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Havant Borough Big Green Week

Havant Borough Big Green Week is a programme of events across Havant, Waterlooville, Emsworth and Hayling island. We have lots of different groups organising fairs, art displays, wildlife walks, craft sessions, litter picks and films so there will be plenty for all the family to enjoy.

Greenweek Organizer

Havant Climate Alliance/Havant Friends of the Earth

Havant Borough

Saturday 10 June - Sunday 18 June 2023

Event Listing:

Messy Church Goes Wild Thu 8 Jun

Messy Church Goes Wild! Outdoor Church for all the family. Meet God outdoors, love the natural world, experience a sense of awe and wonder there and be eco-aware in all we do for the good of the planet. Crafts and activities for everyone, followed by a meal.

Children, please bring an...

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Havant Borough Big Green Week
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  • Outdoor event
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  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Disabled Access

St Wilfrid's Cowplain, Padnell Road, Waterlooville, UK

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Litter Pick and Fairtrade Pop up Coffee Shop Sat 10 Jun

Let’s clean up! Join us for a 2 hour litter pick followed by free refreshments at our Fairtrade pop up cafe.

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Havant Borough Big Green Week
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Hart Plain Church, Hart Plain Avenue, Waterlooville, UK

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Havant Town Centre Garden Walk Sat 10 Jun

Visit a rewilded town garden, The Pallant Centre, Lower Grove Rd and St Faith’s Churchyard.  Email Stfaithsgeneralmanager@gmail.com to book for the tour.

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Make a Cupcake Bouquet Sat 10 Jun

Join Roz from The Bouquet Bakery for this special workshop decorating delicious cupcakes in amazing floral designs to create your own edible bouquet!

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Havant Borough Big Green Week
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  • Wheelchair accessible
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Newlands Community Hall, Newlands Avenue, Waterlooville, UK

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Show and Tell in the Nature Space Sat 10 Jun

A chance for you to catch up with what a group of volunteers has been doing to improve the urban garden spaces at The Spring, creating an attractive environment for wildlife, plants and humans alike.  Martin Hampton will lead.

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Nature and Sustainability Roadshow Sat 10 Jun

We’re getting together to celebrate wildlife, take action for the environment and have some fun!

Come along with a picnic and meet up with family and friends. Take part in free nature activities, find out what’s going on locally and visit our bike zone to get your bike checked or take...

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St Alban's Primary School, Saint Albans Road, Havant PO9 2JX, UK

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Brook Meadow Tree Trail Sat 10 Jun

Brook Meadow Comservation Group will provide visitors with an unsupervised Tree Trail with activities suitable for children (or young minded adults). The tree trail and other information will be available at the entrances to the meadow.

The Tree Trail is a way of introducing visitors to the conservation meadow by finding...

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Brook Meadow, Emsworth, UK

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Green Week art displays Sat 10 Jun

We’ll have displays of art produced in local schools and colleges displayed in the Meridian Centre and also in local libraries and the Public Services Plaza.

We’d love more entries. Please see our website for more information: https://havantclimatealliance.com/2023/03/01/green-week-art-competition-2/

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The Meridian Shopping Centre, Elm Lane, Havant, UK

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Community Recycling Sat 10 Jun

The Parish of Warblington-with-Emsworth is using the Great Big Green Week as an opportunity to encourage its congregations to recycle some household items they might not currently bother to recycle.

In St James, Emsworth, there will be containers at the back of the church to receive old pens/highlighters and old rubber...

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St James's Church, North Street, Emsworth, UK

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Community Recycling Sat 10 Jun

The Parish of Warblington-with-Emsworth is using the Great Big Green Week as an opportunity to encourage its congregations to recycle some household items they might not currently bother to recycle.

At St Thomas à Becket Chuch, Warblington, there will be containers inside the church to receive old rubber gloves and used...

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Wildlife Trust Pond Dipping & Meadow Sweep Sun 11 Jun

Find out what lives in Newlands Meadow and its pond at this family event.

Join the Wildlife Trust and discover the important habitats on your doorstep that help store carbon and create more resilient ecosystems.

