Massive thank you to the 39 litter heroes who joined Wellingborough Eco Group, Wellie Wombles and Wellingborough Town Council yesterday morning for Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean. This took place in the town centre and Croyland Gardens where we litter picked 68 bags full of litter, two trollies and various plastic items!
Thank you to Edeltraud, Sue, Jehovian, C, J, Paul, Mark, Anna, Amelia, Ramel, Stephen, Rerrca, Ann, Judy, Sarah, Tim, Kate M, Kate F, Glenn and Hazel, Eleanor, Rebecca and Olly, Emma and William, Ian, Ruth and Barry, Emma and Clover, Cheryl and Erroll, Jonathan, Kelly, Freddie and Georgina, Graham, Emma and Louisa. We’ll done all, a great litter haul.
We set up our recycling station on Market Street from 9:30 to litter pick between 10am-12 midday. Thank you to Wellingborough Town Council who donated litter picking equipment last year, so everything was provided; and to North Northamptonshire Council who took away the litter we picked.
We were joined by the SAVE OUR TREES campaign who had a cake and conversation stall to raise funds for their legal campaign and to share details and updates. Find out more at saveourtrees.co.uk.
Thank you also to Castello Lounge who supported us with refreshments during and afterwards. Great to see friends old and new, and families taking part. Everyone is welcome to join in next time which will be in various locations to tidy up before the Waendel Walk, see you there!
Wellingborough Town Council are joining Wellingborough Eco Group and Wellie Wombles again on our biggest litter pick of the year!
On the last Saturday of every month, Wellingborough Eco Group normally carries out a two hour tidy up with Wellie Wombles and numerous volunteers. We are returning to where we held this special litter pick last year.
Do join us and Wellingborough Town Council for The Great British Spring Clean! This takes place on Saturday (25th March) and we are litter picking the town centre!
We will set up a recycling station on Market Street from 9:30 to litter pick between 10am-12 midday. Wellingborough Town Council have donated litter picking equipment, so everything is provided. North Northants Council will take away the litter we pick.
Last year’s joint Great British Spring Clean litter pick was a huge success!
Castello Lounge are supporting us with refreshments during and afterwards, do join in with friends old and new, bring your family. Everyone is welcome, see you on Saturday morning!
From tomorrow, Monday 27th February, it’s Fairtrade Fortnight and Jonathan, Co-op Member Pioneer, thought that we could promo this via Glamis Hall’s Winter Warm Space at our ECO HUB with donations he gets from the Co-op. We will be offering free Fairtrade Coffee, tea and food samples, plus hot food cooked freshly every day!
With a cost of living and climate crisis, many of us are facing tough decisions. Some of us have moved to working from home following the pandemic and are facing a winter with increased energy bills. Others are facing even harder decisions about whether to heat or eat. Well the Winter Warm Space is there for warmth, food and drink, plus a chance to chat to other local people and play games!
Winter Warm Spaces are for anyone in need of warmth & community, they are a warm space to share with others. Join us on Mondays, Tuesday and Thursday 10-2, and on Fridays 10-2 for our Eco Club for Kids. There will be different food samples and hot food dishes every day so do come more than once.
Come and try Fairtrade on us, and then perhaps when you shop, look for the FAIRTRADE Mark. You may even find that you save money by choosing Fairtrade! It’s all about making the small switch to Fairtrade, we can all support producers in protecting the future of some of our most-loved food and the planet. The power is in your hands. See you soon…
Join us at this month’s Two Hour Tidy up this Saturday morning (25th February) we are litter picking the Victoria Area. We will set up a recycling station at the Victoria Centre from 9:30 to litter pick between 10am-12 midday.
This location has been chosen because Wellie Wombles are celebrating their 2nd birthday afterwards at the Victoria Centre (12-2pm). As a group we have tidied up this area before, but unfortunately due to some messy people there’s plenty to do. There are lots of streets and some green areas to tidy up.
To help us and keep us safe at this and future litter picks, Wellingborough Eco Group have purchased some litter pickers, hi-vis vests and safety equipment including road signs, so everything is provided but please bring your own gloves if you can.
North Northants Council will take away the litter we pick, hand sanitiser will be available. We will be joined by Wellie Wombles and many other volunteers, so do join in, bring your friends and family, and stay afterwards for some hot food and drinks, ALL WELCOME!
Wellingborough Swap Shop, Food Sharers, Tuesday Tidy Ups and Winter Warm Space this Tuesday!
Join us this Tuesday from 10am for our Winter Warm Space. Tea and coffee is now free (optional 50p donation) and we serve up hot food from midday. Join us for games, chat and a warm up.
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Wellingborough Swap Shop will also be there 10-6 Tuesday, we have rails of clothes for you plus lots of books, DVDs, toys (lots of teddies) and household items. Everything is available for swaps or a small donation to the group. Plus there the LIVE Teams Free Coats for Kids rail full so your Kids keep warm.
Food Sharers will have some fresh food from Co-op and bagged items from Wilby Community Food Group for you from 10am, plus lots more fresh food from Redeem Funds from 2-6. We have a few bargains too in our Food Sharers Shop, including Pot Noodles, tins of food and cans of pop for 50p!
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Tuesday Tidy Ups is now available from 10am-6pm with Wellie Wombles, borrow our litter pickers and hoops for a tidy up, bags are free!
There’s lots on, but always time for tea, join us at ECO HUB, Glamis Hall this Tuesday, see you there!
