Forthcoming events from Sustainable St Albans and friends – across St Albans, Harpenden and the villages.
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.
Clothes swaps are a great way to refresh your wardrobe with no cost to you or the environment. Taking part is simple - bring along your unwanted, good-quality items of clothing (10 items maximum) during the designated drop-off time, and then return during the swap time to pick up some 'new' items. However many good… Read More »Sustainable clothes swap
With no foreseeable changes to the UK energy sector, it is likely that we will be facing our second winter of astronomical energy prices. Which is why St Albans Friends of the Earth is organising this community drop-in session to help everyone prepare for next winter and make their home more energy efficient now. Whether… Read More »Warm Homes Workshop
This year, St Albans Folk Festival overlaps with St Albans Sustainability Festival. Two folk festival events will take place as part of the Sustainability Festival and will include collections in aid of Earthworks, a local charity that provides social and therapeutic horticulture and nature-based opportunities for people of all abilities in 3.5 acres of eco-gardens… Read More »Sing-around for the Earth
A Summer evening of fine dining whilst learning about the history and future of sustainable food, from our in-house experts. Enjoy a menu full of creative dishes, seasonal food, and carefully selected wine pairings, alongside talks from our head chef Jez and members of our campus science community. Learn about the sustainable practice and farming… Read More »Farm to Fork Dining Experience
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
One of our most fun educational events, join us and experts from Rothamsted Research for a slow procession with our clipboards, pencils, plastic tubs and identification charts to Cell Barnes Orchard where the wildflowers are utopia for our native insects. We then return to the Visitor Centre to identify and record our finds before releasing… Read More »Highfield Park Trust – Mini Beast Safari
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.
An informal session of folk music and songs to listen to or join in. St Saviour’s’ bar will be open for drinks, tea and coffee. Representatives of Earthworks will be manning an information stall, where you can learn about its work and opportunities to get involved. Alongside this, Earthworks will be offering a small growing… Read More »Songs and tunes for Earthworks
Join us for a fun and educational bug hunt, in honour of Insect Week, taking place at Rothamsted Research Harpenden site on Wednesday June 21st 5-7pm. No registration needed, simply show up and get involved. Meeting at our free visitors car park at 5pm, we'll head out on a guided walk through the grounds of… Read More »Bug Hunt at Rothamsted Research
Don’t chuck it, repair it! St Albans District Fixers are coming to Marshalwick Baptist Free Church St Albans to help repair household fabrics and electrical items you might otherwise throw away. This is part of a wider initiative to reduce waste, save people money and in the longer term prevent our planet from being destroyed… Read More »Repair Fair at Marshalswick Baptist Free Church St Albans
Explore the fruit and veg grown in St Albans, Harpenden and the villages. Tips, advice and inspiration for growing your own. This garden is a very attractive example of space-efficient design. Food is grown in both the back and front gardens. In the south facing front garden there is a mixture of fruit, vegetables and herbs,… Read More »Open Food Gardens
Alex Melson will lead a walk around Batford Springs explaining the green space development plans and activity there. We will meet at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start at the Batford Springs Volunteers HQ Building in Lower Luton Road, 32 Lower Luton Road, Harpenden AL5 5AQ Following the walk there will be an opportuntity to continue… Read More »Our Planet Our Future: Exploring Batford Springs – a guided walk
A range of eco providers and sustainable food stalls, interiors, fashion, repair and reuse and more! Come along to talk to vendors, traders and community organisations for a range of products, food and pantry staples, ideas and activities to inspire you. Current location on the tree lined area of Harpenden Common opposite the Town Council… Read More »Harpenden Sustainability Market
Explore the fruit and veg grown in St Albans, Harpenden and the villages Tips, advice and inspiration for growing your own. Drop in - no booking required.
Explore the fruit and veg grown in St Albans, Harpenden and the villages. Tips, advice and inspiration for growing your own. This is an urban garden, located near the centre of Harpenden. The garden wraps around all four sides of the house and is divided into several different areas, a wide variety of fruits have been… Read More »Open Food Gardens
Explore the fruit and veg grown in St Albans, Harpenden and the villages. Tips, advice & inspiration for growing your own. This is a large 1/3 acre garden. Besides lawn, shrubs, a large copper beech and a range of other plants, there are many features of interest to those wishing to grow food. Fruit trees are… Read More »Open Food Garden
**** RESCHEDULED EVENT *** Explore the fruit and veg grown in St Albans, Harpenden and the villages. Tips, advice and inspiration for growing your own. This is a small urban garden terraced into different growing areas. Orchard/soft fruit, 12’x12’ vegetable plot, herb garden, wildlife pond, greenhouse, chickens. A water harvesting system stores 1,350 litres of… Read More »Open Food Gardens
The St Albans District Local Plan will be a blueprint for the area’s built environment that includes land for future business, infrastructure and housing developments for the years up to 2041. It has the power to have a big impact on the sustainability of our District and the effect that we have on local wildlife.… Read More »Commenting on the draft St Albans District Council Local Plan
A range of eco providers and sustainable food stalls, interiors, fashion, repair and reuse and more! Come along to talk to vendors, traders and community organisations for a range of products, food and pantry staples, ideas and activities to inspire you. Current location on the tree lined area of Harpenden Common opposite the Town Council… Read More »Harpenden Sustainability Market
Sustainable St Albans has two thermal imaging cameras the residents of the St Albans District can borrow. A thermal imaging camera enables you to see heat leaking from your house or cold air coming into your house by taking colour-coded pictures highlighting temperature differences. Using the camera can therefore highlight insufficient loft insulation, gaps in… Read More »Thermal Imaging Camera Zoom Information Session – Harpenden
Greening Your Money - using your finances for good Money Movers is a movement of women taking climate action with their finances, using the power of peer-support. Our guest speaker Sarah MacLaren runs workshops for women who wish to take the first steps in this field, where mutual support and encouragement is a great motivator… Read More »Our Planet Our Future: Greening Your Money
Join us for our termly online event for teachers, eco-reps and governors. Share plans and ideas for your eco clubs/societies for the new academic year, meet like-minded school staff and get inspired! Click here to book your place
Sustainable St Albans has two thermal imaging cameras the residents of the St Albans District can borrow. A thermal imaging camera enables you to see heat leaking from your house or cold air coming into your house by taking colour-coded pictures highlighting temperature differences. Using the camera can therefore highlight insufficient loft insulation, gaps in… Read More »Thermal Imaging Camera Zoom Information Session – Harpenden