Wycombe Friends of the Earth

Conservation volunteering - EVERY Thursday of the month
2019-08-01 10:00 - 13:00, 2019-07-04 10:00 - 13:00, 2019-06-06 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | 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.

Wycombe for Fairtrade 5 year anniversary (date tbc)
2019-08-01 08:00 - 17:00

OTHER ECO EVENTS & GROUPS
2019-08-01
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
Extinction Rebellion Marlow
High Wycombe Beekeepers
High Wycombe & Marlow Vegans
Marlow in Transition
Population Matters High Wycombe
Revive the Wye
Wycombe Environment Centre
Wycombe Wildlife Group
See also…
Fill Food (local eco deliveries)
Food shops and markets selling LOCAL produce
Friends of the Earth (London)
HOPE (online eco shop)
Marlow Repair Cafe (March, June and Sept)
Population Matters (London)
Ten Mile Menu (local vegbox delivery)

Earth Overshoot Day
2019-07-29
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 different date depending on how sustainable we are; worldwide.

Pann Mill Open day
2019-07-14 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)

World population day
2019-07-11
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.

Wycombe Friends of the Earth - Monthly Meeting
2019-07-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Quaker Meeting House, 25 London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1BJ, United Kingdom
Everyone is welcome to come along to chat about local environmental matters. We have ongoing campaigns such as reducing plastic waste, improving local air quality, looking after our bees etc).
Easy parking (free from 7pm) is available at the car park next to Trinity United Reformed Church (only 5min walk to the meeting venue).
Bus stop is also right next to the church as well.
Email us at wycombefoe@yahoo.co.uk for more info.

OTHER LOCAL ECO EVENTS
2019-07-01
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
Chiltern Green Party
Chinnor and Thame Friends of the Earth
Extinction Rebellion Marlow
High Wycombe Beekeepers
High Wycombe & Marlow Vegans
Marlow in Transition
Population Matters High Wycombe
Revive the Wye
Wycombe Environment Centre
Wycombe Wildlife Group
And see…
Marlow Repair Cafe (March, June and Sept)
Fill Food
Food shops and markets selling LOCAL produce
Friends of the Earth (London)
Population Matters (London)

Clean air day
2019-06-20
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.
Every 3rd(?) Thursday of June.

Combating desertification day
2019-06-17
World day to combat desertification.
​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.

Bike ride from Cryers Hill (part of National Bike Week)
2019-06-11 19:00 - 22:00
Time includes drink at pub.
More info at…
https://www.cyclinguk.org/event/chiltern-explorer

Plastic attack (returning surplus plastic before leaving shops)
2019-06-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Sainsburys High Wycombe, Oxford Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2DN, United Kingdom
Plastic Attacks are now spreading across the world. A small group of shoppers decided they had had enough of excessive amounts of plastic packaging. Their idea was simple, ‘just leave it all behind!’
Now Plastic Attack comes to High Wycombe!
The group meet outside the supermarket holding banners, hand out informative flyers and talk to other shoppers in order to raise awareness of the cause. They then encourage the other everyday people coming to the supermarket to do their shopping to join in the event on the day.
The shoppers then enter the shop, fill their trolleys with the general items they require for their weeks food shopping and head to the checkouts.
Their goods are then paid for as normal.
After checkout the shoppers then start to strip all the plastic packaging from the food they have purchased and it is collected into trolleys by the organisers.
Food is then repackaged into reusable containers and bags often made from alternative plastic free materials. The organisers try to provide any shoppers who don’t have their own bags and containers with bags and boxes which they have saved from going to landfill to be reused at the event.
The management at the store are then informed that the plastic packaging will be left behind as a direct protest about the overuse of this unnecessary waste, and that the supermarket now take responsibility for ensuring it is recycled correctly.
They are then asked pass the message on (in the form of a letter or information, and any petitions as signed by shoppers and concerned local people) to senior levels of management in the hope that they will listen to their customers, and both change the way they package their products and put pressure on their suppliers to do the same.
Food is then either taken home by the shoppers or sometimes people donate this to local food banks or other local charities through the organisers if they wish.

Bike week
2019-06-08 - 2019-06-16
National Bike Week is an annual opportunity to promote cycling, and show how cycling can easily be part of everyday life by encouraging ‘everyday cycling for everyone’. Demonstrating the social, health and environmental benefits of cycling, the week aims to get people to give cycling a go all over the UK, whether this be for fun, as a means of getting around to work or school, the local shops or just to visit friends.
See website for events near you.
Every 2nd Saturday of June. UK.

Oceans day
2019-06-08
World Oceans Day is the United Nations-recognized day of ocean celebration and action.
Worldwide. Every 8th June.

Wycombe Friends of the Earth - AGM
2019-06-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Quaker Meeting House, 25 London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1BJ, United Kingdom
For our AGM we have a guest speaker from National Friends of the Earth. He will be talking about climate change and wheat we can do. All welcome!
Bus stop is also right next to the Trinity Reformed Church (only 5min walk to the meeting venue). Free parking (from 7pm) is available at the car park next to the church.
Email us at wycombefoe@yahoo.co.uk for more info.

Environment Day
2019-06-05
World Environment Day is the United Nations’ most important 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.

Projections of UK population published in June
2019-06-01
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/roads need to be built, as well as how many carbon emissions will be emitted.

OTHER LOCAL ECO EVENTS
2019-06-01
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
Extinction Rebellion Marlow
High Wycombe Beekeepers
High Wycombe & Marlow Vegans
Marlow in Transition
Population Matters High Wycombe
Revive the Wye
Wycombe Environment Centre
Wycombe Wildlife Group
And see…
Marlow Repair Cafe (March, June and Sept)
Fill Food
Food shops and markets selling LOCAL produce
Friends of the Earth (London)
Population Matters (London)

Talk by 'Wycombe for Fairtrade'
2019-05-20 19:00 - 21:30 | Wrights Meadow Centre, Wrights Meadow Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1SQ, United Kingdom
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.

Walk to school week
2019-05-20 - 2019-05-24
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.

Anniversary of Environment Centre (2001)
2019-05-17 | Wycombe Environment Centre, Chilterns Shopping Centre,, High Wycombe, HP13 5ES
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 page – www.facebook.com/WycombeEnvironmentCentre

Vegetarian week
2019-05-13 - 2019-05-19
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.

Pann Mill Open day
2019-05-12 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 (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 of National mills weekend.

World Fairtrade Day
2019-05-11
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.

Compost awareness week
2019-05-05 - 2019-05-11
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

Conservation volunteering - EVERY Thursday of the month
2019-05-02 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 on their website.

Wycombe Friends of the Earth - Monthly Meeting
2019-05-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Quaker Meeting House, 25 London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1BJ, United Kingdom
Everyone is welcome to come along to chat about local environmental matters. We have ongoing campaigns such as reducing plastic waste, improving local air quality, looking after our bees etc).
Easy parking (free from 7pm) is available at the car park next to Trinity Reformed Church (only 5min walk to the meeting venue).
Bus stop is also right next to the church as well.
Email us at wycombefoe@yahoo.co.uk for more info.

OTHER LOCAL ECO EVENTS
2019-05-01
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
Extinction Rebellion Marlow
High Wycombe Beekeepers
Marlow in Transition
Population Matters High Wycombe
Revive the Wye
Wycombe Environment Centre
Wycombe Wildlife Group
And see…
Marlow Repair Cafe
Food shops and markets selling LOCAL produce
Friends of the Earth (London)
Population Matters (London)
