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Havant Borough Big Green Week – A-Z of ideas

Art displays and competition on green themes Allotments. Get involved shared gardening tips. Try the produce Bikes. Demonstrations of e-bikes, family cycle rides Beach cleans. Books. Displays of books about nature and climate. Reading to children Campaign against something you disagree with Community energy. Learn more about what’s involved Crafting events using upcycled materials ortoContinue reading “Havant Borough Big Green Week – A-Z of ideas”

Swapping ideas

“Swapping” ideas for Great Big Green Week 2025. Thanks to Miriam Sampson for these. The Theme for the Week is Let’s Swap Together for Good You can upload the swaps you are making to the Great Big Green Week website Everyday Lifestyle Swaps: There are many areas of our lives in which we can makeContinue reading “Swapping ideas”

Churches Count on Nature

Coinciding with the HavantBoroughBigGreenWeek, Churches are asked to take part in national wildlife count Churchyards and cemeteries will be celebrating their wildlife in a week-long event in June. During Love Your Burial Ground Weekand Churches Count on Nature (8-16 June) everyone is invited to explore their churchyards for wildlife and help survey what they find. Find out more here TheContinue reading “Churches Count on Nature”

The Climate & Nature Bill

Zero Hour has launched a campaign to encourage general election candidates to back the Climate and Nature Bill. The renamed bill was reintroduced to Parliament on 21 March by Alex Sobel MP, with cross-party backing. The campaign aims to develop an online letter of support for each constituency signed by as many individuals and local community groups as possible. Continue reading “The Climate & Nature Bill”

Beetles, Butterflies & Bugs – our art competion

We’re launching our Havant Borough Big Green Week Children’s Art Competition 2024 Sponsored by the Mayor of Havant The theme this year is Beetles, Butterflies and Bugs Create an artwork to show what wonderful creatures are all around us. You might want to add examples of how we can protect them. To create your artwork,Continue reading “Beetles, Butterflies & Bugs – our art competion”

Tournerbury Wedding venue

Tournerbury Woods on Hayling Island Is an ancient privately owned woodland, one of only two large woods on Hayling Island. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and lies within the AONB (now National Landscape), a Special Protection area and a European level 3 Chichester & Langstone Harbours Ramsar site. Despite this, the ownerContinue reading “Tournerbury Wedding venue”

The Local Nature Recovery Strategy

Help make Havant a better home for nature Complete Hampshire County Council’s (HCC) survey now to tell them where improvements for nature recovery in Havant should go and what action might be happening locally to help nature in your area. You can help to identify areas to preserve or rewild The UK is currently oneContinue reading “The Local Nature Recovery Strategy”

The Climate Coalition’s Community letter

ADD YOUR COMMUNITY’S VOICE TO OUR LETTER TO PARTY LEADERS Protecting the things we love from the worst impacts of climate change is too important for division and delay. We need urgent action. As we head into an election year, we need to show all politicians, political parties and candidates that people up and downContinue reading “The Climate Coalition’s Community letter”

Climate Scorecards

Climate Scorecards Last year, Climate Emergency UK assessed every published council Climate Action Plan and released the results as a set of Scorecards. Now they have completed the far more demanding task of awarding Scorecards for every council’s actual performance against the climate goals they have set. You can head over to Climate Emergency UK to see howContinue reading “Climate Scorecards”

We Rise Day of Action 9th Dec

Do join campaigners around the world to call for action on climate change while the United Nations climate talks are taking place in Dubai. There’s an international day of action on the 9th December and local campaigners will be gathering near the D-Day museum at noon for a rally with music and song and thenContinue reading “We Rise Day of Action 9th Dec”