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Schools Energy & Climate Change Webinar

Monday 23 October 2023 1.27pm

A webinar organised to share to information on new free support that is now available for schools in Herefordshire. Led by Herefordshire Council’s Sustainability & Climate Change team, in partnership with Let’s Go Zero. Thursday 9th November, 4p…

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Enjoy a local feast with Herefordshire Food Alliance this Autumn

Wednesday 18 October 2023 2.45pm

The Herefordshire Food Alliance are working to build good local food for all - and this means food that is good for our rivers and countryside too!  They are running three events this Autumn celebrating food which has been produced locally by Herefo…

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Upcycling made easy

Thursday 17 August 2023 4.05pm

Do you want to reduce waste, save money and be unique? Then this is your moment to explore the beauty and benefits of upcycling… Looking for a fabulous way to entertain the kids this holiday, or a gift for that impossible-to-buy-for friend, or just…

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Photo of lady and child with a bike that they have won in a prize draw by making a Greener Footprints pledge

Small steps (and cycle rides) can make the biggest difference...

Wednesday 2 August 2023 2.38pm

During the county's first Greener Footprints Week in June, everyone who made a pledge to help the environment was entered into a grand prize draw to win a bike, and the first one has been picked up and cycled away by Llangrove's Lucy Hoare, pictured…

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Greener Footprints Business Champion Awards

Greener Footprints Business Champion Awards Launched

Thursday 6 July 2023 10.23am

We are opening nominations for the Greener Footprints Business Champion of the Year and Greener Footprints Team of the Year Awards. We are looking for individuals and teams who have put in extra effort to make a difference to the planet. Perhaps you…

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Get involved in Greener Footprints Week

Friday 9 June 2023 12.49pm

From 10-18 June we’re holding our first ever Greener Footprints Week in Herefordshire, as part of Great Big Green Week – and we want you to get involved! Click here to find out more.

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Hereford FC join the Greener Footprints ’30 for 2030’ as the campaign launches its first Awareness Week

Friday 9 June 2023 12.46pm

Herefordshire's Greener Footprints campaign has announced that Hereford Football Club has signed up as its 30th ‘30 for 2030’ ambassador. Launched in spring 2022, the ’30 for 2030’ business initiative set out to bring together organisations from acr…

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Pictured left to right are: Mark Stacey (4R Group), Jonathan Lloyd (4R Reassurance), Richard Vaughan (Sustainability & Climate Change Manager, Herefordshire Council), Nigel Box (4R Reassurance), Ali Parker (Herefordshire NFU), Steve Klenk (Chair, of Farm Herefordshire and Chair of Climate and Nature Board's  farming sub-group)

First of 30 farm carbon audits takes place

Friday 3 March 2023 12.18pm

The first carbon audit has taken place at a Herefordshire farm this week as part of the county's drive to reach net zero by 2030. The audit, which was funded by Herefordshire Council's Climate Reserve as part of the Greener Footprints campaign, took…

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Man standing by the Old Bridge in Hereford with a Beryl electric bike

More Beryl E-Bikes now available to use in Hereford

Wednesday 1 March 2023 5.12pm

The number of Beryl Bikes has increased across Hereford once again with 47 new e-bikes now available to hire. Further e-bikes will also be added over the coming weeks, which will mean there will soon be a total of 200 bikes and 104 e-bikes available…

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Lady purchasing milk from a vending shed in Herefordshire

Herefordshire Food Alliance event - Vending Sheds and Online Sales: Selling good food direct in Herefordshire

Wednesday 1 March 2023 4.56pm

Join Herefordshire Food Alliance for this online event on Wednesday March 8th from 6-8pm  Find out more about Vending Sheds and Online Sales - what’s working here, what could work and what do we need to make more direct sales happen? Great Trewern…

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