Full day course for people who have scythed before but wish to improve their knowledge and gain confidence to assist others.
Scything is a great, zero carbon way to keep fit and mow your grass at any time of the day without disturbing your neighbours. It’s also the easiest way to manage areas you want to leave a bit longer for wildlife. Join us with longtime scyther Jim McVittie for this free taster session and have a go. It doesn’t require great strength - it’s more like Tai Chi than Judo and our scything workgroup has scythers of all ages and abilities. Some scythes are available to try out. BYO water and sturdy gloves. RSVP and questions to hnheco@gmail.com
Haslingfield Quarry (or clunch pit) is one of only two sites recorded by the Wildlife Trust in the three counties of Beds, Northants and Cambs which are home to the rare Man Orchid. This relatively undisturbed chalk grassland, a County Wildlife Site, also boasts Bee Orchids, Twayblades, Common Spotted Orchids and Pyramidal Orchids, as well as many other native wildflowers. This free walk and talk by resident Clive Blower is open to all and includes historical information about the Quarry and nearby cottages and an optional climb to the top of Money Hill, with 360 degree panoramic views across the south of the county and north to the spires of Cambridge. Easy walk to the Quarry from the bottom of Quarry Lane, off Back Lane/School Lane. The walk to the top of Money Hill is moderately steep and can be slippery when wet. Nettles and brambles are common - wear sturdy shoes and long trousers. BYO drinks/sunhats. Meet at 10 am sharp at the bottom of Quarry Lane.
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A fun day for the entire family at Haslingfield’s beautiful Wellhouse Meadow. Includes pizza making, insect sweeping and ID, wildflower walk, art activities, “Rain Lab” and much more. With Water Sensitive Cambridge, The Wildlife Trust and local groups. More info to follow soon - Mark your calendar!
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A local resident whose amazing garden ponds are home to rare and protected Great Crested Newts is opening her garden for this fun picnic and opportunity to see pond wildlife up close! Open to everyone: write to hnheco@gmail.com to let us know you are coming and get the address for the event.
What’s happening with climate and nature and what does it mean for everyday life in the UK? This eye-opening film of 48 minutes features nine leading UK scientists and experts commenting on the latest evidence and why it matters for extreme weather, nature, food security, health and economics.
A repair cafe is a community event where trained volunteer repairers offer free of charge repairs to household goods including electronics, textiles and jewellery. This is our third repair cafe but this time in Harlton Village Hall, with support from Harlton Parish Council.
Book your item for repair by writing to haslingfieldrepaircafe@gmail.com.
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Do you have a scythe in your shed gathering dust? Get your scythe ready for the mowing season with advice and support from the Cambs Scything Workgroup members. Or just come along to find out more about scythes and scything from our friendly bunch. Cake and Coffee provided. Questions to cambs.scything@gmail.com
The film Fugolburna, the Anglo Saxon name for Fulbourn, is a call to protect and restore the Fulbourn and Wilbraham springs and iconic chalk streams currently in crisis, largely due to over abstraction from the aquifer. The film also celebrates the Fulbourn Fen Nature Reserve and beyond, and shows the efforts made by local community and environment groups to support nature recovery and improve the health of local ecosystems.
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Join us for a light prune of some the community orchard’s apple trees!
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An inspiring and thought provoking small group discussion using the Thrutopian coaching cards. Quoting from the website: “Thrutopians are people who know in their bones that the old stories are dying. They don’t pretend it can be fixed, and they’re not waiting for permission to write the new ones.
They don’t abandon hope—they compost it, along with the myths of endless growth, control, and comfort.” This will be our third session but each session can be experienced as a stand-alone as we look at different cards and have different reactions to them. Places are very limited as this takes place in a members home. Write to Michelle: hnheco@gmail.com to inquire.
Find out about basic low cost to no cost solutions, and more, to improve the energy efficiency and comfort of your home; how to ventilate your home to avoid mould; better insulate and seal leaks; and take advantage of renewable technologies.
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The South Cambs Climate and Nature group (CAN) which includes representatives from many of our neighboring parishes, has organised an event to share what parishes are doing to restore biodiversity.
Join us to explore the Thrutopia card set, including some of the many phantoms that shape the basis of society’s current thinking and ways of seeing, some Thrutopian lenses of what could be, and some glyphs to build our courage and resourcefulness in our work as Thrutopians.
A Malawian woman stands in front of a collage of smokestacks, the White House and a farm vehicle.
