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.
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.
More info here: https://www.antsandgrasshopper.org/
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.
