"Our Village - Our Planet". Join us for this free event to see what you can do to reduce your carbon footprint and increase biodiversity locally. Actions don't need to cost the earth and may save you money.

There will be a wide variety of stalls, demonstrations, children's activities and talks about what people can do to safeguard our world. And not forgetting free Tea and Cake and the chance to support the local Explorer Scouts by buying soup and a roll. Read on to see who will be attending.

And while you are here, why not fill in our short Online Survey for what Colwall Greener should do.

Reducing your carbon footprint

• The Great Collaboration have loads of ideas that can help you can make simple changes

Transport

• Malvern Car Clubs - Cheaper than owning a car
• Try out an Electric Bike which will let you cruise up the hills
• Cleevely Electric Cars for all your questions on new and second-hand electric cars
• Herefordshire Sustainable Transport Group working to improve public transport
• The Ledbury and Colwall Community Station Partnership
• Walking and Cycling Alliance

Buildings

• Herefordshire Green Network Building Sense on retrofitting your house to reduce your carbon footprint and save you money
• Energy Tracers on using Thermal Imaging to detect heat loss in your house
• Caplor Energy Suppliers of Solar PV, heat pumps and EV Charging
• Sust-it.net on how to make the best eco choices when you go shopping
• Octopus Energy - Why you should choose a green energy supplier

Zero Waste

• Colwall Youth Project look at ways to stop your unwanted items going to landfill
• Find out what can be repaired at the Ledbury Repair Cafe
• Malvern Hills Tools for Self Reliance who send refurbished tools to five developing countries in Africa
• Little Marcle Organic Produce supply veg boxes to Colwall by electric van
• Plastic-free household products with Castlemorton Environmental Action Group and Hanley Carbon Neutral

Looking After Nature

• Colwall Orchard Group work on maintaining and improving orchards
• Colwall Allotments letting people grow their own food in Colwall
• St James' Eco Church
• Colwall Parish Council Hedgerow Survey
• Malvern Hills Trust on protecting and managing the Malvern Hills
• Malvern Hills AONB on managing and enhancing our Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
• Herefordshire Meadows on restoring and manging species rich meadows
• Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
• Verging on Wild on improving the biodiversity of Herefordshire roadside verges
• Discover wildlife and wild places with Hidden Herefordshire
• Vincent Wildlife Trust on conservation of mammals such as bats and weasels
• Visit the organic plant stand from Caves Folly Nurseries
• Garden design with Garden Inspiration on improving biodiversity

Using your voice

• Sign up to The Great Collaboration to let your Parish Council know what is imporant to you
• Money Box Credit Union A not-for-profit saving and loans cooperative
• Find out from Joanna Coull of Green Investing Ltd why your choice of investments can make your voice heard
• Herefordshire and Malvern Hills Green Party
• Extinction Rebellion Malvern

Children's Activities in the Primary School Hall

Note: Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times
• Autumn Crown Creating
• Happa zone (Japanese Leaf printing on fabric)
• Log slice painting
• Nature Selfies
• Lavender Bag Making
• Recycled poppy crafting for Remembrance Day
• Add to "Our future" community mural
• Book and Chill out corner
• Colouring and puzzle table

• Find out about the Eco Projects happening in local schools
• Exhibition of Children's Art Competition (closing date 10th November)

Program of Talks in the Jean Simon's Room

11:30 Creating Wildflower Meadows and Gardens. (Lindsay Williams)

12:15 Retrofitting: How to make your house use less energy - HGN Building Sense

13:00 A wilder Herefordshire for people and nature. (Sarah King - Herefordshire Wildlife Trust)

13:45 Future Proofing your Property (Peter Speakman - Caplor Energy)

14:30 Greening your Finances - what does it mean and is it really possible? (Joanna Coull - Green Investing Ltd )

15:15 What can I do about the climate and nature crisis? - (Helen Heathfield - Green Party)

Videos of the talks

Videos of the talks can be found on our You Tube channel.