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Anita Chitaya has a gift; she can help bring abundant food from dead soil, she can make men fight for gender equality, and she can end child hunger in her village. Now, to save her home from extreme weather, she faces her greatest challenge yet: persuading Americans that climate change is real. Traveling from Malawi to California to the White House, she meets climate skeptics and despairing farmers. Her journey takes her across all the divisions shaping the US, from the rural-urban divide, to schisms of race, class and gender, to the thinking that allows some Americans to believe they live on a different planet from everyone else. It will take all her skill and experience to persuade us that we’re all in this together.
Join H&H Eco and Sustainable Shepreth for this film screening and discussion at Haslingfield Village Hall. The film, which encourages us to "Think Globally, Act Locally," brings the impact of climate change in Africa into sharp focus through Anita's first hand experiences. Her courage, sensitivity and belief in the possibility of change are moving and inspiring. As well as climate change the film considers issues of race, class and gender, and provides much food for thought.
After the screening we will have time for a discussion around some of the issues, feelings and ideas the film has raised.
"a heartfelt exploration of the power of stories to make change"
Jeremy Williams, The Earthbound Report
This screening made possible through the support of Aid Alliance, which brings people and organisations together to defend the 0.7% aid spending commitment in the 2015 International Development Act, as well as raise awareness and change public perceptions on aid and development.
Tickets are free, however we will be grateful for donations via cash or QR code on the door to cover our costs. Any additional funds raised will go toward the work of Sustainable Shepreth and the Haslingfield and Harlton Eco Group.
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The Cambs Scything Workgroup, which helps the local eco group with part of the Wellhouse Meadow in Haslingfield, is recruiting for more scythers! We're offering free pizza for our volunteers and those who sign up to either give it a go or just learn more about it on the day. Book your pizza by writing to Michelle at HnHEco@gmail.com.
This relatively undisturbed chalk grassland, a County Wildlife Site, also boasts Bee Orchids, Twayblades, Common Spotted Orchids and Pyramidal Orchids, as well as many other native wildflowers. This walk and talk by Parish Councillor Clive Blower, organised by the Haslingfield and Harlton Eco Group, includes historical information about the Quarry and nearby cottages and an optional climb to the top of Money Hill.
Do you have something at home that needs repairing - but you don’t know if it will be too expensive, or even where to take it? Repair Cafes bring volunteer repairers into your community to help out. Click for details of how to book your item in.
Come and join the Eco Group at All Saints Churchyard, Haslingfield, as we discover the trees and other plants - and more - growing in the burial ground, Vicarage Garden and Glebe Wood.
As members of the South Cambs Scything Workgroup, we are hosting scythers from our village and around the county at the Wellhouse Meadow to help us manage the orchard area and the land opposite, which we have seeded with wildflowers. This is an evening event to avoid the heat of the day. Scythers and rakers are welcome - no experience required for raking. Please keep dogs away from scythers if you stop by to see us!
We have teamed with local groups Sustainable Shepreth and Friends of the River Shep for a screening and discussion of this award winning 1 hour documentary, directed by local environmentalist Tony Eva.
Our annual group meeting to celebrate what we’ve accomplished and make key decisions about what to do next. Everyone is welcome, even if it just to say hello!
Scything expert Jim McVittie will join us to help learners, and carry out a blade inspection where you will learn how to sharpen and peen a scythe. Beginners and experienced scythers and rakers welcome.
Orchardist and permaculture expert Charlotte Synge joins us to help us prune the apple trees in the community orchard before the spring sap begins to run.
Join local scything expert Jim McVittie in this first of two upcoming sessions at Haslingfield's Wellhouse Meadow. You can observe experts scything and have a go at scything to see if you might be interested in learning the craft. Help is also need in raking the meadow.
Haslingfield and Harlton Eco and the Haslingfield Cubs have teamed up with Cambridge Sustainable Food for this free, family event. Join us to chop and bop our way to a delicious shared meal! Games, bread-baking and more. Silent Disco - we will use headphones.
Short, guided walk to this historic and rare chalk grassland: a County Wildlife site it is one of only two sites with records of Man Orchids
Join us for A People's Microgrid: Smart Local Energy Systems for a Community, an exciting online event that explores the potential of smart local energy systems in empowering communities. Discover how microgrids can revolutionize the way we generate, store, and distribute energy, leading to a more sustainable and resilient future. Led by energy engineer Mike Barker of www.EnergyFlexibility.org with plenty of time for Q &A. Register now to secure your spot!
From the team that created Reimagining our Future…Together, this new event explores how communities can work together to develop their own renewable community energy generation schemes.
