Wycombe Friends of the Earth

Prevention of environmental exploitation in armed conflict
2017-11-06
A Worldwide Event every 6th of November.

Population Matters High Wycombe - meet on most Tuesdays
2017-11-07 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | Lido Cafe on the Rye, The Rye (off Bassetsbury Lane), High Wycombe, HP11 1QX
Non-profit group Population Matters High Wycombe currently meet most Tuesdays at the Lido Cafe on the Rye.
Contact us on highwycombegroup@populationmatters.org if you want to attend. You can buy your lunch in the Cafe or bring your own.
The group aims to further gender equality and women’s empowerment because when women have equal say in determining family size, they generally opt for smaller families and smaller families are more sustainable. We also try to improve access to family planning services, because 200 million women worldwide currently don’t have adequate access. This is especially important in developing countries such as Africa where birth rates and malnutrition are high.
See top solutions to climate change according to recent research:
www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/12/want-to-fight-climate-change-have-fewer-children
and www.drawdown.org/solutions-summary-by-rank

World Fair Trade week
2017-11-08 - 2017-11-15
An initiative of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), the World Fair Trade Week is the most important event for Fair Trade at the global level.

Waste Reduction Week
2017-11-18 - 2017-11-26 | A WorldWide Event
European Week for Waste Reduction.
(Third Saturday of November, till a week on Sunday)

Fisheries Day
2017-11-21
Worldwide Event (every 21 November)
World Fisheries day is celebrated every year throughout the world by the fisherfolk communities. Fishing communities worldwide celebrate this day through rallies, workshops, public meetings, cultural programs, dramas, exhibition, music show, and demonstrations to highlight the importance of maintaining the world’s fisheries..
www.gdrc.org/doyourbit/21_11-fisheries-day.html

Buy Nothing Day
2017-11-24 | A WorldWide Event
It’s a day where you challenge yourself, your family and friends to switch off from shopping and tune into life. The rules are simple, for 24 hours you will detox from shopping and anyone can take part provided they spend a day without spending!
Every fourth Friday in November, worldwide.
www.buynothingday.co.uk

Tree week
2017-11-25 - 2017-12-03
National Tree Week is the UK’s largest tree celebration annually launching the start of the winter tree planting season. It is a great chance for communities to do something positive for their local treescape. Each year, The Tree Council’s member organisations such as voluntary bodies and local authorities, up to 200 schools and community groups, our 8,000 Tree Wardens and many others, support the initiative by setting up fun, worthwhile and accessible events, inspiring upward of a quarter of a million people to get their hands dirty and together plant around a million trees.
UK, Saturday to Sunday.

OTHER LOCAL EVENTS
2017-12-01, 2018-01-01, 2018-02-01
Note for using this calendar.
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
High Wycombe Beekeepers
Marlow in Transition
Revive the Wye
Wycombe Environment Centre
Wycombe Wildlife Group
And see…
Food shops and markets selling LOCAL produce
UK Friends of the Earth
UK Population Matters

Eco drinks in the Falcon - Occasional Fridays
2017-12-01 16:00 - 17:30, 2018-01-05 16:00 - 17:30, 2018-02-02 16:00 - 17:30, 2018-03-02 16:00 - 17:30 | Falcon pub, 9 Cornmarket, High Wycombe, HP11 2AX, United Kingdom
We are an environmentally aware group of individuals who occasionally meet up in the Falcon pub (off Church Street, in High Wycombe town centre).
If you are interested in coming along, please email Roland at rxb@supanet.com a few days in advance, so we can confirm the Friday and look out for you at the venue.
The Falcon’s sustainable fish and chips is also recommended.

