Launching our Green Initiative

As part of our Autumn activities, we’re launching a programme of events, talks and courses on the theme of sustainability and care for the Environment. An early decision was to enlist the help of local youngsters with 1st Fernhurst Scouts, who each year help us with our Christmas Card hand deliveries, offering to publicise our IT equipment recycling scheme. Fernhurst Primary School’s pupils are on board with plenty of ideas too.

Saturday, 1st October will see the Repair Café from Haslemere celebrate its First Birthday at the Hub with the attendance of their volunteer Ministry of Menders. Hub Manager Liz Rawlings explained “Visitors may bring broken but repairable possessions, including electrical items, clothing, bicycles and much more and receive advice and repairs in exchange for a donation to the Love Haslemere Hate Waste group. No booking is required and as well as bubbles and birthday cake there will be fabric printing activities for children and advice on recycling and how to cut down on waste. This will be a fun event with a serious theme about sustainability”.

Children from Fernhurst Primary School will enjoy the “what can we recycle out of this lot?’ table at the Repair Café. Year 3 Class teacher Ms Stocker, Lead of the School’s Green Team said “The children are great ambassadors for adopting a sustainable way of living. We have regular curriculum time for learning about climate change, reducing waste and use of plastic as well as the benefit and process of recycling. The children pass what they have learnt on to their families and can be quite forceful when it comes to shopping choices.”