ANNOUNCING new dates for free Composting For Beginners online workshops this Autumn. Designed to help you get started or improve your composting you can now book your free workshop via the booking form. 100% of people who have attended workshops before said it had given them the confidence to start or continue composting. All workshops…
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Refill are on a mission to make living with less plastic easier and they’re beyond excited to FINALLY be able to reveal that they’re taking the Refill campaign to the next level. From TODAY, you can now use the Refill app to find out where to refill not just your water bottle, but also your…
01/10/20 | Read More
New stats show we care more about the environment than ever before. The theme for Recycle Now’s 17th annual Recycle Week is to thank the people Norfolk for continuing to recycle despite all that has happened this year. Statistics released by Recycle Now show that through lockdown the UK has become even more environmentally aware,…
21/09/20 | Read More
North Norfolk District Council is delighted to announce the re-launch of the popular Community Fridge in North Walsham. Now located in the Community Shop on Market Street, the Fridge is part of a wider effort to tackle food waste. The aim is to ‘recycle’ good quality foodstuffs that local food outlets have as surplus, and…
15/09/20 | Read More
Pioneering food saving campaign #FoodSavvy, a partnership between Norfolk County Council, Suffolk Waste Partnership, and environmental charity Hubbub are very pleased to announce the winners and runners up of the month-long Delicious Drawings competition, in collaboration with the East of England Co-op. The competition challenged primary aged children to create a colourful design around saving…
18/08/20 | Read More
Norfolk County Council have released the dates for this year’s Household Hazardous Waste Day events. The next events are scheduled for September and October 2020: Mayton Wood – 9am-5pm 4, 5, 6 September King’s Lynn – 9am-5pm 11, 12, 13 September Thetford – 9am-5pm 18, 19, 20 September Ketteringham – 9am-5pm 25, 26, 27 September Dereham – 9am-4pm 2, 3,…
05/08/20 | Read More
‘Upcycle your Waste’ is a new international three year-project brought to you by Norwich BID and Interreg. This ambitious, Europe-wide project has Norwich as one of only two cities involved representing the UK. Norwich BID is working with six other partners in four countries (Economisch Huis Oostend, Kent County Council, Katholieke Hogeschool Vives Zuid, OD…
14/07/20 | Read More
Norfolk County Council is launching Rooting for Nature, a campaign to spread the word on the benefits of home composting, which will include a live Q&A hosted on the County Council’s Facebook page on Thursday 7 May, beginning at 7pm. As part of the campaign, Norfolk County Council has teamed up with Get Composting to…
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All Reuse Shops at Norfolk’s Recycling Centres are now closed (from 11am Monday 23 March 2020)until further notice, we have made this decision after following advice on COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The Reuse shops are located at the following Recycling Centres: Ashill, Bergh Apton, Caister, Dereham, Heacham, Ketteringham, King’s Lynn, Mayton Wood, Snetterton, Strumpshaw, Thetford, Wells-next-the-Sea and…
23/03/20 | Read More
If you have been isolating due to a suspected case of Coronavirus it is important that you dispose of your waste differently to help avoid the spread of the virus. Personal waste (such as used tissues, disposable cleaning cloths, gloves and other PPE ) should be stored securely within disposable rubbish bags. These bags should…
19/03/20 | Read More
Event Date: 22/10/20
Thursday 22 October 2020, 7pm, Online via Zoom If you’ve ever considered making your own Ecobricks then why not sign up to Ecobricks online course for beginners. The course is being hosted by Norwich Ecobrickers. For more information and to sign up visit Ecobrick Courses. £5 cost.
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Event Date: 31/10/20
Norfolk Climate Conference, Saturday 31 October 2020, 2pm-3:30pm Lessons from Coronavirus for Climate Change: What should we do now? A conference for the whole community young and old; town and country; activist and the curious; scientist and layman. The conference will provide a platform to reflect on the lessons from the Coronavirus pandemic for dealing…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 06/11/20
Friday 6th November 2020, 2pm to 3pm. Designed to help you get started or improve your composting you can now book your free workshop via the booking form. 100% of people who have attended workshops before said it had given them the confidence to start or continue composting. All workshops are delivered by Norfolk Master…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 12/11/20
Thursday 12th November 2020, 7pm to 8pm. Designed to help you get started or improve your composting you can now book your free workshop via the booking form. 100% of people who have attended workshops before said it had given them the confidence to start or continue composting. All workshops are delivered by Norfolk Master…
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Event Date: 14/11/20
Saturday 14 November 2020, 10:00 – 14:00, TUCH-cyclehub, Garages next to Tuckswood Library, Robin Hood Road, Norwich NR4 6BX Do you live in the Lakenham area of Norwich? Is your bike not working properly? Gears not working? Why not pop along to TUCH – Cycle Hub to learn how to maintain your bike and help…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 18/11/20
Wednesday 18th November 2020, 10am to 11am. Designed to help you get started or improve your composting you can now book your free workshop via the booking form. 100% of people who have attended workshops before said it had given them the confidence to start or continue composting. All workshops are delivered by Norfolk Master…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 03/12/20
Thursday 3rd December 2020, 7pm to 8pm. Designed to help you get started or improve your composting you can now book your free workshop via the booking form. 100% of people who have attended workshops before said it had given them the confidence to start or continue composting. All workshops are delivered by Norfolk Master…
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Event Date: 21/02/21
Sunday 21 February 2021, 11:00-15:00, Silver Road Community Centre, Norwich, NR3 4TB Norwich Seed and Plant swap have a date for the 2021 Norwich Seed and Plant Swap! At the moment we’re hoping that we’ll be able to meet as normal at the Silver Road Community Centre. However, hope by itself is not a plan….
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