Zero Waste Community Leadership training
117.01.2025
A group of community-minded Barnet residents met in Finchley Church End Library to learn about different ways to engage the community with the topic of waste prevention.
17th Eco Show and Tell Fair
Festive Upcycled Craft Fair
1.12.2024
Friern Barnet Community Library, a wonderful volunteer-led library has invited us to lead upcycling workshop, making everything needed for the holiday season. From gift wrap to decorations, the artists and visitors have create so many beautiful holiday musts.
The sustainable creatives included: Alison, Re.New Crafts; Elisa, We aRe Plastic; Vicky, Diwi’s Creations; Christin, Inspiring Sustainability; Taki, Furoshiki workshops; Penny, Threads for a Penny; Lucie, Miel De Lucie
Zero Waste Community Leadership training
18.11.2024
A group of community-minded Barnet residents met in Middlesex University to learn about different ways to engage the community with the topic of waste prevention.
We are forming a working group with the hope to deliver waste-reduction activities around Barnet in 2025.
Part of our initiative is a Zero Waste webinar, which you are welcomed to watch here.
Zero Waste Community Leadership training
06.11.2024
A group of community-minded Barnet residents met in Finchley Church End Library to learn about different ways to engage the community with the topic of waste prevention.
We are forming a working group with the hope to deliver waste-reduction activities around Barnet in 2025.
Part of our initiative is a Zero Waste webinar, which you are welcomed to watch here.
Zero Waste webinar
7th October, 28th October, 11th November 2024
Watch the recording here.
The webinar explains how waste is disposed of in Barnet, the main waste streams generated in London’s homes; What is the circular economy and the 5Rs of waste reduction ; The five reasons to reduce our consumption and our waste ; How to prioritise your waste reduction efforts and ways to reduce waste in eight waste streams: Food waste, food packaging and storage, apparel, electronics, home care, personal care, parties/festivals and young families.
16th Eco Show and Tell Fair
East Barnet Festival
30.6.24
An eco-friendly fair within the East Barnet festival, showcasing some great local initiatives around protecting nature, reducing waste and living more sustainably. The fair included displays, workshops and activities. The fair also featured sustainable artists and makers selling their goods made from upcycled materials.
3rd Let’s Cook Together, Sharing Space
JVS, Golders Green
10.6.24
In this “Let’s Cook Together” vegan cooking session we enjoyed making:
Creamy hummus with Sasha from Finchley Now
Sweet potato and red lentil curry with Lisa from Bread & Butter CIC
A Caribbean bean stew with Anita, Allotmentz
A summery black bean & mango salad with Shiri
2nd Let’s Cook Together, Sharing Space
JVS, Golders Green
8.5.24
This “Let’s Cook Together” vegan session featured two vegan hot dishes, as well as vegan baking. We also included information about ways to reduce waste: by visiting local refill shops, bringing re-usable bottles, coffee cups and containers, and by shopping loose fruit and veg in local shops.
Dishes cooked included a green bean, lentil Persian dish with Lida; a bean curry dish with Anastasia. Justyne made salads and snacks.
1st Let’s Cook Together, Sharing Space
JVS Golders Green
10.4.24
In this event we cooked: Chilli No Carne, a Mexican dish, with Paloma. Rajwadi Khichdi, a Gujarati dish, with Krupal of North London Tiffins. Golders Bean with Philip.
We got our creativity flowing by using natural dye (made from onion skins) and end-of-life flowers to create beautiful decorations, with Sharon Mitchell, @leafthiefprint.
We were also fortunate to be joined by Barnet Friends of the Earth’s waste-reduction sub-committee who encouraged us to reduce resource-consuming waste.
Finchley Sharing Space
12.06.24
This was our final event at Finchley Church End library as part of the Sharing Space grant.
- Luggage Rummage – this is the eco-friendly version of car boot sale!
- Japanese fabric gift wrapping workshop – furoshiki – we also showed how to get FREE fabrics from the Curtain Factory in North Finchley
- Free food and a Low waste vegetarian potluck and a big cake!
Finchley Sharing Space
29.5.24
Green Parenting event:
Reusable nappies workshop with Real Nappies for London
Breastfeeding advice with Eszter Bove.
Swap: Baby/ young child toy and clothes swap
Arts & crafts from upcycled materials with Alison, Re.New Crafts
“Sustainable parenting hacks” talk with Teresa Due.