The Wildlife Trust outdoor leader will talk about these...

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Wildlife Trust Pond Dipping & Meadow Sweep Sun 11 Jun

Find out what lives in Newlands Meadow and its pond at this family event.

Join the Wildlife Trust and discover the important habitats on your doorstep that help store carbon and create more resilient ecosystems.

The Wildlife Trust outdoor leader will talk about these habitats and their importance and guide you around...

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Longwood Park Litter Pick Sun 11 Jun

The Trash Busters, a voluntary litter picking group based in Waterlooville, invite you to join them to litter pick Longwood Park and woodland. We will also be joined by staff from our local Asda. All equipment will be provided and Asda will be kindly providing refreshments. Children welcome with a...

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Keats Close, Waterlooville, UK

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Cycle Hayling Green Week Social Ride Sun 11 Jun

Join Cycle Hayling for a social ride around Hayling to celebrate Green Week, and the £700,000 investment in the Hayling Billy Trail!

It’s open to anyone. It will be around 10 miles, at gentle speeds – and we won’t leave anyone behind.

  • 10:00, meet at the Hayling Community Centre.
  • Ride down the...
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Hayling Island Community Centre Association, Station Road, Hayling Island, UK

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Green Week Litter Pick on Paddle Boards with FatFace Foundation Sun 11 Jun

Please join the FatFace Foundation team for a litter pick on the evening of Sunday 11th June 2o23 starting at The Ship Inn, Langstone. Aim to launch at 5pm so meet at 4:30pm. Finishing by 9pm at the very latest.

Weather depending, we plan to host a litter pick PADDLE using...

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The Ship Inn, Langstone, Langstone Road, Langstone, Havant, UK

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Green Week Bird Boxes Mon 12 Jun

Creating Chaos are taking part in the big green week in Havant! Creating Chaos is a local charity that supports adults with learning difficulties we strive to help make a positive difference to our local community. We are making simple bird boxes that encourage wildlife back to our streets and...

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25 Market Parade, Havant PO9 1PY, UK

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Tree Walk around Emsworth Tue 13 Jun

On Tuesday 13th June we intend to have a walk around the trees in Emsworth Town Centre led by Brendan Gibb Gray, Yvonne Copland and Ann Jolly.
It will start at 6 p.m. and those interested in taking part should meet in the Town Square at 6 p.m.  It is based...
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Emsworth Town Square, Emsworth Hants PO10 7AQ

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Scented Candle Making Tue 13 Jun

Capture the scent of summer! Learn the art of blending seasonal essential oils and make your own set of bespoke scented candles.

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Newlands Community Hall, Newlands Avenue, Waterlooville, UK

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Litter pick in Havant with Ecofreaks Tue 13 Jun

Join Ecofreaks staff for a litter pick around Havant Town Centre.

Meet at the Ecofreaks Shop

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5 West Street, Havant, Hampshire PO9 1EJ, UK

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Big Green Week Crafting Event Tue 13 Jun

Join Nancy from Creatful at Growing Places Mill Hill for our Great Big Green Week crafting event.
Use scrap fabrics to create rag wreaths. All tools, material and tuition provided. This event is suitable for adults of all ages and abilities however some dexterity is needed.
Will also...
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Growing Places @ Mill Hill (Waterlooville), Mill Road, Waterlooville PO7 7DD, UK

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What Can We Do? Ideas which might change the world. Wed 14 Jun

An evening of short films  and presentations on exciting ideas you might like to explore further: Doughnut Economics, B Corps, Economy for the Common Good, the Circular Economy.

 

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Havant and Emsworth United Reformed Church, North Street, Havant, UK

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Botanical Printed Cards Thu 15 Jun

Join artist and maker Jemma Corbin to learn a variety of simple printing techniques to make a set of hand-printed cards inspired by the early-summer hedgerows.

