Baldock Beats Waste
We are a local group who are eager to encourage more commitment to the care of the environment. We can do this through more thoughtful use of materials like plastic and chemicals, and less waste. We all have a part to play.
Ecofest Autumn 2024 is coming! Saturday 7th September.
See you there. 10am — 4pm, Baldock High Street
Here it is – our SIXTH EcoFest!
Come and enjoy the stalls where you’ll be able to buy or order sustainable products, find out about pressing environmental issues and just meet up with friends. As well as our Stallholders, we will also have our Secondhand Bookstall. We have some great books including adult fiction, non-fiction and lots of children’s books so come and get yourselves a bargain.
The Kids Craft stall will be there to amuse children and their parents!
Letchworth 8th Scouts will have a sizzling barbecue.
If you would like to get involved with the EcoFest just write to baldockbeatswaste@gmail.com
Come and enjoy the stalls where you’ll be able to buy or order sustainable products, find out about pressing environmental issues and just meet up with friends. As well as our Stallholders, we will also have our Secondhand Bookstall. We have some great books including adult fiction, non-fiction and lots of children’s books so come and get yourselves a bargain.
The Kids Craft stall will be there to amuse children and their parents!
Letchworth 8th Scouts will have a sizzling barbecue.
If you would like to get involved with the EcoFest just write to baldockbeatswaste@gmail.com
Our Autumn 2024 Stallholders include:
Letchworth Organic GardenersHERTS & MIDDLESEX WILDLIFE TRUSTNorth Herts and Stevenage Friends of the EarthRevivelSt Mary's Eco Church Global justiceBest Before CaféHannah Kelly BasketryJefferson Eco CICJohn O'ConnerThe Letchworth Garden ShedGrowing BaldockUrban & CivicRed KiteNorth Herts CouncillorsDoctor BikeBaldock Country Market
Find out more below:
Letchworth Garden Shed
The Letchworth Garden Shed, a community interest company which opened its doors in 2023, asks locals to consider borrowing a range of items from their community hub instead of always buying something new. Part of a growing movement of ‘libraries of things’, the Garden Shed works just like any other library – but instead of borrowing a book, you can borrow wide range of DIY equipment, garden games, cooking appliances, crafting materials and more.
The Shed has sustainability at its core, with the items in stock donated from local residents and businesses and even parts of its interior being upcycled from other materials.
Visit the facebook page here
Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust believe that wildlife should be able to thrive alongside our everyday lives and that everyone is better off when they have access to nature. We are a local conservation charity working to protect wildlife and help people connect with nature. With a team of volunteers we care for wild places so that nature has a place to thrive. We help people experience the wildlife on their doorsteps and to take action to protect it.
North Herts and Stevenage Friends of the Earth
North Herts and Stevenage Friends of the Earth is a local group campaigning on environmental issues including climate change, air pollution and energy poverty. Our vision is a peaceful and sustainable world based on societies living in harmony with nature.
www.nhertsfoe.co.uk
St Mary's Church Eco Church
St Mary’s Eco Church Group encourages people to live more sustainably and care for all creation. We have a Bee and Butterfly garden in our churchyard and put an Eco Tip in our weekly news sheet. We also engage with local and national Eco events, as well as praying regularly for the Climate Crisis and having Creation – themed worship at least once a year.
" Do look at our Bee garden FB page : St Mary's Churchyard Baldock: Bee and Butterfly Garden or drop us an email about EcoChurch to ecochurchbaldock@gmail.com or contact Katrina on 07708 064294
Letchworth Organic Gardeners
Letchworth Organic Gardeners will be at Baldock Ecofest to showcase how organic and wildlife gardening can provide nutritious food for the table and also helps in the fight against Climate Change by improving habitat diversity . We will also demonstrate the wonders of composting
Revivel
RevIvel is a community group founded in 2019 with the aim of protecting the upper Ivel chalk stream. There are 255 chalk streams globally - statistically they are rarer than coral reefs and tropical rainforests. The upper Ivel was dry for 18 months to December 2019, largely due to over-abstraction by the water company. However, it is a “perennial” chalk stream i.e. it should never dry out.
We refer to it as a Cinderella chalk stream – very rare and precious but below the radar of many. So we set out to change that!
Global justice
Global Justice Herts and Beds campaign for environmental and social justice on a global scale.
Our current campaigns focus:
• We demand an end to the Fossil Fuel Era and call for a Fossil Fuel [Free] Treaty.
• We oppose corporate trade deals that put profits before people and planet
• We ask that polluters pay out for loss and damages caused by climate change – so affected countries in the global South can receive compensation and adaptation funds.
• Equitable access to medicines and vaccines across the globe
Best Before Cafe
Best Before Cafe is a group of volunteers who rescue unsold and surplus food from going to landfill. We then share it with everyone at our shop in Letchworth. We love food and hate waste!
Hannah Kelly Basketry
Hannah Kelly is a rush weaver based in Letchworth Garden City. Following her studies in Ceramic and Textile design she trained as a Rush Matter inspiring her to take the traditional techniques learnt and apply them in a contemporary fashion. She is eager to teach and share her passion and encourage others to explore this heritage craft.
Jefferson Eco CIC
Jefferson Eco CIC sells a range of reusable items crafted from fabric that would have otherwise gone to landfill. All items – such as reusable baby wipes and kitchen towels and vegan wax wraps for keeping food fresh – are made by the Jefferson team and local, ethical and sustainable businesses.
But Jefferson Eco CIC is more than just an eco-shop. Although it started life as a craft initiative running from market stalls, it is now a community interest company operating from a bricks-and mortar shop at 46 London Road, St Albans. The team were inspired by feedback from their passionate customers to create an eco-hub and regular workshops to help people live more sustainably, change minds and tackle the climate crisis. They’ve teamed up with The Greenhouse CIC, a community project designed to promote sustainability, protect biodiversity and reduce the carbon footprint in the St Albans district, which runs above the shop.
John O'Conner Landscaping
John O'Conner is a private, award-winning company that provides landscaping, grounds maintenance, arboriculture and pest control services. Together with NHCouncillors they are creating bee corridors in the area to stimulate the natural environment and insect life in particular.
Red Kite Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Service
Red Kite exists to enable survivors of sexual violence to recover, thrive and live their best lives with their families and communities.
North Herts Councillors
North Herts Councillors will be represented by several councillors who will be happy to chat They will be happy to chat and inform about, amongst other things, their plans to protect the environment.
Doctor Bike
Doctor Bike will be there to give on-the-spot basic bike services and MOT for free to anyone who turns up on a bicycle ! So do your eco-thing! He will also have vouchers for people to use at a later date as part of a bike service.
Baldock Country Market
Country Markets is a nationwide organisation whose ethos is the production of home-grown, home-made and hand-crafted items made by its producers in their own homes. Baldock Country Market is no exception.
Our stall includes hand-made cards, hand-knitted and home-sewn items, home-baked goods and local honey. Many of our craft items are made from remnants or re-used materials. Our baked goods are made with locally- sourced ingredients where possible. Come and visit us on Friday mornings at the Victoria pub from 9 till 11 to see what we have to offer. baldockcountrymarket.co.uk
Our stall includes hand-made cards, hand-knitted and home-sewn items, home-baked goods and local honey. Many of our craft items are made from remnants or re-used materials. Our baked goods are made with locally- sourced ingredients where possible. Come and visit us on Friday mornings at the Victoria pub from 9 till 11 to see what we have to offer. baldockcountrymarket.co.uk