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Littleover's Great Big Green Week

Littleover Great Big Green Week is a community-wide celebration of everything people in our area are doing to improve our local environment and tackle climate change, alongside events focusing on encouraging our community to get outside and enjoy our natural world within Littleover & Blagreaves or engage in sustainable hobbies.

We have a range of events confirmed below with more still in planning stages.

Greenweek Organizer

Littleover Goes Green

Saturday 8 June - Sunday 16 June 2024

Littleover, Derby, UK

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Event Listing:

Yoga in the Park Sat 8 Jun

If you’ve always to try yoga this is your opportunity to practice in the beauty of the the great outdoors. No equipment or experience needed. We’ll be within the beauty of Clemson’s park and the bird song that surrounds it.
Taking the time before your day and the world around...

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Free event
  • Outdoor event
  • Disabled Access

Clemson's Park, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Tree Identification Walk Sat 8 Jun

Organised by Friends of Littleover Parks.

A guided walk around Clemson’s park with Nigel Staunton learning how to identify the amazing trees in our own little arboretum and their importance.

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Free event
  • Outdoor event
  • Disabled Access

Clemson's Park, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Sunnydale Park Litter Pick Sat 8 Jun

Litter pick our amazing park and local nature reserve with Good Gym Derby

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Free event
  • Outdoor event
  • Ticketed event
  • Disabled Access

Sunnydale Park, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Knit & Natter in Nature @ Hannah Fields Sat 8 Jun

Booking Required £3 per session – www.hannahfields.co.uk/whats-on

Learn how to knit

Who’s up for a Knit ‘N’ Natter in nature? Hannah Fields have started a new workshop led by Jane who has a wealth of experience in this beautiful craft and a passion for passing on her skills to ensure it’s survival!...

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Fee event
  • Food / refreshment available
  • Outdoor event
  • Ticketed event
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Toilets on site
  • Disabled Access

Hannah Fields Community Garden, Normanton Lane, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Knit & Natter in Nature @ Hannah Fields Sat 15 Jun

Booking Required £3 per session – www.hannahfields.co.uk/whats-on

Learn how to knit

Who’s up for a Knit ‘N’ Natter in nature? Hannah Fields have started a new workshop led by Jane who has a wealth of experience in this beautiful craft and a passion for passing on her skills to ensure it’s survival!...

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Fee event
  • Food / refreshment available
  • Outdoor event
  • Ticketed event
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Toilets on site
  • Disabled Access

Hannah Fields Community Garden, Normanton Lane, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Introduction to Geocaching Sun 9 Jun

Come and learn about the free family friendly activity that makes walks and exploring your area fun and interesting.
A great environment friendly activity that can be done of foot or by bike, encourage families to leave the screens behind and engage with the world and nature around them.
See...

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Free event
  • Outdoor event
  • Toilets on site
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Disabled Access

St Andrews Church, Blagreaves, St. Andrew's Church, Blagreaves Lane, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Outdoor Church within the Park Sun 9 Jun

A space to connect with God within his creation – led by Derby based – The Source

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Free event
  • Outdoor event
  • Disabled Access

Clemson's Park, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Looking After Our World Poster Competition Sun 9 Jun

Design a poster competition for the those within Littleover/Blagreaves with the title/theme – Looking after our world
Age categories -Under 7, 7-11 and 11+
Display of entries and Award ceremony to be held on Wednesday 12th June at St Peter’s Church Littleover, 4pm-5p

virtual event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Free event
  • Disabled Access

Littleover, Derby, UK

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Littleover Window Display Competition Mon 10 Jun

Create a window display on the themes of the Great Big Green Week – either for your home or business.

Register your window here: https://forms.gle/7fpacf6sqpANtGKF8

Judging will take place on Monday 10th June.

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Free event
  • Disabled Access

Littleover, Derby, UK

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Introduction to Running Tue 11 Jun

Increase your fitness, ditch the car, enjoy the beauty of nature around you.
Join Ashley and Rachel from GoodGym Derby on a group run session in Littleover as part of The Great Big Green Week, the UK’s biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature....

