Plastic Free Shefford

01/07/2026

Join in today with a world record attempt by making your pledge to refuse single use plastic.

30/06/2026

Plastic Free July is starting tomorrow!
Plenty of useful tips and advice on their site to show you how you can make simple swaps away from single use plastic.
We're looking forward to our next craft session at Shefford library on Saturday 11 July to talk all about it too.

It’s finally here - Plastic Free July kicks off tomorrow!

From our ambassador Jack Johnson to Members of Parliament in Canberra, people around the world will be making a pledge by visiting plasticfreejuly.org/pledge. These pledges will not only help us attempt a world record, but will send a clear message to businesses, governments, and decision makers around the world calling for positive change.

We’re excited to see what you’re pledging tomorrow, and kick off our biggest Plastic Free July campaign yet.

21/06/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who came to our Green Fair yesterday and a massive thank you to our stallholders who made the event such a success.
Thank you St Michael and All Angels Church Shefford for hosting the event for us and all those who purchased plants to help them raise money for repairs to the church.
Thank you Matt from The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants, Katie from Take the Jump, Andrew and Rebecca from River Ivel Community Energy (sorry I didn't get a picture), Miss Tipper and her amazing student helpers from Robert Bloomfield Academy, Abhi who was fantastic at engaging people with her passion for STEM, Hedgehog Julie who shares her love of hedgehogs with everyone she meets and students from Shefford Lower School for their amazing display of all of the eco related activities they have done this year.
Can't wait until next year to do it all again 😊

15/06/2026

Hope to see you at our Green Fair on Saturday - 2-5pm at St Michael's and All Angels.
It'll be Shefford's Fun Day as well so lots to do in the town centre.

30/03/2026

It isn't always easy to avoid single use plastic but it is possible to reduce our use of it, sometimes it takes a little bit of planning, but it is possible.
Can you try to reduce to have a zero waste day today? Or, can you try and reduce at least one piece of single use plastic?

Today is the United Nations International Day of Zero Waste. This year’s focus is on food waste.

Globally, we throw away about 1 billion tonnes of edible food every year – and around 60% of food waste happens at a household level.

But one of the many positive impacts of avoiding single-use plastics is that it often reduces food waste, too. That includes actions like:

🥦 Bulk food shopping, which gives more control over quantity
🥦 Using non-plastic storage solutions that keep ingredients fresher for longer
🥦 Being more purposeful with meal planning and preparation, and often using ingredients already in the pantry rather than buying more

Have you found that avoiding single-use plastic has helped you reduce food waste, too? Let us know in the comments!

28/03/2026

With my recycling bin getting a little fuller than usual, due to the paused collections last week, I'm planning to put some of it to use at our next children's craft event at Shefford library.
Saturday 11 April 10am - 12noon come on down and be creative by junk modelling some litter picking machines, like this amazing design from last March that had eyes to see the rubbish, a nose to smell it and hands to pick it up.
What could you create?

24/03/2026

People Planet Pint this Thursday from 8pm at The Brewery Tap.
This will be the last one I'm hosting so it would be great to see lots of you there to catch up on all we have done over the last few years.
Remember to sign up for free on the link 🍻
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shefford-small99s-people-planet-pinttm-sustainability-meetup-tickets-1405059804699

21/03/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who joined in with our litter pick this morning.
It was great to see you out in the sunshine helping to keep Shefford tidy.

Plastic Free Shefford is all about reducing unnecessary single use plastic and helping to keep it off our streets, green spaces and especially out of our rivers. A lot of the rubbish consisted of drink and food packaging - this information will be fed back to Surfers Against Sewage as part of the brand audit so they can challenge the companies that are producing it.
All of this rubbish is now being recycled or disposed of correctly.

It was also nice to stop and chat to people interested in what we were doing. Several people asked whether we would be doing this regularly, unfortunately I can't commit to it by myself but if anyone is interested in helping organise regular litter picks then please get in touch.

20/03/2026

Quick reminder about our litter pick tomorrow.
Come along anytime from 10-11:30am.
In small groups, you will be given a short briefing before heading off for a stroll around Shefford to pick up any litter you find.

14/03/2026

As part of the we were at the library this morning setting up a scavenger hunt all about how long items take to degrade if not disposed of properly. It will be up all week so pop in and ask for a sheet.
Next Saturday, we'd love you to come along for a stroll around Shefford with family, friends or to meet like-minded local residents and help to keep our streets and green spaces tidy.

Meet at Pamoli Square anytime from 10am - 11:30am. All equipment will be provided but please return by midday.

Each group will be given a short briefing and then asked to follow a route and collect any litter you see along the way.