Tuesday 29 December 2020: SSB’s Virtual ‘Betwixt & Between’ Pub Quiz at 8pm via Zoom. Teams of between 4 and 6 are warmly invited to join our virtual SSB pub quiz on Zoom. (Single players can come along too and we'll team you up). Questions will relate to matters seasonal, sustainable and environmental. So please…
The 'Steeper’s are a lively group of SSB volunteers who are in their ninth year of hedge laying and collecting wood for fuel. The group will be undertaking various activities in the village including coppicing, hedging and clearing. This will encourage natural regeneration of trees, and wildflowers, with benefits for insects, small mammals, and birds.…
Thursday 14 January 2021: ‘The Garden Jungle: how to save our insects’: on-line talk at 7.30pm by Prof Dave Goulson, renowned environmental scientist and author of the best-selling ‘A Buzz in the Meadow’ and ‘The Garden Jungle’ explores the key role we can play in helping to revive our natural world and what we can…
‘What's my Carbon Footprint?’ Zoom workshop at 7.30pm. Sustainable South Brent, is looking to run monthly one hour workshops on Zoom, organised by its Zero Carbon Group to help you establish your carbon footprint and think about ways to reduce it. The workshop is open to anyone who's interested and no preparation is needed. To…
Thursday 18 February 2020: ‘Late Winter Warmer’ on-line Pub Quiz from 8-10pm via Zoom. Winter ain't letting up yet, and lockdown may be dragging on but that doesn't mean we can't have fun! - We're hosting another quiz! Following the success of the ‘Twixt and Between Quiz’ in December, you are again warmly invited to…
As a result of the current pandemic situation, the decision has been taken, in consultation with lead volunteers, that The Marsh, SSB's Composting and Reuse site will remain closed for the foreseeable future. We aim to follow the spirit of the government's request for people to stay at home until the current National Lockdown ends.…
The Marsh: SSB’s composting site: Having been closed during the National Lockdown, the Marsh will reopen on Sunday 7 March on Sunday mornings from 10am-1pm. Initially, on 7 March, this will be FOR GARDEN WASTE ONLY. From 14 March, the Marsh will be open both to leave garden waste, and to buy compost. No physical…
Monday 29 March 2021: South Brent Annual Parish Meeting 2021 via Zoom at 7.30pm chaired by Cllr. Cathie Pannell (chairperson of South Brent Parish Council). The meeting acts as an annual democratic point of communication enabling the Parish Council to explain what it has been doing over the last year and providing an opportunity for…
Thursday 1 April 2021: ‘Going Wild in the Garden!’ via Zoom from 8-9.30pm: The first in an informal series of SSB ‘EcoPubHub’ evenings on helping our environment and greening our lives. Join us at this introductory skillshare workshop to swap stories and experience of wildlife gardening and pick up ideas, tips and inspiration for creating…
February - April 2021: Active Hope Course “Exploring how to face the mess we’re in without going crazy”. Dates: Wednesday 24 February; Wednesday 3 March; Sunday 14 March; Wednesday 24 March; Sunday 28 March; and Wednesday 7 April 2021 (Wednesdays 6.30-8.45pm; Sundays 2-4.30pm) Sessions will be on-line on Zoom but COVID permitting there will be…