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Free event
  • Outdoor event
  • Ticketed event
  • Disabled Access

King George V Playing Fields, Carlisle Avenue, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Knit and Natter at Kathleen Rose Tea Rooms Wed 12 Jun

Free – Start the journey to reusing wool, knitting your own scarf.
Buy a tea / cake to make the morning even better.
Reduce miles and microplastics – knit using wool.

Wool is often described as the ultimate sustainable yarn. It grows naturally and can be “harvested” without any harm to...

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Food / refreshment available
  • Free event
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Toilets on site
  • Disabled Access

Kathleen Rose Tea Room, Oaklands Avenue, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Knit & Natter @ St Peter's Hub Wed 12 Jun

Come and learn how to knit, crochet your own scarf, reuse wool or bring along your own project to complete whilst you chat.
Reduce miles and microplastics – knit using wool.

Wool is often described as the ultimate sustainable yarn. It grows naturally and can be “harvested” without any harm to...

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Free event
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Disabled toilet
  • Toilets on site
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Disabled Access

Littleover School of Dance, Normanton Lane, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Wellbeing & Wildlife Group Thu 13 Jun

Hannah Fields well-being and wildlife group is a chance to discover new ways in which we can care for ourselves and the environment. The group is designed for anyone wanting to increase their connection to nature. Especially those looking for self care techniques to improve their well-being. There is no...

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Food / refreshment available
  • Free event
  • Outdoor event
  • Ticketed event
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Toilets on site
  • Disabled Access

Hannah Fields Community Garden, Normanton Lane, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Introduction to Orienteering / MapRun Thu 13 Jun

Come and discover orienteering and the Littleover MapRun course – run by Derwent Valley Orienteers
Orienteers have a well-developed environmental awareness, and they also show environmentally conscious behaviour in their lives. In fact, our sport provides its enthusiasts a unique possibility for building a personal relationship with nature – “Being...

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Free event
  • Outdoor event
  • Disabled Access

King George V Playing Fields, Carlisle Avenue, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Dawn Chorus Walk Sat 15 Jun

The dawn chorus is the symphony of song performed by birds looking for love, and to defend their patch. In spring, as the days lengthen, wildlife starts to think about the need to breed. For many male birds, this means belting out the well-worn but wonderful classics to try and...

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Free event
  • Outdoor event
  • Disabled Access

Clemson's Park, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Crochet Circle for Beginners Sat 15 Jun

Booking Required £4 per session
If you would like to learn how to crochet, Hannah Fields have started a beginner’s crochet circle. Starting with basics such as granny squares, and then on to other projects. Move at your own pace. Yarns and hooks provided.
Reduce miles and microplastics – knit...

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Fee event
  • Food / refreshment available
  • Outdoor event
  • Ticketed event
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Toilets on site
  • Disabled Access

Hannah Fields Community Garden, Normanton Lane, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Seeds & Bug Hotels Sat 15 Jun

Family Friendly event at the amazing Hannah Fields Community Gardens on Normanton Lane.

Seed planting activities that you can take home to grow on and a habitat making activity such as bee hotels that you can take home and place in your own gardens.

Under 16’s must be accompanied by a responsible...

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Food / refreshment available
  • Free event
  • Outdoor event
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Toilets on site
  • Disabled Access

Hannah Fields Community Garden, Normanton Lane, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Moth Trapping & Catch Release Sat 15 Jun

TIMES TO BE CONFIRMED
Organised by the Derbyshire Moth Group
Moths come in all shapes, sizes and colours and that is what makes them so amazing. You can get really tiny ones known as micros and the larger ones called macros. Macros are a lot easier to identify so it...

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Free event
  • Outdoor event

Sunnydale Park, Littleover, Derby, UK

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Litter Pick - King George V Playing Fields Sun 16 Jun

Come and litter pick one of our amazing parks

in person event
Littleover's Great Big Green Week
  • Family friendly
  • Free event
  • Outdoor event
  • Disabled Access

King George V Playing Fields, Carlisle Avenue, Littleover, Derby, UK

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