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 […]

Find out about the importance of composting and learn how to do it. Further info: www.homecomposting.org.uk and www.gardenorganic.org.uk. Worldwide. Starts every first Sunday of May, till Saturday  

Fair Trade is an agent for change. It is a tangible solution to poverty eradication, a good tool for sustainable development, and most of all Fair Trade promotes social justice. Contact High Wycombe Fairtrade group to find out if any events/stalls are happening in your area - www.wycombefairtrade.org.uk/ Worldwide. Every 2nd Saturday of May.  

Enjoy a walk round the Rye and stop in on Pann Mill for cake/tea/coffee and view the variety of stands (books, plants, brick-a-brack, charity groups etc). Flour made in Pann Mill is usually on sale (dependent on water levels). Likely environmental stalls: Wycombe Friends of the Earth and Revive the Wye. Coincides with the Sunday […]

What we eat has a huge impact on our environment and our health. See website for further details/events. UK Every 2nd or 3rd Monday in May, to Sunday.  

The Wycombe Environment Centre (on Hollywell 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 and visiting times on website: www.ecobuzz.org.uk/contact. They also have a lively Facebook […]

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.

To mark World Fair Trade Day 2019, Louise Whitaker, the Group Sustainability Manager from Bewley’s, a UK wholesaler, will be giving a presentation about Fairtrade and its economic, sustainability, environmental, and social effects on communities in the Global South. There will be time for questions and discussion after her talk.  

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 Extinction Rebellion Marlow High Wycombe Beekeepers High Wycombe & Marlow Vegans Marlow in Transition Population Matters High Wycombe […]

Every two years, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes projections for the UK population. The number of people expected to be living in the UK is one of the factors determining how many houses/roads need to be built, as well as how many carbon emissions will be emitted.