the equivalent of driving over 58 miles in a car. By recirculating our old clothes, buying wearing and donating old cloths, we can help reduce the demand of new cloths and CO2 emissions from the manufacture of new clothes.
World Clean Up Day
World Clean Up Day brings together millions of volunteers and organisations in 191 countries to tackle the global waste problem. It is a great opportunity to get involved in cleaning up litter and mismanaged waste from rivers, beaches, forests and our streets helping to clean up tonnes of waste in your community.