Stratford-upon-Avon Great Big Green Week

Come along to your local Repair Café with broken electricals, garments needing repair and tools that need sharpening! Chat to your repairers as they work, enjoy the refreshments provided and save your items from landfill.

For the last two years, SOAK – Stratford upon Avon Kayaking Group – and Rubbish Friends have supported the Clear Access Clear Water’s The Big Paddle Clean Up, led by British Canoeing.

In 2024, we are calling on all river users and residents to show how much we care for our...

Visitors are invited to explore sustainability in action as Shakespeare’s New Place plays host to the launch of Stratford-upon-Avon’s Great Big Green Week 2024.
This is a chance to explore the beautiful surroundings of the Great Garden at Shakespeare’s New Place and discover and celebrate the action being undertaken by local and...

If you want to change career, find opportunities to work in conservation, or are looking to gain the right experience or qualifications, join us for this informal online event to help guide you to working in this sector.
Hear from staff members from both the Heart of England Forest and...

Everyone is welcome at the library. It is a warm, safe space where you can sit and spend time reading books or newspapers, using a computer, or joining in with our free events. It’s free for Warwickshire residents (or those in adjoining counties) to join the library, and once you...

More thoughts and ideas for mindful and future thinking Gardeners.
A gardener looks after their patch and enjoys the beauty, feeling of well-being and sometimes the produce it delivers. It is easy to forget that the patch is being shared by a whole host of other living organisms too and...

Please join us in Great Big Green Week 2024 and as part of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust’s Green Conversations sessions to learn more about how you can get involved in development strategies and local plans.
Amanda Evans, #TeamWilder Director and Gina Rowe, Landscape Recovery Development Manager will talk about Warwickshire Wildlife...

Come and find out about this amazing local environmental charity which is helping to reverse centuries of woodland decline by creating and conserving a huge broadleaf forest, a place of enduring natural beauty, protected and secured for generations to come.
Ros Anscombe, Community Partnerships Officer is giving a talk on...

Have you already made environmental pledges to help reduce carbon emissions or protect nature?  Or are you thinking about doing so? This is a friendly and supportive workshop to discuss the benefits and challenges of making pledges for the planet. Join Stephen and Jenny to talk about how to overcome...

Come and hear Ian Jelley, Director of Landscape Recovery with Warwickshire Wildlife Trust,  talk about the work of the Trust with the farming community. This event is free and open to all.  No booking is required.

Meet up at the One Elm pub on 13th June from 6pm to chat to new people all interested in discussing climate action and sustainability.  There’s no agenda – it’s just a social get together, relaxed and friendly.  Sign up on Eventbrite in advance to receive a token for a...

To celebrate the creation and enhancement of the new Stratford-upon-Avon Local Nature Reserve, join us for a wild walk with Karl Curtis – Director of Nature Reserves at Warwickshire Wildlife Trust & Stratford Town Trust.  Taking in the local wildlife that calls the reserve home, you will also get to...

Come and find out more about the amazing Heart of England Forest located just a few miles from Stratford-upon-Avon – the country’s newest native broad-leaved woodland!
Learn about the charity’s vision and purpose, find out how to visit or get involved and discover how the forest is helping to tackle...

Have you ever wanted to know more about Solar Farms and how they operate?  Join a guided tour with Heart of England Community Energy.  The Solar Farm is just outside Stratford-upon-Avon, and full directions will be sent to you before the visit.
 

Everyone is welcome at the library. It is a warm, safe space where you can sit and spend time reading books or newspapers, using a computer, or joining in with our free events. It’s free for Warwickshire residents (or those in adjoining counties) to join the library, and once you...

10.30 – 1pm, Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Want to make people-powered change?
Ever run an event that has been dominated by a single voice?
Do you get frustrated at not reaching a joint decision?
Join this interactive workshop with artist and facilitator, Lisa Franklin, and learn how a people’s assembly’s democratic...

The community kitchen uses surplus food from local supermarkets and allotments. Join us for a delicious three course meal and see how inventive our chefs are! This is a free event, but any donations are appreciated.

This Young Foresters event is for young people aged 12-18 years to come out and get hands on in the beautiful Heart of England Forest.  Offering the chance to take positive action to combat climate change, gain valuable work experience, and forge new friendships, all whilst benefitting mentally and physically...

Are you new to volunteering? Then this is your chance to come out to the fantastic Heart of England Forest to see if helping to manage and protect this local natural resource is for you! From learning new skills and building confidence, to reaping the benefits both physically and mentally...

Come along to hear what has been happening since Stratford on Avon District Council  declared a climate emergency five years ago. Discuss next steps by joining workshops on the following themes:  Business and Sustainability, Food, Energy, Biodiversity and River Health, Community Action including Town and Parish Councils, Adaptation (including flooding...