News archive: 2024

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Schools mock COP

11 December 2024

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.

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Webinar - Heat Pumps, Solar, and Battery for home and business

31 October 2024

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 (Herefo)

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Farm Carbon Workshop 03.10

19 September 2024

Planned for Thursday 3rd October as part of the Herefordshire Council project supporting the county’s farmers to reduce on-farm emissions.

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Climate Action Plans Webinar for Herefordshire Schools

18 September 2024

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 starte)

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Students Gardening Club project brought to life

9 July 2024

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!

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Bosbury uniform shed

24 June 2024

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 gr)

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Success at Big Green Business Event

12 June 2024

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)

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Greener Footprints Week is here!

7 June 2024

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 climat)

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Pond dipping delight at Bosbury Primary School

21 May 2024

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.

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Big Green Business Event

10 May 2024

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.

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Wildflower meadow at Ashperton Primary Academy

8 May 2024

In June 2023, Herefordshire Council’s Greener Footprints initiative ran a poster competition for primary schools across the county, inviting their students to create posters that celebrated the natural environment, under the theme ‘Our Herefordshi)

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Farm Carbon Workshop - Learn how to weatherproof your farm

17 April 2024

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.

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Greener Footprints Sandwich Session Webinar Series kicks off

22 March 2024

Yesterday, 21.03.24, saw the new series of mini webinars through the Greener Footprints initiative – known as Sandwich Sessions – kick off with an insight into Electric Vehicle Charging in Herefordshire.

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