KEEP IT GREEN
Love where you live? Want to help make a change to the way you live and cut down on your carbon footprint? From places and products to events and community initiatives – check out these sustainability-centric events occurring here on your doorstep in Surrey this April. Keep it clean. Keep it green.
REWARDS FOR RESIDENTS WHO LEAVE THE CAR AT HOME
A free app has been launched in Surrey to reward residents who clock up their miles by walking, cycling, running, scooting or using public transport. With 41% of emissions in Surrey coming from transport, the BetterPoints app encourages residents to become more active whilst also helping the environment by reducing car travel for local journeys. The app tracks journeys and awards points in return which can be translated into high street vouchers or charity donations. It also shows the user how far they have travelled and how many calories they have burned in the process.
For more information, visit surrey.gov.uk
KILO SALE / APRIL 2 / ZERO, GUILDFORD
Bargains galore are in-store at this Vintage Kilo sale, held at ZERO in Guildford’s town centre this month. Thrift-seekers and those with a penchant for yesteryears threads can sift through rails upon rails of preloved, vintage and retro garms. Shop by weight and pick up vintage threads whilst re-using other’s unwanted items, all the while saving perfectly good clobber from the pitfalls of landfill.
For more information, visit zerocarbonguildford.org
VOLUNTEER DAY: TREE POPPING TO MAINTAIN CHALK GRASSLAND / APRIL 4, 13 + 20 / REDHILL + CHIPSTEAD
If you’re keen on conserving Surrey’s rich and diverse wild landscapes, then sign up and become a Surrey Wildlife Trust volunteer. From clearing common lands to providing nature with habitats to thrive and flourish, Surrey Wildlife Trust looks after a range of sites scattered across the county. This month, help’s needed to do a spot of tree popping in order to maintain the chalk grassland habitats in Redhill and Chipstead.
For more information, visit surreywildlifetrust.org
ETHICAL VEGAN EVENTS / APRIL 9, 10, 16 + 24 / EGHAM, GUILDFORD, WALTON + EPSOM
Ethical Vegan Events will once again be popping up throughout Surrey with their excellent markets. Free to attend, expect to find a host of vegan foodie treats and eats as well as a range of vegan products for you and the home that has been ethically and sustainably produced. Catch them in Egham, Guildford,
For more information, visit ethicalveganevents.co.uk
PEOPLE, PLANET, PINT: SUSTAINABILITY PROFESSIONALS MEET-UP / APRIL 21 / THE LOST BOY, FARNHAM
For those keen on cutting down on their carbon footprint in both a professional and personal capacity, get together and chat over nibbles and some of the wet stuff at this soon to be regular addition to the sustainability scene’s events calendar. Started in Glasgow after COP26, this is an informal meet-up for like-minded folk with a passion for the planet to network share ideas and practices.
For more information, visit eventbrite.co.uk
CRANLEIGH ECO FESTIVAL / APRIL 23 / CRANLEIGH ARTS CENTRE
Save the date. The largest village in England, Cranleigh, hosts their first Environmental Festival celebrating local eco-friendly initiatives and businesses that are doing their bit for the planet right on our doorstep. Be inspired to take steps to become more sustainably-led lifestyles, as well as sampling some local vegan treats and eco-friendly artisan goods.
For more information, visit cranleigharts.org
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