What's On Out There? The Bill's Mother's Links & Listings Service - Late Feb 2025
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Also Out There (News & Links)
Sheffield Environment Weeks - The city’s original listings and information service started 40 years ago to celebrate events for two weeks in summer by several city organisations. After sterling work to keep going, the site (with an unashamedly simple pre Web 2.0 feel) will be promoting 2025 events during Sheffield Environment Weeks (Saturday 26th April to Thursday 5th June) and beyond, and needs your support. Get in touch here.
New Hedges - South Yorkshire Woodland Partnership have 24,000 hedge trees for South Yorkshire landowners. Get in touch to get some or learn more.
Friends of Concord Park & Woolley Wood - need new volunteers urgently!
Looking Up Sheffield - Wonderful podcaster and writer Loz Harvey launches a Substack on his adopted city with an interview with fabulous folklorist David Clarke.
What’s On Out There - Late February
Thurs 27th - Green City Action Grimesthorpe community allotment
Thurs 27th - SRWT Volunteer Session - Sunnybank
Fri 28th - SRWT Volunteer Session - Greno Woods
Early March
All month - Sheffield Festival of the Outdoors
Sat 1st - Wardsend Cemetery conservation session
Sat 1st - SRWT Volunteer Session - Blackamoor
Sat 1st - Whirlow Brook Park volunteer morning
Sat 1st - Parkwood Springs conservation volunteering
Sat 1st - Sheffield CTC Cycle Ride
Sun 2nd - Yorkshire Rose Womens Cycle Rides
Sun 2nd - Sheffield CTC Cycle Ride
Mon 3rd - Sun 9th - Sheffield Women’s Health Week
Mon 3rd - Fri 7th - Daily health walks in parks and green spaces from Step Out Sheffield, 10 am start
Mon 3rd - SRWT Volunteer Session - Crabtree Ponds
Tues 4th - SRWT Volunteer Session - Wyming Brook / Fox Hagg
Weds 5th - Longshaw Social Walk
Weds 5th - Shirebrook Valley - Volunteer Session
Thurs 6th - Green City Action Grimesthorpe community allotment
Thurs 6th - SRWT Volunteer Session - Moss Valley
Fri 7th - National Trust social walk from Edale
Fri 7th - SRWT Volunteer Session - Wildlife Gardening (Stafford Rd)
Sat 8th - Parkwood Springs conservation volunteering
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