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Wonderful Wildflowers

Although February is often one of our coldest and drizzliest months, if there is just enough warmth, we can still find some interesting and beautiful wildflowers popping their heads out of the ground for all to see.  Early Spring Wildflower Spotter Guide We’d love to create a #oneacremeadow across Chester and Cheshire West and youContinueContinue reading “Wonderful Wildflowers”

Sustainable Winter Eco Fair – online programme

Well we are only days away from our next event, the team are sad it’s not in real life and miss all our Sustainable Chester Fair regulars, even so pleased to be supporting both local businesses and some new friends from further afield. We have lots of ideas on having a sustainable festive season. WeContinueContinue reading “Sustainable Winter Eco Fair – online programme”

Monthly Litter Pick Update

We started our monthly litter picks in Chester earlier in the year with so much enthusiasm, only to have the onset of a global pandemic to scupper our plans somewhat. Since lockdown kicked in we have been striving to keep going with regular litter picks, although due to ever changing lockdown rules and the needContinueContinue reading “Monthly Litter Pick Update”

Green & Fair Recovery – what’s going on next week and how to get involved.

As we begin to re-build after the devastating effects of Coronavirus, we face a crossroads: do we go back to an economy that left us with widening gaps between rich and poor, huge health inequalities and hurtling towards climate and ecological breakdown? Now is a crucial moment to ensure the correct spending is dedicated towardsContinueContinue reading “Green & Fair Recovery – what’s going on next week and how to get involved.”

Green and Fair Recovery Action Week: 5th to 11th October

This autumn the UK government will be setting the national budget for the next four years. It’s a crucial moment to ensure the correct spending is dedicated towards a green and fair recovery from the pandemic. We will be taking part on a week of action for a Green and Fair Recovery between 5th andContinueContinue reading “Green and Fair Recovery Action Week: 5th to 11th October”

Help us to create plots #LeftForNature to build a #OneAcreMeadow

We have been campaigning to protect pollinators for years, but the region could still be doing more. While we are still waiting to see the Wildflower & Biodiversity strategy from the Council we have decided to do something positive ourselves. So we came up with the idea of the One Acre Meadow. This project needsContinueContinue reading “Help us to create plots #LeftForNature to build a #OneAcreMeadow”

Our next event – “CLOUDS Gathering” – an arts event with a difference, to make a difference.

We are helping Eco Communities host a second Virtual Event this month to raise awareness of climate change through a very different medium. This next event is the idea of Friends of The Earth’s Alison Knott, supported by Helen Tandy, a Director of Eco Communities and Co-ordinator of Friends of the Earth Chester and District.ContinueContinue reading “Our next event – “CLOUDS Gathering” – an arts event with a difference, to make a difference.”

Incredible Edible Handbridge CommuniTree

This week marked a special occasion for the Incredible Edible Handbridge community group as they planted their first CommuniTree. The apple tree is located on the front green outside of Industry, Handbridge, the same location as the group’s initial and most established community growing space. IEH hope that the tree will thrive there for manyContinueContinue reading “Incredible Edible Handbridge CommuniTree”

Virtual Eco Fair

Thursday 4th June Thursday 4th June 1.00pm Thursday 4th June 2.00pm Thursday 4th June 3.00pm Thursday 4th June 4.00pm Thursday 4th June 5.00pm Thursday 4th June 6.00pm Thursday 4th June 7.00pm Thursday 4th June 7.30pm Friday 5th June Friday 5th June 11.00am Friday 5th June 12.00pm Friday 5th June 2.00pm Friday 5th June – 3.00pmContinueContinue reading “Virtual Eco Fair”