KEEP IT GREEN – ECO-FRIENDLY EVENTS
Hey you! Do you love you planet? Cut down on your carbon footprint and read the latest instalment of ‘Keep It Green’, our guide to eco-friendly and sustainable events taking place in Surrey this March.
COMMUNITY HEDGE LAYING DAY / MARCH 2 / NORTH DOWNS WAY, GUILDFORD
Surrey Hills Society is continuing to work with local landowners and farmers to plant native hedgerows across the Surrey Hills National Landscape, as part of the Surrey Hills Conservation Volunteers scheme. This will create vital wildlife corridors, as well as provide food and shelter for a variety of wildlife. Hedgerow planting is a fun activity, suitable for individuals, families and friends and a great way to enjoy the beautiful Surrey Hills landscape and its surrounding area. Native hedgerows will help to support and encourage species such as barn owls, hedgehogs, and dormice. get involved and sign up for this community day with likeminded lovers of mother earth. No experience necessary.
For more information, visit surreyhills.org
PLANT-BASED ARTISAN MARKET / MARCH 2, 17 + 23 / GODALMING, FARNHAM + KINGSTON
Want a cleaner, greener way to shop? Check out these Plant-Based Artisan Market’s taking place across Surrey this March. 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.
For more information, visit ethicalveganevents.com
GUILDFORD’S AFFORDABLE PK POP-UP / MARCH 2 / GUILDFORD CATHEDRAL
Bargains galore are in-store at the Preloved Vintage Kilo sale, held at Guildford Cathedral this March. 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 others unwanted items all the while saving perfectly good clobber from the pitfalls of landfill.
For more information, visit prelovedkilo.com
REIGATE SUSTAINABILITY MARKET / MARCH 9 / METHODIST CHURCH, HIGH STREET, REIGATE
The Reigate Sustainability Market arrives at Reigate Methodist Church on Reigate High Street this month, Bringing together local organisations, artisans, food & drink producers and businesses that share a passion for sustainability. Spend the day learning how to make your life choices more sustainable and be inspired to change your ways to live in a cleaner and altogether greener environment.
For more information, visit nature-reclaimed.shop
THE BIG PLASTIC COUNT / MARCH 11 – 17 / EVERYWHERE
Nearly 100 billion pieces of plastic packaging are thrown away by UK households every year, and just 12% is recycled in the UK?!?! For one week in March, thousands of schools, households, community groups and businesses will be coming together to count their plastic waste. And we want you to join them. get involved and play your part in the Big Plastic Count.
For more information, visit thebigplasticcount.com
THE PLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE / MARCH 22 / PAINSHILL, COBHAM
Honeybees tend to be the ‘poster girls’ for the threats faced by our insect pollinators but it’s our wild bees – and in particular our Bumblebees – that are actually under threat. Only eight of our twenty-four species are widespread; we have lost two species completely and an additional nine are threatened with extinction. Bumblebees face a perfect storm of problems – habitat loss, pesticides, climate change – but also competition from honeybees. As well as looking at some of the history of Bumblebees (do you know why they are called ‘bumblebees’?) and how they differ from other bees you’ll also learn how to take practical steps to protect these fascinating creatures.
For more information, visit painshill.co.uk
EARTH HOUR / MARCH 23 / EVERYWHERE
Taking place at 8:30 pm, Earth Hour helps to raise awareness of how our actions are damaging the planet. Climate change is harming wildlife, oceans are being suffocated by plastic, and the forests and wild places which animals call home are being destroyed. So pledge to the planet, and switch it off for an hour this March, as well as do something positive for planet earth simultaneously. Whether it’s picking up litter on your street, planting a tree, or cooking dinner with sustainable ingredients – show Mother Earth some love at 8.30 pm!
For more information, visit earthhour.org