KEEP IT GREEN! ECO-FRIENDLY EVENTS IN SURREY
Keep things clean and keep things green with this fine selection of eco-friendly and sustainable living events happening in and around Surrey, Sussex, and South West London this July.
VOLUNTEER DAY: BRACKEN REMOVAL / JUNE 30 / ROYAL COMMON, ELSTEAD
Join Surrey Wildlife Trust staff and volunteers to undertake practical activities to help conserve the local environment at this volunteer day at Royal Common, Elstead. Come prepared for the outdoors, wearing old clothes, sturdy boots, and waterproofs. You’ll also need to bring a packed lunch, plenty of water, and hand sanitiser, and SWT will provide all the tools and safety equipment, tea kit and biscuits.
For more information, visit surreywildlifetrust.org
CL!MATE FRESK WORKSHOP / JULY 1 / THE OLIVE BRANCH, HORSHAM
Head for Horsham and experience a fun approach to understanding climate change. Collaborate with others to explore the causes and effects of climate change through a hands-on, team-based activity and gain a deeper understanding of climate science, including insights from Nobel Prize-winning research presented to the United Nations. Discuss what we can do as individuals, communities, and nations to address the challenges of climate change and by the end of the workshop, you’ll leave feeling more informed, empowered, and ready to take action!
For more information, visit sussexgreenliving.org.uk
UPCYCLE WORKSHOP: MAKE A GARDEN PLANTER / JULY 1 / THE GREAT BRITISH WOODSHOP, WEST BYFLEET
In the instance that you’ve decided you want to upcycle furniture and grow vegetables this year, why not combine your ambitions, and pop along to this wonderfully inspired one-day workshop over in West Byfleet? Hosted by The Great British Woodshop, get top tips for creating more upcycled creations in the future.
For more information, visit greatbritishwoodshop.co.uk
WHITE STORK SAFARI / JULY 7, 10, 14, 18, 22, 23, 29 + 31 / KNEPP ESTATE, DIAL POST
The first place in Britain for over 600 years to have breeding white storks – make your way to Knepp Estate this month and go on a White Stork Safari. You can now see them bill-clattering on their nests on the tops of Knepp’s oak trees every spring and feeding their chicks throughout the summer. One of the most exciting reintroduction projects in the UK in recent years, sign up online for your chance to learn more.
For more information, visit knepp.co.uk
PEOPLE, PLANET, PINT / JULY 10 + 23 / FARNHAM + HORSHAM
For those keen on cutting down on their carbon footprint in both a professional and personal capacity, get together and chat over nibbles and some of the wet stuff at People, Planet, Pint. Started in Glasgow after COP26, this is an informal meet-up for like-minded folk with a passion for the planet to network and share ideas and practices.
For more information, visit small99.co.uk
UPHOLSTERY WORKSHOP / JULY 16 / MOLESEY ADULT LEARNING CENTRE, WEST MOLESEY
Explore the craft of upholstery in a friendly, creative learning environment in West Molesey this month. During this one-day workshop, you will learn the basic techniques of upholstery and work on a small item of furniture (such as a footstool or a small chair), as well as being introduced to specialist tools and taught how to use them safely. Next stop – rescuing perfectly good furniture at home!
For more information, visit surreycc.gov.uk
