Regal Centre, Wallingford 9.45-11.30 on Saturday April 8th, 2017 Don’t chuck it, Swap it! Time for a Spring clearout. The next Sustainable Wallingford Swap Shop is on April 8th, bring your unwanted things for re-use and help yourself to amazing items … Continue reading →
Would you believe it, already WASP’s are showing an interest in your gardens? Keen readers of our “Get Involved” section will remember that W.A.S.P. stands for Wallingford All Sharing project – The initial idea is:- We find people who have large gardens, or areas … Continue reading →
On October 13th, Sustainable Wallingford held their first Neighbourhood Nosh event, pulling the community together for a shared meal using food that would otherwise have gone to waste. Some came alone, some bought their neighbours, some came as a … Continue reading →
A BBC2 programme on the repair cafe movement – how cool to see the culture being revived in public awareness! Radio broadcast Definitely worth a listen (I just did). … Continue reading →
Wallingford’s Repair Café was the latest in a programme of such events held by community groups across Oxfordshire to encourage a “Fix-it” attitude and reduce electrical waste. Items repaired at earlier events have included a sewing machine, vacuum cleaner, cuddly … Continue reading →
All who attended were inspired by the film shown last week, further showings are in the pipeline in case you missed it. So many important issues about taking back control of our lives, our economy and (no it’s not) our … Continue reading →
A local campaign to improve air quality in central Wallingford Let’s all take a Deep Breath… We all enjoy our busy, lively town but in recent years we know there has been a problem with traffic emissions (specifically ‘NOx’- which … Continue reading →
The bid for funding for Oxfordshire Repair Cafes has been approved so there will be a small amount of funding for each event plus a lot of centralised resources including support in electrical repairs from Bicester Green.Sustainable Wallingford plan to … Continue reading →
A new science study is investigating the microbes that dogs are exposed to when interacting with the river Thames. At our first event in Wallingford this Saturday, we’re hoping to speak to dog walkers and to analyse the faeces of … Continue reading →
It’s not so simple as you might imagine, and hard to find out, as this BBC item shows. All depends where and how you use it! I’m with his dad, that Skoda bought with the best of intentions will have … Continue reading →
Oxford North Community Renewables (ONCORE) and Low Carbon Oxford North (LCON) are hosting this meeting on 11 Oct at 6.30 pm, Baptist Church, Woodstock/Beechcroft Road, Oxford OX2 7NQ: An excellent opportunity to learn about the legislation and monitoring issues related … Continue reading →
The Regal Centre is now closed, for more information see https://www.wallingford.co.uk/news-and-events/news/wallingford-news/closure-of-wallingford-s-regal-centre/summary/page-1/wallingford-news/closure-of-wallingford-s-regal-centre. The last Sustainable Wallingford swapshop on September 30th at 9.45 was held instead at Centre 70, Kinecroft WALLINGFORD, OX10 0DT, which is just round the corner and very near the Regal and … Continue reading →
