Wycombe Friends of the Earth

Anniversary of Environment Centre (2001)
2020-05-17 | Wycombe Environment Centre, Chilterns Shopping Centre,, High Wycombe, HP13 5ES
The Wycombe Environment Centre (on Holywell Mead near the Rye) was founded in 17 May 2001 by Frances Alexander.
Due to financial constraints it has re-located a number of times e.g. to West Wycombe Rd and to Chilterns Shopping Centre (2014-2016).
Contact details on website www.ecobuzz.org.uk/contact
or message them via Facebook – www.facebook.com/WycombeEnvironmentCentre

Walk to school week (MOVED TO OCTOBER 2020)
2020-05-18 - 2020-05-22
Join over a million pupils and their families to celebrate walking to school.
Challenge everyone in your school to walk every day during Walk to School Week and make a real difference to your children’s happiness and wellbeing.
UK.
Every 3rd Monday of May, till Friday.

OTHER ECO EVENTS & GROUPS
2020-06-01, 2020-07-01
Some local environmental organisations list their own events.
Click on the link to their websites below and search for ‘what’s on’ or ‘events’:
Chiltern Rangers
Chinnor and Thame Friends of the Earth
Extinction Rebellion Chilterns
High Wycombe Beekeepers
High Wycombe & Marlow Vegans
Population Matters High Wycombe
Revive the Wye
Wycombe for Climate Action
Wycombe Environment Centre
Wycombe Wildlife Group
See also…
Food shops and markets selling LOCAL produce
Friends of the Earth (London)
Marlow Repair Cafe (March, June and Sept)
Population Matters (London)
Ten Mile Menu (local vegbox delivery)

Wycombe FoE Monthly Meeting (remote meeting; AGM postponed)
2020-06-03 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Quaker Meeting House, 25 London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1BJ, United Kingdom
Email us at wycombefoe@yahoo.co.uk for more info.

Conservation volunteering - probably CANCELLED
2020-06-04 10:00 - 13:00, 2020-07-02 10:00 - 13:00 | Wycombe Lido Swimming pool, The Rye , HighWycombe, United Kingdom
Every Thursday the Chiltern Rangers run a volunteer conservation group which is open to all.
Come along and meet the group at Wycombe Rye Lido Car Park and keep fit while helping to take care of your local environment at woodlands.
Tools, gloves and hot drinks are provided. Please wear stout footwear and appropriate clothing suitable for outdoors activities and the weather. If you would like to get involved then please contact us – info@chilternrangers.co.uk
More events are on their website.

Environment Day
2020-06-05
United Nations World Environment Day is a day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries.
Above all, it is the ‘people’s day’ for doing something to take care of the Earth or become an agent of change. That ‘something’ can be focused locally, nationally or globally; it can be a solo action or involve a crowd.
See website for events and more information.
Worldwide. Every 5th June.

Oceans day
2020-06-08
World Oceans Day is the United Nations’ recognized day of ocean celebration and action.
Worldwide. Every 8th June.

Desertification and drought day
2020-06-17
United Nations day to combat desertification and drought.
​There is probably no greater issue than land in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals that touches everyone. From the food we eat, to the clothes we wear and the houses we live – it all stems from land resources. In order to “leave no one behind” as proclaimed in the new Sustainable Development Goals, achieving land degradation neutrality needs to be in the forefront to meet our requirements and develop sustainability.
Every 17th June. Worldwide.

Clean air day (moved in 2020 to 8th October)
2020-06-18
Clean Air Day is a chance for the whole country (UK) to come together and improve air quality through collective action.
Find out more about air pollution and how it can impact your health.
Usually every 3rd Thursday of June, but postponed in 2020 due to Corona virus.

Rainforest day
2020-06-22
A collaborative effort to raise awareness and encourage action to save one of Earth’s most precious resources, our rainforests.
Worldwide, every 22 June.

Wycombe FoE Monthly Meeting (remote meeting)
2020-07-01 19:30 - 20:30, 2020-08-05 19:30 - 20:30, 2020-09-02 19:30 - 20:30

World population day
2020-07-11
In 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme recommended that 11 July be observed by the international community as World Population Day, a day to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues.

