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Projects in 2024

Saturday 15 March 2025 9.12am

2024 was an busy year for Herefordshire Council’s Greener Footprints initiative and the Herefordshire Climate and Nature Parnership Board, who regularly contribute their time and expertise. A full summary of engagements has now been publicised. The y…

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Wye, River, conservation, herefordshire

£1m Funding for Wye Recovery

Friday 14 March 2025 11.55am

The Welsh and UK Government have tthis week announced a new £1 million joint research initiative to tackle water quality issues in the River Wye.  The Welsh Deputy First Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, and UK Government’s Water Minister, Emma Hardy,…

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River Wye farmland view

Wyescapes Landscape Recovery area extended

Thursday 6 March 2025 4.51pm

Defra has approved a land area expansion for the Wyescapes Landscape Recovery Project. This brings the total project area to 5125 hectares. Thanks to strong support from local farmers, the project’s ambition of restoring river corridors of the Wye an…

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Nature Recovery Mapping - a webinar for town and parish councils

Webinar recording available

Friday 7 February 2025 4.08pm

Nature Recovery Mapping in Herefordshire - webinar recording from Wednesday 22 January 2025 now available. The recent webinar, held for Town and Parish Councils in Herefordshire sought to describe the mapping process, answers some key questions, and…

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Herefordshire schools take part in COP

Wednesday 11 December 2024 12.42pm

Students from seven local schools took on the role of negotiating teams during the United Nations climate change conference (COP29) at a youth climate summit organised and hosted by Herefordshire Council. The event, held on Wednesday 4 December, e…

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Webinar: Heat pumps, Solar, and Battery for home and business. Thursday 14th November 12:30 - 1:15

Upcoming Webinar now taking registrations

Thursday 31 October 2024 10.28am

An upcoming webinar on heat pumps, solar, and battery storage systems is now taking registrations. Hosted by Herefordshire Council’s Greener Footprints Initiative, with expert speakers from Herefordshire Low Carbon Technology Centre (Herefordshire,…

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Upcoming - FREE farm carbon workshop

Thursday 19 September 2024 3.18pm

Planned for Thursday 3rd October as part of the Herefordshire Council project supporting the county’s farmers to reduce on-farm emissions. Forming part of the action plan put forward by the farming subgroup of the Climate and Nature Partnership Boar…

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get strarted with your school climate action plan - a free webinar for Herefordshire schools

Climate Action Plans Webinar for Herefordshire Schools

Wednesday 18 September 2024 3.20pm

Herefordshire Council’s Sustainability and Climate Change Team is working in partnership with ‘Let’s go Zero’ to hold a free webinar for schools on Friday 18 October from 3.45pm – 4.30pm, aiming to help schools ‘Get started with their school climate…

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Electric Vehicle Charging Points in the community: Free Webinar for Herefordshire parish councils, village halls, and community buildings

Free Webinar on EV charging in the community

Friday 30 August 2024 12.44pm

Thursday 12th September, 12.45 to 2pm Book now to join this free webinar for parish councils, village halls and other Herefordshire community buildings. Is your Herefordshire Parish Council or community building interested in getting an Electric Ve…

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Gardening equipment sits outside of a greenhouse

Students' Gardening Club Project brought to life

Tuesday 9 July 2024 1.02pm

Back in June 2023 Hereford Cathedral Junior School took part in the Greener Footprints Week school poster competition, and saw their entry from student Soli win top prize in the Junior category! The stipulations of the competition meant their prize…

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Metal shed housing second hand school uniform for parents to access for free or for what they can afford

Year of use for uniform shed

Monday 24 June 2024 3.28pm

Innovative uniform swapping shed at Bosbury Primary supports the environment and families. In the summer of 2023, Friends of Bosbury School (FOBS) introduced a second-hand uniform swap in a secure, self-service shed positioned within the grounds of…

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Image montage of attendees and speakers at the Big Green Business Event

Success at Big Green Business Event!

Wednesday 12 June 2024 3.20pm

Herefordshire Council and Herefordshire Means Business hosted a sold-out business networking breakfast earlier this week, at the Shell Store on Skylon Park, as part of Greener Footprints Week. Some 100 delegates from a broad range of Herefordshire or…

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Greener Footprints Week 8-16th June 2024

Greener Footprint Week is here!

Friday 7 June 2024 9.37am

This year, Greener Footprints is again taking part in the Great Big Green Week with events, a competition, and other opportunities for you to engage with. The theme of the week is ‘swapping for good’ – can you make a swap to help the climate and nat…

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Two students lean in over a tray filled with pond water resting on a log stump.

Pond dipping delight at Bosbury Primary School

Tuesday 21 May 2024 11.55am

Tadpoles, Dragonfly and Water Boatman – a school pond, and new equipment, offers students at Bosbury Primary School the chance to see a wonderful array of wildlife up close. In late April, officers in the Sustainability and Climate Change team at H…

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The Big Green Business Event shell Store Skylon park

Big Green Business Event

Friday 10 May 2024 12.12pm

The Herefordshire Means Business (HMBiz) Team are hosting a Big Green Business Event, in partnership with Herefordshire Council's Greener Footprints initiative on Tuesday 11 June at the Shell Store, Skylon Park, Hereford from 8am to 12pm. The event…

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Farm Carbon Workshop: Learn how to weatherpproof your farm 23 april 2024 9am-1.30pm at broockhampton village hall HR1 4SG

Farm Carbon Workshop: Learn how to weatherproof your farm

Wednesday 17 April 2024 3.02pm

Herefordshire Council are delighted to be partnering with 4R Reassurance to deliver a farm carbon workshop, featuring regenerative agricultural consultancy Neils Corfield, focusing on grazing and mixed farming operations. The changing climate is cre…

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