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