Worldwide, every 11th July.

For events local to High Wycombe email highwycombegroup@populationmatters.org
For events further afield, see www.populationmatters.org.

Pann Mill Open day (cancelled)
2020-07-12 11:00 - 17:00 | Pann Mill, The Rye (nr Busy Bees nursery), High Wycombe, HP11 1BJ, United Kingdom
Enjoy a walk round the Rye and stop in on Pann Mill for cake/tea/coffee and view the variety of stands.
Flour made in Pann Mill is usually on sale (dependent on water levels).
Possible environmental stalls: High Wycombe Beekeepers (sale of locally made honey)

OTHER ECO EVENTS & GROUPS
2020-08-01, 2020-09-01, 2020-10-01
Some local environmental organisations list their own events.
Click on the link to their websites below and search for ‘what’s on’ or ‘events’:
Chiltern Rangers
Chinnor and Thame Friends of the Earth
Extinction Rebellion Chilterns
High Wycombe Beekeepers
High Wycombe & Marlow Vegans
Population Matters High Wycombe
Revive the Wye
Wycombe for Climate Action
Wycombe Environment Centre
Wycombe Wildlife Group
See also…
Food shops and markets selling LOCAL produce
Friends of the Earth (London)
Marlow Repair Cafe
Population Matters (London)
Ten Mile Menu (local vegbox delivery)

Conservation volunteering - CANCELLED?
2020-08-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Wycombe Lido Swimming pool, The Rye , HighWycombe, United Kingdom

Earth Overshoot Day
2020-08-22
Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. We maintain this deficit by liquidating stocks of ecological resources and accumulating waste, primarily carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Earth Overshoot Day is hosted and calculated by Global Footprint Network, an international think tank that coordinates research, develops methodological standards and provides decision-makers with a menu of tools to help the human economy operate within Earth’s ecological limits.
Every year has different date depending on how sustainable we are; worldwide.

Conservation volunteering
2020-09-03 10:00 - 13:00 | Wycombe Lido Swimming pool, The Rye , HighWycombe, United Kingdom

Pann Mill Open day (cancelled due to Covid19)
2020-09-13 11:00 - 17:00 | Pann Mill, The Rye (nr Busy Bees nursery), High Wycombe, HP11 1BJ, United Kingdom
Enjoy a walk round the Rye and stop in on Pann Mill for cake/tea/coffee and view the variety of stands.
Flour made in Pann Mill is usually on sale (dependent on water levels).
Likely eco stalls: Wycombe Friends of the Earth and High Wycombe Beekeepers.
Coincides with Heritage Open Days.

Ozone layer day
2020-09-16
UN international Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
Worldwide, every 16th September.

Zero emissions day
2020-09-21
The Global 24 hour Moratorium on the use of Fossil Fuels.
Worldwide, every 21 September

Recycle week
2020-09-21 - 2020-09-27
The aim of the week is to encourage people to think about all those items that often get forgotten about when recycling at home. And to encourage people to recycle more, waste less and take up the challenge for sustainable living.
From third or fourth Monday in September, to Sunday.

World Contraception Day
2020-09-26
The annual worldwide campaign centers around a vision where every pregnancy is wanted. Launched in 2007, WCD’s mission is to improve awareness of contraception and to enable young people to make informed choices on their sexual and reproductive health.
From a sustainability and climate change viewpoint this is also important because having one fewer child has a bigger impact than going vegan, flying less or not using fossil fuels, combined!
Worldwide, every 26th September.

Animal welfare day
2020-10-04
The aim of Animal welfare day is to raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe. To achieve this, they encourage animal welfare organisations, community groups, youth and children’s clubs, businesses and individuals to organise events in celebration of World Animal Day.
Worldwide, every 4th Oct.

'No disposable cup' day
2020-10-04
Founded by Ed Gemmell in 2019 (4 October is the feast day of St Francis of Assisi who it the patron saint of the environment)
The aim is to…
1. get everyone not to use a disposable cup for one day while raising awareness of the massive waste problem caused by disposable cups
2. get disposable cups withdrawn or banned completely
3. help in the battle against global heating and climate change.
Every 4th Oct, worldwide.
