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The Great British Beach Clean is a week-long citizen science event, where hundreds of beach cleans take place up and down the UK. This year’s Great British Beach Clean will take place between Friday 17th – Sunday 26th September 2021. Litter data collected drives our conservation work and also feeds into the International Coastal Clean-up (ICC). On every clean…
10/09/21 | Read More
Let Card Factory recycle your foil balloons. We are super proud to have partnered with Terracycle and Amscan to create a free foil product recycling programme. It’s super easy, simply take any foil balloon or banner to one of our 500 participating stores and place it in the cardboard box provided and TerraCycle will do the…
08/09/21 | Read More
Get involved in Oxfam’s Second Hand September. Join Second Hand September and pledge to shop only second hand for 30 days or more. You’ll give clothes a longer life by keeping them from landfill. And by shopping with Oxfam, you’ll be reinvesting your money into helping the poorest people on the planet earn a fair living…
01/09/21 | Read More
The campaign to SCRAP fly-tipping in west Norfolk continues with a successful prosecution. On 30 June 2021 a man, who pleaded guilty to dumping a sizable amount of domestic household waste on private land at Fisher Fleet on Cross Bank Road, King’s Lynn, was fined over £3400 in costs, fines and compensation. Cllr Paul Kunes,…
30/07/21 | Read More
Norfolk Master Composters are delivering a series of composting webinar over the summer. The free webinars on Zoom will cover the basics of home composting, how to get the best out of your composting, what to do if you have problems with your compost, and there will be time for questions and answers. The dates…
23/07/21 | Read More
Norfolk County Council’s Household Hazardous Waste Day events are set to return this Autumn. This will also see the first event at the new Norwich North Recycling Centre. The next events are scheduled for September and October 2021: King’s Lynn – 9am-5pm 11 & 12 September Dereham – 9am-5pm 18 & 19 September Thetford– 9am-5pm 25 &…
22/07/21 | Read MoreEvent Date: 01/09/21 - 30/09/21
Get involved in Oxfam’s Second Hand September. Join Second Hand September and pledge to shop only second hand for 30 days or more. You’ll give clothes a longer life by keeping them from landfill. And by shopping with Oxfam, you’ll be reinvesting your money into helping the poorest people on the planet earn a fair living…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 17/09/21 - 26/09/21
The Great British Beach Clean is a week-long citizen science event, where hundreds of beach cleans take place up and down the UK. This year’s Great British Beach Clean will take place between Friday 17th – Sunday 26th September 2021. Litter data collected drives our conservation work and also feeds into the International Coastal Clean-up (ICC). On every clean…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 18/09/21 - 19/09/21
Saturday 18 September – Sunday 19 September, 9am – 5pm. Dereham Recycling Centre Waste is hazardous if it can cause harm to humans or the environment and includes any waste that needs specialist disposal. We don’t normally take these items at our recycling centres, however we hold annual free household hazardous waste days (amnesties) when…
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Event Date: 18/09/21
Saturday 18th September 1.00-4.00pm City Academy Norwich, Bluebell Road, Norwich The Little Riders 3 hour Cycle Maintenance Workshop is designed for adults (16 yrs+) who would like to learn how to check that their bike/their families bikes are safe, and undertake minor repairs to keep them working effectively. Course description During the workshop you will…
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Event Date: 18/09/21
World Cleanup Day is the world’s largest one-day civic action to engage more than 180 countries to tackle global waste crisis. World Cleanup Day is not just about cleanups. It’s a strong and unique network of doers who share the vision of the waste-free world and believe that together we can clean up the world…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 19/09/21
Beach Clean – The Great British Beach Clean! Location: Gorleston (Meet opposite Marina Bay cafe). Date*: Sunday 19th September. Time*: From 10:00am (sunset approx. 6:57pm). * Note: Time/date may be subject to change, please RSVP on this event to keep up to date with any changes to this event. Parking: FREE along Lower Esplanade. For…
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Event Date: 20/09/21 - 24/09/21
To celebrate this year’s Recycle Week, Shred Station are pleased to offer free hard drive shredding* at our Norwich depot from 20th – 24th September 2021. At Shred Station, we believe in doing everything we can to safeguard the environment. This includes how we operate and how we raise awareness to help others reduce their…
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Event Date: 22/09/21
Wednesday 22 September, 7pm Lingwood Village Hall, Station Road, Lingwood. Join Lingwood Recycles this Recycling Week and Great Big Green Week for an informal talk about recycling in Broadland from a Broadland District Council Recycling Officer and information about Lingwood’s Terracycle collections. This is a Lingwood and District Great big Green Week event. For more…
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Event Date: 23/09/21
Thursday 23 September, Oxfam store, 8-10 Magdalen Street, Norwich. 6pm -8pm As part of Oxfam’s #secondhandseptember campaign, We Wear The Trousers and Oxfam Magdalen Street are hosting a fundraising clothes-swap event! Bring along a bag of your unloved clothing and swap your unwanted garments for new-to-you treasures! Plus raise money to support a brilliant charity! All…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 25/09/21 - 26/09/21
Saturday 25 September – Sunday 26 September, 9am – 5pm. Thetford Recycling Centre Waste is hazardous if it can cause harm to humans or the environment and includes any waste that needs specialist disposal. We don’t normally take these items at our recycling centres, however we hold annual free household hazardous waste days (amnesties) when…
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Event Date: 26/09/21
Sunday 26th September, 10.15am-2.00pm Eaton Park (bandstand), South Park Avenue, Norwich Thanks to Cycling UK’s Big Bike Revival Campaign we are delivering a series of FREE community Dr Bike events on the following dates. If you have a bike that needs a check over and some minor repairs then bring it along. No booking required. Just come along….
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 01/10/21 - 03/10/21
Friday 1 October – Sunday 3 October, 9am – 4pm. Hempton Recycling Centre Waste is hazardous if it can cause harm to humans or the environment and includes any waste that needs specialist disposal. We don’t normally take these items at our recycling centres, however we hold annual free household hazardous waste days (amnesties) when…
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Event Date: 02/10/21
Saturday 2 October, 10am -12 noon, Re:Source, Timberhill Norwich. Come along and mend your clothes, make friends, drink lovely hot beverages (or cold beverages, whatever you’re into) and indulge in some yummy treats – the first Saturday of every month, 10am-12pm. We will provide general mending materials- like scissors, needles & thread, yarn, scissors, fabric…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 09/10/21 - 10/10/21
Saturday 9 October – Sunday 10 October, 9am – 4pm. Caister Recycling Centre Waste is hazardous if it can cause harm to humans or the environment and includes any waste that needs specialist disposal. We don’t normally take these items at our recycling centres, however we hold annual free household hazardous waste days (amnesties) when…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 15/10/21 - 17/10/21
Friday 15 October – Sunday 17 October, 9am – 4pm. Ketteringham Recycling Centre Waste is hazardous if it can cause harm to humans or the environment and includes any waste that needs specialist disposal. We don’t normally take these items at our recycling centres, however we hold annual free household hazardous waste days (amnesties) when…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 23/10/21 - 24/10/21
Saturday 23 October – Sunday 24 October, 9am – 4pm. Norwich North Recycling Centre Waste is hazardous if it can cause harm to humans or the environment and includes any waste that needs specialist disposal. We don’t normally take these items at our recycling centres, however we hold annual free household hazardous waste days (amnesties)…
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Event Date: 26/10/21
Norwich Youth Advisory Board are excited to be hosting their second climate conference: COP26 – Not a COP OUT! 🌍🌎🌏 Join them for a discussion panel and workshops focussing on corporate accountability and what we can be doing as communities in Norfolk. Speakers and workshops TBC This is a FREE event for all young people…
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Event Date: 20/02/22
Sunday 20 February 2022, 11am- 3pm, Silver Road Community Centre, Norwich NR3 4TB Having been away for two years The Norwich Seed and Plant Swap is coming back and they’re looking forward to seeing you all. The swap will have all of your favourite things plus (they hope) some new things as well. Sign up…
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