Population Matters High Wycombe - meet on occasional Tuesdays
2017-12-05 13:00 - 14:00, 2018-01-02 13:00 - 14:00, 2018-02-06 13:00 - 14:00 | Lido Cafe on the Rye, The Rye (off Bassetsbury Lane), High Wycombe, HP11 1QX
Non-profit group Population Matters High Wycombe meet on occasional Tuesdays at the Lido Cafe on the Rye.
Contact us on highwycombegroup@populationmatters.org if you want to attend. You can buy your lunch in the Cafe or bring your own.
The group aims to further gender equality and women’s empowerment because when women have equal say in determining family size, they generally opt for smaller families and smaller families are more sustainable. We also try to improve access to family planning services, because 200 million women worldwide currently don’t have adequate access. This is especially important in developing countries such as Africa where birth rates and malnutrition are high.
See top solutions to climate change according to recent research:
www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/12/want-to-fight-climate-change-have-fewer-children
and www.drawdown.org/solutions-summary-by-rank

Wycombe Friends of the Earth - Monthly Meeting (Annual mince pies likely)
2017-12-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Friends Meeting House, 25 London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1BJ
Everyone is welcome to come along for a cup of tea and chat.
Easy parking (free from 7pm) is available at the car park next to Trinity Reformed Church. Only 5min walk to the Friends Meeting House from there.
Bus stop is also right next to the church.
Email us at wycombefoe@yahoo.co.uk for more info.

Conservation volunteering - EVERY Thursday of the month (except on 28th!)
2017-12-07 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

Anniversary of Climate change agreement in Paris (2015)
2017-12-12
A historical worldwide agreement in Paris to limit increase in temperature to 2 degrees Centigrade.
Have words transformed to deeds?

No conservation work on 28th Dec due to Xmas hols !
2017-12-28

Wycombe Friends of the Earth - MEETUP IN THE FALCON
2018-01-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Falcon pub, 9 Cornmarket, High Wycombe, HP11 2AX, United Kingdom
JANUARY MEETING WILL BE HELD AS SOCIAL GATHERING IN THE FALCON PUB (HIGH STREET) FROM 7.30 PM.
ALL WELCOME.
Email us at wycombefoe@yahoo.co.uk for more info.

Conservation volunteering - EVERY Thursday of the month
2018-01-04 10:00 - 13:00, 2018-02-01 10:00 - 13:00, 2018-03-01 10:00 - 13:00 | Wycombe Lido Swimming pool, The Rye , HighWycombe, United Kingdom

Wycombe Environment Centre AGM
2018-01-13 10:50 - 13:00 | Bucks New University, High Wycombe Campus, Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2JZ, United Kingdom
Please sign in at the main reception desk at 10.50 am. You will then be taken to Room G505
Wycombe Env Centre moved from their premises in Chilterns Shopping Centre in 2016, but have been discussing new premises/projects with Bucks County council.
More information will be given at the AGM.
All welcome.

World Wetlands Day
2018-02-02
World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
2nd of February every year; worldwide.

Wycombe Friends of the Earth - Monthly Meeting
2018-02-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Friends Meeting House, 25 London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1BJ
Everyone is welcome to come along for a cup of tea and chat. Or get stuck in and start campaigning (to improve local air quality, reduce food waste etc etc).
Easy parking (free from 7pm) is available at the car park next to Trinity Reformed Church. Only 5min walk to the Friends Meeting House from there.
Bus stop is also right next to the church.
Email us at wycombefoe@yahoo.co.uk for more info.

Fairtrade fortnight
2018-02-26 - 2018-03-11
The people who grow the food we take for granted can’t always feed their own families. Fairtrade can support farmers and workers to put food on the table for their families by harnessing the power of a Fairtrade breakfast. During Fairtrade Fortnight, we will be encouraging campaigners to inspire Big Fairtrade Breakfasts in their community – and wake others up to the challenges facing farmers and workers.

OTHER LOCAL EVENTS
2018-03-01
Note for using this calendar.
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
High Wycombe Beekeepers
Marlow in Transition
Revive the Wye
Wycombe Environment Centre
Wycombe Wildlife Group
And see…
Food shops and markets selling LOCAL produce
UK Friends of the Earth
Population Matters
