Prestwich Environmental Forum

04/10/2026

Another great meeting for our Home Energy Efficiency Team this morning. Only 2 weeks to go until our big event. Our flyers are fresh from the printers & will be appearing through your letterboxes over the next 1-2 weeks.

Please get in touch if you'd like to help with circulating flyers to households & groups within the community. All help appreciated 😁

Don't forget, we will be serving FREE tea, coffee, juice, biscuits & cake at our event on Sunday 18th October, 2pm til 4pm at Church Lane Community Centre in Prestwich. So pop down to join us for a brew. Here is a sneak preview of one of the colouring sheets for our children's activity table.

03/10/2026

Is your home too cold in Winter or too hot in Summer?
If so, please come along to our event on Sunday 18th October between 2pm - 4pm at Church Lane Community Centre in Prestwich, to find out how to make your home more energy efficient.

Whether you rent or own your home, our stallholders will have information about options to suit your needs.

We will have info stalls, short talks, freebies & personalised energy saving advice for you. We will also have free refreshments, so come along and join us for a brew!

We would love your help to promote this event within our community - so please tag & share with your contacts!

17/09/2026

From our friends at the Lancs Wildlife Trust:

🌍 Join us for a free community screening of The People’s Emergency Briefing at The Barn Countryside Centre, Philips Park, Whitefield. Discover what the climate and nature crisis means for everyday life in the UK, then take part in an open discussion about local action. Thursday 1st October. Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start; refreshments available.

Places are limited, so please book early; tickets are free. Everyone is welcome; film recommended for ages 16+.

Book here: https://www.lancswt.org.uk/events/2026-10-01-peoples-emergency-briefing-philips-park

13/09/2026

Heaton Park are organising a guided walk. See below for details -

As we creep toward Autumn and the leaves begin to change, what better time to learn a little more about the trees of Heaton Park 🌳🍂

Join us next Thursday 17th September at 10:30am in the Stables Courtyard for a guided walk where you'll learn how to identify some iconic British trees.

This event is free and no booking is necessary - just turn up!

As we creep toward Autumn and the leaves begin to change, what better time to learn a little more about the trees of Heaton Park 🌳🍂

Join us next Thursday 17th September at 10:30am in the Stables Courtyard for a guided walk where you'll learn how to identify some iconic British trees.

This event is free and no booking is necessary - just turn up!

13/09/2026

Our Home Energy Efficiency Team met today (Tiff, Madeleine & Dom) again at Village Greens Prestwich, to move plans forward for our Energy Efficiency event on Sunday 18th October.

This week our focus was on who the event will be for, how we can encourage those people to attend & what information we will have available.

We would love to hear from you if you've installed any energy efficiency measures in your own home. You could become an invaluable case study that we could share with the community to help & inspire others. Please get in touch by dropping us a message on here or by sending us an email - [email protected]

12/09/2026

Tomorrow our Home Energy Efficiency Team will be meeting again, to plan our public event that is happening on Sunday 18th October. If you are free on Sundays between 10am - 12pm and you would like to volunteer for this short project, please get in touch! We would love to have new volunteers on board - no prior knowledge or experience needed 😁 To get in touch, you can message us directly on here or drop us an email - [email protected]

06/09/2026

EXCITING NEW PROJECT - This morning Daniel & Tiff from our newly formed Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) met at Village Greens Prestwich to start planning our next event, which will be held on Sunday 18th October & will focus on different ways we can make our homes more energy efficient, from switching to energy saving lightbulbs, to reducing our water use, to adapting our homes and installing new technology. Keep an eye on our socials over the next few weeks for further details.

The team will be meeting again next week, to move forward with exciting plans for this public event. If you would like to be involved in this project, don't be shy, please get in touch! Message us on here or drop us an email [email protected]

30/08/2026

Are you looking to volunteer? There is still time to join our Home Energy Efficiency Project!

If you can spare 2-4 hours a week in September & October, we have a great volunteering opportunity for you! Please share with your contacts!

We will be running a project in September & October, meeting on Sundays between 10am - 12pm (starting Sunday 6th September), to plan a public event on 18th October around Home Energy Efficiency. Don't worry if you don't have any previous knowledge or experience on this subject, if you want to volunteer, we'd love to hear from you!

IIf you would like to get involved, please drop us a message on here or email us via [email protected]

21/08/2026

From Besses Together:

Join us at Thatch Leach Park, Albert Rd, Whitefield on Bank Holiday Monday, 31st August from 11 AM – 3 PM for a fun-filled community event!

Here is what's in store:

Planting and food growing at our brand new Right to Grow site

Free games and activities for all ages

Bring a picnic or grab a drink

All welcome! Come along, get involved, and enjoy the day with the local community. See you there! ☀️

From Besses Together:

Join us at Thatch Leach Park, Albert Rd, Whitefield on Bank Holiday Monday, 31st August from 11 AM – 3 PM for a fun-filled community event!

Here is what's in store:

Planting and food growing at our brand new Right to Grow site

Free games and activities for all ages

Bring a picnic or grab a drink

All welcome! Come along, get involved, and enjoy the day with the local community. See you there! ☀️

Besses Action Team Besses Together - open group

19/08/2026

Looking to volunteer? If you are 18 - 67 years (of working age) & currently looking for work, not in training or education and can spare 2-4 hours a week in September & October, we have a great volunteering opportunity for you! Please share with your contacts!

We will be running a project in September & October, meeting on Sundays between 10am - 12pm, to plan a public event to deliver information to the community about Home Energy Efficiency. Don't worry if you don't have any previous knowledge or experience on this subject, if you want to volunteer, we'd love to hear from you!

Check out the posters below for further information. If you would like to get involved, please drop us a message on here or email us via [email protected]