Telford Green Guide

27/11/2024

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19/11/2024

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Our final Sustainable Sunday event of 2024 is in 2 weeks time!

🗓 Sunday 1st December 11am-3pm
📍Belmont Hall, New Street, Wellington, TF1 1LU

Join us for our Sustainable Christmas event which will help you to prepare for a green Christmas with activities including:

🎄Christmas gift wrap & tag decorating workshop for children with Art with Anna M: No need to book - turn up anytime (the workshop and all materials are provided for free, donations to support our work are welcomed).

🎄Do it yourself Christmas card and decorations making workshop: All materials provided. No need to book - turn up anytime).

🎄Christmas swap and giveaway: bring along gifts, toys, Christmas decorations, gift bags, clothes, books, DVD’s, CD’s, etc. to swap for free or take for a pay as you can donation

🏡Telford Energy Advice ( ) will provide advice about how to keep warm at home this winter.

📚Eco library: Explore & borrow our eco library of books and magazines on Nature, climate and living life in a more sustainable way.

♻️Terracycle and recycling facilities and the opportunity to recycle mobile phones, electronic gadgets, jewellery, stamps and coins (see website for full details).

ℹ️ Leaflet stand advertising other organisations who are working on local climate and eco action

🥮Refreshments for a pay as you can donation including vegan drinks and snacks and Mince Pies available throughout, with lunch options served from 12.30pm

[The Christmas wreath making workshops with advertised on the poster is now fully booked].

22/10/2024

Does your council support nature? Or could they do more?

Tag your local councilor so they are aware of this fantastic opportunity to gain advice and support in increasing biodiversity in your community...

Telford & Wrekin Council
Shropshire Council
National Association of Local Councils
Climate Action Hub Telford
Zero Carbon Shropshire
South-Shropshire Climate-Action

The event is being organised by SALC and designed to provide advice and support to Town and Parish Councils to improve the biodiversity in their areas

19/10/2024

Tomorrow!

Join Climate Action Hub Telford for their free Sustainable Sunday on the theme of how to live plastic free which will include:

• Art with Anna M: Halloween eco craft workshop for children (all materials provided)

They will also provide:
• Plastic-free living display and demo
• Halloween costume tips and ideas
• Guess the weight of the pumpkin competition
• Swap and giveaway including any household items, books, DVD’s, CD’s, toys, clothes to swap for free or take for a pay as you can donation.
• Eco library: Explore & borrow our eco library of books and magazines on Nature, climate and living life in a more sustainable way.
• Terracycle and recycling facilities and the opportunity to recycle mobile phones, electronic gadgets, jewellery, stamps and coins (see website for full details).
• Leaflet stand advertising other organisations who are working on local climate and eco action
• Refreshments for a pay as you can donation including vegan drinks and snacks available throughout, with lunch options served from 12.30pm.

https://mossy.life/events/sustainable-sundays-plastic-free-halloween-crafts-201024/

Telford & Wrekin Council

18/10/2024

Considering installing solar panels or making other green changes to your home but want to see actual examples in real life homes?

Green Open Homes is an event running this weekend and next, where residents invite you to come and find out more.

https://mossy.life/events/telford-wrekin-green-open-homes-1024/

There are loads of houses taking part throughout Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin. Check out their website for full details.

https://www.greenopenhomes.net/

With autumn on its way, and energy bills set to rise again, you may be looking to make your home more comfortable and energy efficient, to save both m

14/10/2024

♻ Today marks the start of Recycle Week and we'd like to thank all of you for doing your bit to help the environment and make our borough greener.

Have you ever wondered what happens to your recycling?
Here’s some interesting info on the journey of your waste: https://orlo.uk/KCxGO

12/10/2024

Join us at the next FREE Sustainable Sunday event on Plastic Free Living with eco Halloween craft activities 🎃

🗓 Sunday 20th October 11-3pm
📍 Belmont Hall, New Street, Wellington, TF1 1LU

We will have:
🎨 Fun eco Halloween craft workshop with (all materials provided)
ℹ️ Plastic free living display, demo and tips
👻 Halloween costume tips and ideas
🎃 Guess the weight of the pumpkin competition

👚Swap and giveaway including any household items, books, DVD’s, toys, clothes to swap for free or take for a pay as you can donation.

♻️Terracycle Recycling and the opportunity to recycle mobile phones, electronic gadgets, jewellery, stamps and coins (see website for full details)

📚Eco Library to borrow books on Nature, climate and living life in a more sustainable way

ℹ️ Leaflet stand advertising other organisations who are working on local climate and eco action

🧁 Refreshments for a pay as you can donation including vegan drinks and snacks. Plant based lunch served from 12.30 onward

11/10/2024

Want to see energy savings solutions, solar panels or EV charging points in real homes? Not long until the project where home owners across the region invite you to visit.

Lots of homes across and a few specifically in too!

https://mossy.life/events/shropshire-green-open-homes-1024/

19/09/2024

Reuse event tonight - bargains galore 🪑 🧸 🚲
Come along to 501 Queensway Business Park, Hadley, TF1 7UL, 6pm-8pm, for our latest reuse event hosted by Veolia UK

🚗 Please park considerately as our neighbours on the estate require emergency 24-hour access.

The event is cash only. For more FAQs please visit https://orlo.uk/D9tar

03/09/2024

Join us at the next FREE Sustainable Sunday event for our Harvest Local event being run in partnership with

🗓 Sunday 22nd September 11-3pm
📍Belmont Hall, New Street, Wellington, TF1 1LU

We will have the following organisation, activities and information at the event including:

🍎 Transition Telford: providing home grown produce, jams, preserves, chutneys

🏡 Future Ready Homes: home energy efficiency information stand and recruiting householders for Green Open Doors event in October.

🐝 Rosedene Honey stall

🐦 Mosque Garden Group - nature based activities for children

🧐 Foliage and Flowers Quiz with garden hamper prize 🏆

🌱Plant giveaway and garden scrap store including tree and shrub seedlings, some edible plants, indoor plants; garden equipment, tools, pots etc.

📚Free gardening and cookery book giveaway

👚Swap and giveaway including any household items, books, DVD’s, CD’s, toys, clothes to swap for free or take for a pay as you can donation.

💚Leaflet stand advertising other organisations who are working on local climate and eco action and a Biodiversity tick list for your gardens

📖 Eco library: Explore & borrow our eco library of books and magazines on Nature, climate and living life in a more sustainable way.

♻️Terracycle and recycling facilities and the opportunity to recycle mobile phones, electronic gadgets, jewellery, stamps and coins (see website for full details).

☕️ Vegan refreshments available throughout the day on a pay as you can donation basis