We are pleased to announce that our Apple Day will be going ahead on 12th October at Hayfield Primary School again this from 1 - 4.30pm.

It promises to be busier than ever, with juicing and apple tasting taking centre stage, complimented by the usual craft stalls, home made refreshments by Sett Valley cafe and our own Apple cafe, High Peak cider, music and a bit of apple fun.

We are also really excited to have The Tent people join us for the first time this year with their "Apple Arena" and Apple Olympics! 

We are also delighted to be holding another clothes swap (run by Alex from Sewing Bee fame) and hosting another rendition of the Apple Day Mummers play from Hayfield Mummers Society.

Above all, it is a celebration of our local orchard, and a reminder as to how delicious the apples all around us taste, and that we should use them and not let them go to waste! 

For full details of the attractions on day, please click here, and for a program of key event timings click here!  For people travelling from outside of Hayfield, we encourage you to avoid travelling by car if you can. Details of public transport options can be found via the QR code below..#TaketheBus

 

 SUSTAINABLE HAYFIELD PROUDLY PRESENT THEIR AGM FOR 2024 ON SEPTEMBER 19th AT ST MATTHEWS CHURCH...............

 

Please join us at our forthcoming Annual AGM on Thursday 19th September, at St Matthews Church Hayfield, from 7.30pm. 

Starting with a brief business AGM meeting - see below for link to meeting papers, we will then be joined by New Mills Fashion Activistas who will treat us to an Alternative Catwalk, where style and chic do not need to come at the expense of the planet (or labour).

 

It could possibly be the most fun and sustainable AGM you have ever been too! 

Don't miss it!  

AGM meeting papers 

Agenda

Minutes of 2023 AGM

Chair's Annual Report

Treasurers Report

Biodiversity - sub treasurer report

Today, 18th May 2024 saw a very successful first outing for Hayfield and New Mills Repair Shop. With over 20 repairs from chain saws to frayed sleeves and broken radios to gardening forks. Next stop October 12th at Apple Day.

 

The Big Plastic Count 11-17th March 2024 We know that plastic is an environmental problem with much of it going into landfill in spite of recycling schemes. Plastic waste disposal is complicated and the government seems to have pulled back from implementing an effective scheme to help consumers deal with it.  One approach is to persuade industry to generate less plastic so householders don’t have to deal with it all. To help this The Big Plastic Count is happening from 11th to 17th March. We want you to sign up and count the amount of plastic you throw away each day that week. There should be no guilt attached to this - the amount of plastic we use is often out of our control. The data collected will put pressure on the government and industry to move to alternatives and only use plastic where essential. Your data will add to that of over 60,000 people already signed up.  To encourage participation Sustainable Hayfield is offering 2 £10 vouchers for Millers Refillers. If you take part in The Big Plastic Count you can be entered into the draw to win one of these vouchers. Millers Refillers is the zero waste shop in New Mills and its ethos fits well with this challenge. Register at www.thebigplasticcount.com. You can download and print the tally sheet and how-to-guide. Hard copies will also be available at Hayfield Library but you need to register on the site to have your data recorded. Details of how to submit your results are on the website.  To take part in the Sustainable Hayfield draw take a photo of your tally sheet and send it to iampennieroberts@gmail.com by 31 March. We’ll do the draw the first week in April and announce the winners. Thanks The Sustainable Hayfield team

 

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Dear Sustainable Hayfield Member/Supporter   The Big Plastic Count 11-17th March 2024 We know that plastic is an environmental problem with much of it going into landfill in spite of recycling schemes. Plastic waste disposal is complicated and the government seems to have pulled back from implementing an effective scheme to help consumers deal with it.  One approach is to persuade industry to generate less plastic so householders don’t have to deal with it all. To help this The Big Plastic Count is happening from 11th to 17th March. We want you to sign up and count the amount of plastic you throw away each day that week. There should be no guilt attached to this - the amount of plastic we use is often out of our control. The data collected will put pressure on the government and industry to move to alternatives and only use plastic where essential. Your data will add to that of over 60,000 people already signed up.  To encourage participation Sustainable Hayfield is offering 2 £10 vouchers for Millers Refillers. If you take part in The Big Plastic Count you can be entered into the draw to win one of these vouchers. Millers Refillers is the zero waste shop in New Mills and its ethos fits well with this challenge. Register at www.thebigplasticcount.com. You can download and print the tally sheet and how-to-guide. Hard copies will also be available at Hayfield Library but you need to register on the site to have your data recorded. Details of how to submit your results are on the website.  To take part in the Sustainable Hayfield draw take a photo of your tally sheet and send it to iampennieroberts@gmail.com by 31 March. We’ll do the draw the first week in April and announce the winners. Thanks The Sustainable Hayfield team

 

Congratulations to our Energy group for being shortlisted for a Community Energy Award!

Sustainable Hayfield was recently advised that the work of its Energy sub group had been shortlisted for a national award by Community Energy England.

It was for work we did to set up and progress our 'Home Energy MOT' project earlier this year. That saw over 100 parish households provided with free energy advice and supply and installation of low level insulation aides, attracting universally positive feedback. The category we were entered in to was 'Collaboration in the Community', which was a feature of the project.

We knew the project had been a great success, with many households involved subsequently taking forward their own, further, improvements, assisted by advice given. But we were still stunned by this nomination, getting through to the final four in this category..The awards were handed out at an awards ceremony at The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, last Friday. Unfortunately, we didn't win our category.

We were represented at the ceremony by team members Graham Hirst, Richard Noakes and Peter Burgess-Allen, from MEA, our partner agency in the project. A fourth team member, Laurie James, couldn't attend due to ill-health.

Well done us, in little old Hayfield!

Team Sustainable Hayfield