Events

Coming to one of our work parties? Wear sturdy shoes, long trousers and work gloves. We provide tools like shears, clippers and litter pickers, plus some longer, thick gloves for thorny work. We usually stop midway for a tea and coffee break.

  • Survey of the orchard

    Astral Park Community Orchard Leighton Buzzard Community Orchard, Middleton Way, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
  • Work party – Riverside Walk

    Riverside Walk Millbank, Riverside Walk, Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom

    We’ll be pulling up Himalayan Balsam and cutting back nettles to restore one of the wildflower areas near the river.

  • Work party – Riverside Walk

    Riverside Walk Millbank, Riverside Walk, Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom

    We’ll be working on the riverbank,  the opposite side to where we normally work  on Riverside walk.   We are clearing up Himalayan Balsam  along the river bank. This is  very urgent – if we do not clear it  now it will go to seed and then next year there will be a major problem with […]

  • South Beds  FOE meeting

    The meeting will be at 41 Corbet Ride LU7 2SJ . We could spend half the meeting on water and the other half on other climate campaigning  eg  transport and insulation. Please bring nibbles soft drinks, wine, beer etc and there will be lots of tea and coffee.

  • Work party at the station

    Leighton Buzzard Station Station Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

    We’ll be weeding  and cutting back grass at platform 1 at LB mainline  station.

  • Work party Vandyke Curve

    Narrow Gauge Railway, Vandyke Curve Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

    We’ll be cutting some of the long seed heads to show off the other flowers, and planting wildflower seeds  to increase the diversity.

  • Work party – Cotefield Drive

    Cotefield Drive Cotefield Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

    We’ll be weeding at Cotefield drive.  ( The path needs clearing of weeds which is really crucial to stopping it being covered in Glyphosate and  severe cutting back  by the council that would destroy so much of Liz’s  great work on this area).

  • Work party – Corbet Ride/St Mary’s Way

    We’ll be trimming the small hedge at the back of Corbet Ride, then cutting back the worst bits on the main hedge by the railway on St Mary’s Way ( five mins distance) Directions: turn into Corbet Ride from St Mary’s way, go past the shop and take the first turning on your right ( […]

  • Work party Soulbury Road

    Soulbury Road grassy bank Soulbury Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

    We’ll be scything and raking Soulbury Road grassy bank