local events
Tring has a fantastic range of events and actions throughout the town and surrounding area. The week includes walks and talks, ec0-chess and film showings, Loving Earth Project textile workshop and so much more! Come along to an event or stroll around the town and take part in the Eco Trail.
Tring
Saturday 10 June - Sunday 18 June 2023
This new logo scheme is being launched during Tring’s Great Big Green Week.
Single use plastic is an environmental disaster for our planet. Thankfully many of Tring’s independent shops and market stalls are leading the way by avoiding single use plastic. From bread to books, to veg and vintage clothing look...
Tring, UK
The regular Tring Farmers’ Market will have a Great Big Green Week spin with special stalls, information and events.
Tring HP23, UK
Come along to the Museum quad to take a peek at creatures which live inside our pond. We will have pre-dipped pond trays with a wide variety of invertebrates you can ID. Find out how you can support wildlife in your garden with a pond or water source.
Pond Dipping 10-11...
Natural History Museum at Tring, Akeman Street, Tring, UK
The Loving Earth Project is a community textile project. The afternoon will be spent learning about the project and getting started on a 30 X 30cm textile panel. All who come along are encouraged to create a textile piece to respond to our environment. There will be some time to...
High Street Baptist Church, High Street, Tring, UK
Did you know that many of the things we do in our everyday lives use energy that comes from burning fossil fuels (oil, gas or coal)? This releases greenhouse gases into the air, and they get trapped around the Earth. These gases are making the whole world too hot (global...
Tring, UK
Come and pit your wits against Leslie Tate, ex British Under 21s Champion, in a simultaneous chess event in Tring to celebrate Great Big Green Week. Leslie will play several boards at once and is happy to face pairs (who help each other), players at any level, beginners, experts and...
Tring Town Council, 61 High Street, Tring, UK
How much wildlife do we have in Tring? Would you like to record Tring’s wildlife with your smartphone and take part in some citizen science?
Join in at any time across the week, and ongoing. Simply download the free iNaturalist app or visit https://uk.inaturalist.org/
All sightings are important....
Tring, UK
Join us to garden collectively in the award wining Community Garden at Duckmore Allotments.
This is one of our regular monthly open garden sessions, held on the second Sunday of each month, from 10am to 12 noon. All ages welcome – please come along and join us!
Tring Allotments, Duckmore Lane, Tring, UK
Listen Live https://www.tringradio.co.uk/player/
The fantastic Tring Radio Eco Show will be bringing you all the latest news and happenings in Tring’s Great Big Green Week. Don’t miss the live broadcast and hear what Jess and Anna have to say – always some great tunes too!
Join the lively conversation and become a...
Tring, UK
Tring School, Mortimer Hill, Tring, UK
Join us after closing time and enjoy the peace and quiet at our draw and explore session at the Natural History Museum at Tring. As part of a small group, you’ll get to explore our galleries before settling in to draw our specimens.
As part of Big Green Week you...
Natural History Museum at Tring, Akeman Street, Tring, UK
Tring Allotments, Duckmore Lane, Tring, UK
A unique opportunity to visit an eco home design and build project in Wigginton and hear a presentation from the architect and builder.
Wigginton, Tring HP23 6DU, UK
Parents For Future Dacorum is a group of parents in the Dacorum council area who are working together to protect a liveable planet for our children, and build friendships and relationships with other climate concerned parents!
We have previous run toy swaps, attended peaceful family friendly protests and lobbyed our MPs...
Berkhamsted, UK
All welcome to a special Great Big Green Week showing of the film ‘Plastic Warriors’.
An inspiring feature documentary that investigates the damaging effects of plastic pollution on our health, lifestyle and wildlife. The film tells the story of the Plastic Warriors – from eminent scientists, campaigners on the front line,...
Nora Grace Hall, Faversham Close, Tring, UK
Children’s stories and nature based play for 0-5s and their grown ups in the stunning Ashridge Estate. Join us with your picnic rugs to listen to a wonderful story read by one of our parent volunteers, followed by some activities and free play in the woods. Suitable for parents and...
Ashridge NT Car Park, Aldbury, Berkhamsted, UK
Don’t throw it, fix it!
In today’s consumer society, all too often, when something is broken we throw it away. Maybe we don’t have the skills, the time or the right tools. That’s where Repair Café comes in. It’s a place where people can gather and fix those objects...
High Street Baptist Church, High Street, Tring, UK
Join us at 3pm at the village hall for tea & cake and short talks by Lea Ellis, Wilder Communities officer for the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and David Wilde, leader of the Rec Wilding Team.
Learn how Wigginton rewilded part of its recreation ground, with help from pre-school and...
Wigginton Village Hall, Chesham Road, Wigginton, Tring, UK
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