Wednesday 25 November 2020: Communicating on Climate Change and the Environment: A Zoom workshop from 7:00 - 9:15pm. For people engaged in actions about Climate Change and the Environment that involve talking with people. An evening to explore skilful communication using improvisation, play and calling on what we already know; an exploration of how to…
Saturday 28 November 2020: Tree Charter Festival Day from 12.30 - 5pm. Join the Woodland Trust and the Tree Charter for Tree Charter Day, held on the last Saturday of November - the biggest virtual celebration of woods and trees the UK has ever seen! This year to celebrate the third anniversary of the launch…
SSB’s Marsh composting site will remain open on Sunday mornings from 10am-1pm for garden waste deliveries throughout lockdown as long as sufficient volunteers are available . During lockdown: Social distancing must be observed on the site therefore minimal help can be offered for unloading garden waste or loading compost. The number of vehicles on site…
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 coppicing 25 year old trees, at Penstave Copse, to let more daylight get to the woodland floor. This will encourage natural regeneration of trees, and wildflowers, with benefits…
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…