Join us at this month’s Two Hour Tidy up this Saturday morning (28th January) we are litter picking Midland Road and into Castlefields Park. We will set up a recycling station on the corner of Brook Street East from 9:30 to litter pick between 10am-12 midday.
Midland Road is in a terrible state, litter is everywhere and leaves are making it treacherous! So we’ll have a go and removing both. Bring your rakes and shovels, this could be hard work!
For families and those wanting something less demanding, we have litter pickers and hoops for you, and our recycling station is where it is because it’s only a short safe walk to Castlefields Park.
This location has been chosen by local Town Councillor Marion Turner-Hawes (pictured above) who has had a go herself today, and will be joining us on Saturday. Here are some photos to get you in the mood, see you on Saturday morning…
Do you have anything you want to swap or are you looking to give something away?
Live on Zoom, our first online ‘Saturday Swap Shop’ will be hosted at ECO HUB, Glamis Hall. We will have a selection of items to swap and we invite you to swap with us and others on Saturday 21st January, between 10am and 2pm. It’s going to be fun and it’s free!
Wellingborough Swap Shop is a free and local exchange where members of the public can pass on things they no longer want, in exchange for something they need. You could describe it as a kind of bring-and-buy sale. Participants do not need to bring anything in order to take away goods, a small donation to the group will do too.
January Support Bags
January Support Bags will be available at ECO HUB with the Swap Shop.
Wilby Community Food Group and our Food Sharers group will be there 10:30-3:30 on the 21st January to give us the opportunity to help you and to save in date food that you won’t be using. Support Bags will work as follows:
For a £5 donation you can choose 6 items.
For a £10 donation you can choose 12 items.
Depending on the amount of donations and items available we may be able to be super helpful and allow some extras in your bags too, so get donating please! If anyone or everyone that is able to could donate the minimum of 1 item of food, cleaning products, laundry products, pet foods, pasta, toilet rolls, any unwanted, unopened and in date foods. Toiletries, tins, teabags, coffee etc etc. that would be so helpful. We’re All In. Northants is kindly donating the last bits of their stock to help and Food Sharers will donate some ambient foods too.
That jar of coffee auntie Joan brought round to use whilst she was at yours for Christmas but didn’t use – please donate it this way… The chocolate orange bar you put in little Tarquin’s stocking to fill it out but you know he doesn’t like chocolate orange – please consider donating it this way…. If you’ve started a new year-new you diet – all those naughty foods – hide them in our January Support Bags!
Kat, Wilby Community Food Group
Please do donate foods etc, please spread the word, bring a friend, neighbours, relatives etc. Drop off points for this event will be at Wilby Community Fridge or the ECO HUB. We’re looking forward to seeing you there, looking forward to a fun filled, spectacular event.
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Join in online or at ECO HUB
This Saturday’s Swap Shop is at ECO HUB and on Zoom. We will also be using our Facebook Group to share pictures, start posting today or you can simply just hold up you item(s) during the event.
What you offer is entirely up to you, as long as it’s legal, not hazardous or not a pet. Examples include: books, DVDs and CDs, kitchenware, pictures, tools, gardening items, curtains and other soft furnishings, children’s toys and baby items.
Wellingborough Swap Shop is managed by Wellingborough Eco Group. To keep you safe on Saturday, and so that you don’t have to share your details with everyone, please register by using the contact form below. Please use Swap Shop as your subject, and we will email you back with the Zoom link:
Join us to litter pick after the festive period and for a Wombles Winter Warmer!
December’s Two Hour Tidy up takes place a week late this Saturday morning (7th January) and we are litter picking the Queensway Park and the cycle path into Park Farm Industrial Estate. We will set up a recycling station outside our ECO HUB at Glamis Hall from 9:30 to litter pick between 10am-12 midday.
This location has been chosen because we also have a Wombles Winter Warmer afterwards at ECO HUB (12-2pm). As a group we have tidied up this area before, but unfortunately due to some messy people and a lot of fireworks from New Year’s Eve there’s plenty to do. Here are some photos to get you in the mood…
To help us and keep us safe at this and future litter picks, Wellingborough Eco Group have purchased some litter pickers, hi-vis vests and safety equipment including road signs, so everything is provided but please bring your own gloves if you can.
North Northants Council will take away the litter we pick, hand sanitiser will be available. We will be joined by Wellie Wombles and many other volunteers, so do join in, bring your friends and family, and stay afterwards for some hot food and drinks, ALL WELCOME!
We have made our opening times more straight forward. We will be now open 10am-2pm during the week at ECO HUB except Wednesdays where we will be at the Community Allotment. We will also be open 2-6 on Tuesdays and weekend times will vary. This week we have lots of things to do at ECO HUB (and elsewhere):
Winter Warm Space – Tuesday and Thursday 10am-2pm
Food Sharers – Tuesday 2-6pm
Tuesday Tidy Ups – Tuesday 2-6pm
Wellingborough Swap Shop – Tuesday 2-6pm
Green Drinks (Queen’s Head) – Tuesday 7-9pm
Community Allotment (Ladywell) – Wednesday 10am-2pm
Happy Café – Thursday 10am-2pm
Eco Club for Kids – Friday 10am-2pm (new time)
Eco-Crafters Workshop – Saturday 10am-12pm (new time)
Two Hour Tidy Up – Saturday 10am-12pm
Wellie Wombles Winter Warmer – Saturday 12-2pm
Find out more and keep up to date with all our activities on our calendar:
