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Forthcoming events from Sustainable St Albans and friends – across St Albans, Harpenden and the villages.


Human Art Creation of an Octopus for Stop Deep Sea Mining

Verulamium Park Lake

Meet on the hill in Verulamium by the lake and the Roman wall to create a fluorescent octopus shape to reflect the bioluminescence of the deep ocean. We will provide the hi-viz colour. Our outline will be photographed and videoed as part of a global Greenpeace campaign calling on governments to stop deep sea mining… Read More »Human Art Creation of an Octopus for Stop Deep Sea Mining

Free

Plant Pot & Compost Bag Recycling

Aylett Nurseries Ltd. North Orbital Road, St. Albans

Bring your unwanted plastic plant pots and empty compost bags to the garden centre for recycling. Pots and compost bags can be deposited in our designated recycling bins.

Free

Meet a Tree for SustFest

St Albans District

Look out for signs dotted around the District throughout the festival period to learn more about our wonderful trees and their value to us and nature.

Free

SustFest on Mix 92.6

On air, on line, on your smart speaker

Right across our schedule hear features on sustainability and environmental themes, plus interviews with the people organising SustFest events and the issues they are working on.

Free

Women-only Cycle Ride for SustFest/Great Big Green Week

Hatfield Road - by Morrisons 244 Hatfield Road, ST Albans

South Herts Cyclists present a SustFest edition of their Five Miles to Fabulous women-only cycle rides. We meet in Fleetville, under the canopy on the Hatfield Road frontage of Morrisons. We split into two groups, a very easy-paced group covering typically five to eight miles and a groups that goes a bit further and a… Read More »Women-only Cycle Ride for SustFest/Great Big Green Week

Free

Bath Bomb and Seed Bomb Making

Lush St Albans Unit 2, The Maltings, St Albans

Join us this year for St Albans Sustainability Festival to make a Sakura Bath Bomb and Wild Flower Seed Bomb for your garden! We will be making our super popular Sakura Bath Bomb whilst learning about some of the regenerative ingredients we use at Lush and how they help protect endangered animals. We will also… Read More »Bath Bomb and Seed Bomb Making

£10

Film Screening – The Letter: Laudato Si’

Church Hall, SS Alban & Stephen RC Church 14-16 Beaconsfield Road, St Albans

A showing of the film The Letter: Laudato Si'. Pope Francis wrote an “encyclical letter”–a short book - called Laudato Si’. It encourages us to see how “everything is connected.” The way we treat the Earth, our common home, is a reflection of how we treat each other. Caring for each other means caring for… Read More »Film Screening – The Letter: Laudato Si’

Free

St Albans Community Showcase

St Albans Cathedral St Albans

Join us for our first ever Community Showcase event, to highlight charities, not for profit and other organisations that operate locally to support social justice and environmental issues and build a stronger, more inclusive community. On Saturday 10 June 2023, 11am – 3pm, we will be welcoming more than 50 organisations to the Cathedral, providing… Read More »St Albans Community Showcase

Free

Peregrine Watch 2023

St Albans Cathedral St Albans

Together with the RSPB, join Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust volunteers for Peregrine Watch within the grounds of the Cathedral to find out more about these magnificent birds and get a close up view through telescopes and binoculars, which will be provided.

Adopt a Plant for the Pollinators

St Albans United Reformed Church ( Greenwood) Watford Road, St. Albans

Come along to our church and pick up some plants that are beneficial for pollinators. We'll have lots on offer and we'll also be welcoming donations of spare seedlings and plants to share with the community.

‘Smalls for All’ Collection Point

St Albans United Reformed Church ( Greenwood) Watford Road, St. Albans

Soroptimist International St Albans collects barely worn bras for Smalls for All® , a charity that collects underwear for people in Africa and the UK who can’t afford or can’t get any. Because dignity matters. This is an opportunity to go through your undies drawer and find good homes for those bras that still have… Read More »‘Smalls for All’ Collection Point

Free

Folly Lane Allotment Tour – looking at food growing, encouraging nature and carbon sequestration

Folly Lane Allotments Between 128 and 128 Folly lane, St Albans

Site tour of the Folly Lane allotment site, starting at 2.30pm for 90 minutes.  Please book your free place via the link below. The tour will cover; Site introduction/ safety. What is needed for good crops & what is healthy soil? Site resources organisation for growth and wildlife. 5 composting/manure  techniques. Dig and no dig.… Read More »Folly Lane Allotment Tour – looking at food growing, encouraging nature and carbon sequestration

Free

Bath Bomb and Seed Bomb Making

Lush St Albans Unit 2, The Maltings, St Albans

Join us this year for St Albans Sustainability Festival to make a Sakura Bath Bomb and Wild Flower Seed Bomb for your garden! We will be making our super popular Sakura Bath Bomb whilst learning about some of the regenerative ingredients we use at Lush and how they help protect endangered animals. We will also… Read More »Bath Bomb and Seed Bomb Making

£10

Open Farm Sunday at Rothamsted

Rothamsted Research West Common, Harpenden

LEAF Open Farm Sun­day is farm­ing’s annu­al open day, giv­ing vis­i­tors the oppor­tu­ni­ty to learn more about farm­ing and the coun­try­side and farm­ers the chance to talk about what they’re so proud of: British farming! Plus, it’s FREE ENTRY. Rarely open to the public, Rothamsted Farm is set in an historic campus on the Rothamsted… Read More »Open Farm Sunday at Rothamsted

Free

Community Garden Open Day including seed & seedling swap

Bottom of Berners Drive St Albans, AL1 2JB United Kingdom Berners Drive Community Garden, St Albans

Come celebrate local food growing with us! Seed & seedling swap, planting, activities for children, cake and refreshments and more at our Annual Community Garden Open Day. Everyone welcome. Please note: this event will go ahead in light rain.

Free

Open Food Garden – Berners Drive Community Garden

Bottom of Berners Drive St Albans, AL1 2JB United Kingdom Berners Drive Community Garden, St Albans

Drop in to the community garden and explore the fruit and veg grown in St Albans, Harpenden & the villages. Tips, advice & inspiration for growing your own will be on offer.

BioBlitz In The Abbey Orchard Meadow Space

Abbey Orchard St Albans Cathedral , Sumpter Yard, St Albans

Come and join us to count bees, butterflies and beetles. See how many you can identify in a BioBlitz square in 15 minutes! You could download the iNaturalist app to help with identifications. The Abbey Orchard meadow space is situated in the lower end of the Abbey Orchard on the right hand side of the… Read More »BioBlitz In The Abbey Orchard Meadow Space

Peregrine Watch 2023

St Albans Cathedral St Albans

Together with the RSPB, join Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust volunteers for Peregrine Watch within the grounds of the Cathedral to find out more about these magnificent birds and get a close up view through telescopes and binoculars, which will be provided.

Free

Growing The Green House

George Street Canteen 9a George Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire

This 'taster' event of our new project, The Green House, a friendly and inclusive hub run by members of the local community to provide information and advice on sustainability, protecting local wildlife and reducing our carbon footprint. Check back for more event details.