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.

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)

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.
Forming part of the Read more about Farm Carbon Workshop 03.10

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)

Electric Vehicle Charging Points in the community: Free Webinar
30 August 2024
Thursday 12th September, 12.45 to 2pm
Book now to join this free webinar for parish councils, village halls and other Herefordshire community buildings.
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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!
The stipulations of the competition meant the)

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)

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)

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)

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.
In late April, officers in the Sustainab)

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)

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.
The changing clima)

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.
The session included information on )

Forging a path to Net Zero and Nature Rich
14 February 2024
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