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Newlands Community Hall, Newlands Avenue, Waterlooville, UK

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Hayling Island Beach Clean with Final Straw Fri 16 Jun

Hayling Island Beach Clean

Please join us on the foreshore on Hayling Island, just behind the Esso Garage at 181 Havant Road, Hayling Island between 10 am – Midday on Friday 16th June for a public beach clean. Every bit of litter and rubbish we pick up makes...

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ESSO EG HAYLING ISLAND, 181 Havant Road, Hayling Island, UK

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Walk in Johnston's Coppice Fri 16 Jun

Join Havant Borough Tree Wardens for a walk in Johnston’s Coppice, a Hampshire County Council nature reserve, as part of Havant Borough Big Green Week organised by Havant Friends of the Earth and Havant Climate alliance.

The wood covers 20 acres and is designated as a SINC (Site of Importance for...

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Johnstons Coppice, Waterlooville, UK

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Berewood Photography Walk Sat 17 Jun

Join photographer Shaun Jackson for a walk around Berewood learning photography tips and tricks.

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Newlands Community Hall, Newlands Avenue, Waterlooville, UK

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Weave a Willow Bird Feeder Sat 17 Jun

Join local willow artist Louise Arthur to make a bird feeder for your garden by weaving willow.

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  • Wheelchair accessible
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Newlands Community Hall, Newlands Avenue, Waterlooville, UK

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St Wilfrid's Art with Crafts Weekend Sat 17 Jun

Come and enjoy an exhibition of paintings and crafts, featuring Local Children’s & Young People’s Gallery, ‘Down With Plastic’. Our Fairtrade cafe will be serving tea, coffee and delicious cakes.

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Havant Borough Big Green Week
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  • Wheelchair accessible
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St Wilfrid's Cowplain, Padnell Road, Waterlooville, UK

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Fest- tea- val event at Ecofreaks. Sat 17 Jun

Try teas from around the world

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5 West Street, Havant, Hampshire PO9 1EJ, UK

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Letters to Tomorrow Sat 17 Jun

Letters to Tomorrow explain your hopes for future generations if our leaders step up to protect the environment – and your fears about what life could be like if we don’t take political action to slow down climate change.

Your letter could be to your friend, child or...

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Link Up Litter Pick in Leigh Park Sat 17 Jun

Join Jack Compton (Warren Skatepark) and Vicky Halliday (Link Up Leigh Park) for a big litter pick around Warren Park.

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Warren Skatepark, Havant PO9 4JW, UK

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Warblington Church Open Day Sat 17 Jun

Warblington Church (Church Lane, PO9 2TU) will be open from 10am – 3pm.  We will have displays to explain to visitors what we are doing to reach Net Zero Carbon by 2030, as part of the Church of England Net Zero commitment.

There will be information displays inside the church and...

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Havant Borough Big Green Week
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  • Food / refreshment available
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  • Toilets
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  • Wheelchair accessible
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St Thomas's, Church, Church Lane, Havant PO9 2TU, UK

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Green Day at St Thomas a Becket Warblington Sat 17 Jun

Outdoor self-guided tour of churchyard, looking at trees, tombs and wild places: 

Indoor self-guided activity for children “Fill the Ark”: 

“A Rainbow of Music”, themed around Nature, with a leaflet:  “Wild Church”...

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St Thomas's, Church, Church Lane, Havant PO9 2TU, UK

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Green Week stall at Waterlooville Summer Fair Sun 18 Jun

Come and meet Havant Friends of the Earth and Climate Alliance members. Try our games, learn about our cmapigns, especially our call for Warmer Homes which don’t cost the Earth.

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Havant Borough Big Green Week
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Jubilee Park, Waterlooville, UK

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Ecofreaks Green Day with planting and Trash Cafe Sun 18 Jun

Sunday 18 June:

  1. A recycling drive, with recycling bins at the front of the shop, to encourage people to bring things along to recycle
  2. A planting workshop in the garden behind the shop involving chidren’s activities and learning about native plants.  A small prize to be offered.
  3. A Trash Cafe pop up stall...
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5 West Street, Havant, Hampshire PO9 1EJ, UK

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Greening Westbourne at the Open Gardens Sun 18 Jun

How can our gardens be made more environmentally friendly?

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