Wycombe Friends of the Earth

Wycombe FoE Monthly Meeting
2021-09-01 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-11-03 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
Format of meeting TBD (Zoom and/or Physical location)
We welcome new input and faces, so lets hear from you.

Repair Cafe
2021-09-11 10:00 - 13:00
Repair Cafe, Saturday 11th September in Parish Church (All Saints), 10am-1pm on WFoE events calendar.

Pann Mill Open day 11am until approx 5pm
2021-09-12 | 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
2021-09-16
UN international Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
Worldwide, every 16th September.

Great Big Green Week
2021-09-18 - 2021-09-26
In September communities across the country will join together for the Great Big Green Week. It will be the biggest event for climate and nature ever in the UK, and everyone’s invited.
Events will range from art installations, to concerts to community stalls, to climate cafes, and everything in between; hosted by teachers, bus drivers, sport clubs, artists, community groups, places of worship, builders and anyone who cares about climate change.
UK, every September.

Recycle week
2021-09-20 - 2021-09-26
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.

Zero emissions day
2021-09-21
The Global 24 hour Moratorium on the use of Fossil Fuels.
Worldwide, every 21 September

Car free day
2021-09-22
On 22 September people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighbourhood blocks to remind the world that we don’t have to accept our car-dominated society.
(Worldwide, every 22 September)

World Contraception Day
2021-09-26
The annual worldwide campaign centres 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 similar impact as going vegan, not flying, not driving or not using fossil fuels.
Worldwide, every 26th September.

Vegetarian day
2021-10-01
To raise awareness of the benefits of a vegetarian diet in terms of ethics, health and environmental sustainability.
Worldwide, every 1st October.

OTHER ECO GROUPS & EVENTS
2021-10-01, 2021-11-01
Click link below…
List of environmental organisations in the Wycombe area
For events, click on the link to their websites and search for ‘what’s on’ or similar.

Projections of UK population to be published in October
2021-10-01
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/schools/roads need to be built, as well as how much greenhouse gas will be emitted.

Animal welfare day
2021-10-04
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
2021-10-04
Founded by councillor 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.

Energy efficiency day
2021-10-06
But efficiency is year-round. Save Money. Cut Carbon. Breathe Easier.
Worldwide, every 7th October.

Wycombe FoE Monthly Meeting
2021-10-06 19:30 - 21:00
Format of meeting (Zoom and Physical location)
We welcome new input and faces, so lets hear from you.

Repair Café
2021-10-09 10:00 - 13:00, 2021-11-13 10:00 - 13:00
A Repair Café, run by volunteers and organised by Wycombe Environment, is now operating in High Wycombe
(All Saints Parish Church in the centre of High Wycombe). Bring your broken household items that you cannot get done commercially (mechanical, electrical or textile) and you may be able to get them repaired.
There will be no charge (except if a new part is required), although any donations will be welcome.
Every 2nd Saturday of the month, in High Wycombe.
(note also that there are other Repair Cafes in Bucks, eg in Marlow)

World Food Day
2021-10-16
Food day is celebrated in the worldwide in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945.
Every 16th October, worldwide.

Prevention of environmental exploitation in armed conflict
2021-11-06
Worldwide, every 6th of November.

Global Day of Action
2021-11-06 11:00 - 15:00
Join Wycombe Friends of the Earth and other green groups on Wycombe High Street / White Hart Street from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm (at least) this Saturday, 06 November, to find out about the climate emergency, what you can do to help, and how you can send an urgent message directly to COP26 in Glasgow.

Time is running out to save the planet we love. We need to act now!

Anniversary of Low Carbon Chilterns (10 years)
2021-11-07
LCCC is a ‘bone fide cooperative’, registered by the FSA as IPS No. 31454R on
7 November 2011. We are a member owned and run, not-for-profit, community organisation helping the community to save energy and generate its own clean power.

Fisheries Day
2021-11-21
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
Worldwide Event (every 21 November).

Buy Nothing Day
2021-11-26 | 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
2021-11-27 - 2021-12-05
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, 4th Saturday in November, to Sunday in a week.

Population Matters High Wycombe AGM
2021-11-28 15:00 - 15:40
Population Matters HW are having an AGM on Sunday 28th Nov, 3pm. All welcome! To get a Zoom link please email highwycombegroup@populationmatters.org.

OTHER ECO GROUPS & EVENTS
2021-12-01
Click links below…
List of environmental organisations in the Wycombe area
For events, click on the link to their websites and search for ‘what’s on’ or similar.

List of environmental events (maintained by Wycombe Environment Centre)
This is basically a pinned post on their Facebook page.

Wycombe FoE Monthly Meeting (Xmas 'edition')
2021-12-01 19:30 - 21:00