Finchley Sharing Space
22.5.24
a fun-filled evening of sharing and swapping second-hand gifts with your community. Exchange unique second-hand gifts, as well as arts & crafts supplies, and small-businesses materials such as unused packaging.
Finchley Sharing Space 15.05.24
Finchley’s Nature: we planted pollinator-friendly plants at Albert Place in collaboration with Barnet Council’s Finchley Central Town Team & Finchley Pollinator Project.
At Finchley Church End library, residents met representatives from Finchley’s community gardens and open spaces. Including Finchley Central Energy Garden; Coppetts Wood Conservationists ;Finchley Pollinator Project and Cherry Tree Wood and Barnet Green Spaces. There was also a Plants sale by Grow Farm, a green market with local jams from Miel De Lucie, treats from Impact Store, local artists Miki Shaw and Paul Gilbert. Sow seeds and take the pot to grow. Enjoy a display of nature art. Volunteer gardeners from Finchley Central Energy Garden and Finchley Memorial Community Garden helped everyone plant wildflower seeds.
Finchley Sharing Space
1.5.24
In this Repair Café session we had an electrician, a chair repair and textile mending+ tailoring repair stations. Residents brought in their small electrical appliances, clothes that require mending or alterations as well as chairs with any issue. We also hosted a Fashion swap and a Creative upcycling workshop where we made miniature Japanese cakes from upcycled materials with Elizabeth, Black Girl Dolls House Club
Finchley Sharing Space 24.4.24
Sustainable Fashion/ Homecare
We made natural cleaning products with Kerlyn, Impact Store.
Mending & alterations by LivingWayMinistries
An origami rubbish bin for your bathroom’s recyclables with Taki;
Crochet ‘display’ and demo with Elizabeth, Black Girls Dolls House Club
We made beeswax wraps to reduce plastic food packaging and keep food fresh. Lucie @mieldelucie is a local beekeeper who donates all her earnings to the food bank.
Finchley Sharing Space 17.4.24
Green Parenting/ children
Second-hand Toy & clothes swap: bring second-hand toys, take some home and Eco Warriors: learn how children can help fight climate change… from home!
Parent/carer+ child: gender-inclusive sewing: make a pyjama/ sleeping gown for your teddy/ stuffed toy. By Adding Creativity CIC The Sewing Club.
Make a magical garden in an upcycled jar. By @forthefunof.art
Finchley Sharing Space 3.4.24
Sustainable Fashion/ Home/ Personal care Our 2nd Sharing Space session focused on sustainable fashion and home-care. The event included a clothes swap and a talk teaching how to sell your pre-loved clothes on Vinted – by Penny Salman (@threadsforpenny).
Ceci Montero taught how to knit or crochet a coaster from… plastic bags!
Finchley Sharing Space 27.3.24
Gift Swap & Launch
A fun-filled evening of sharing and swapping second-hand gifts with your community. The perfect opportunity to connect with neighbours, make new friends, and exchange unique second-hand gifts.
We made natural dye from food waste, and helped making bunting to decorate our new space with artist Sharon Mitchell @leafthiefprints.
15th Fair
Middlesex University
16.11.23
The Eco Show and Tell sustainability fair was organised together with Barnet Multi-Faith Forum, Middlesex University Inter Faith Network , and is also part of the national week-long Inter Faith Week.
14th Fair
Golders Green Town Centre
30.07.23
The Eco Show and Tell sustainability fair was organised together with Golders Green Town Centre, in a temporary Parklet.
13th Fair
Edgware LFA Garden City 7.02.23
The fair took place at the London Festival of Architecture winning nature-design installation ‘Let’s Meet on the Edge’, created by local designers and storytellers Adrienne Lau, Daniella Levene and Leila Taheri – Edgy Collective.
12th Fair
Barnet Vale
25.06.23
The fair took place in Tudor Sports Ground with Friends of Tudor Park, Barnet Vale.
11th Fair
East Finchley Festival
18.06.23
The East Finchley Festival in Cherry Tree Woods is a long standing community event that draws a large crowd. It was a pleasure to secure six stalls and be able to host a variety of local environmental groups.
10th Fair
Coppetts Wood Festival 11.06.23
Nested in a conservation woodland forest in North Finchley, this vibrant festival is a community treasure. Our stalls added to the community feel and helped the local residents discover new ways to reduce ways and conserve nature.
9th Fair
West Hendon Broadway
17.05.23
Organised alongside the West Hendon Arts Society, and took place at the Damsel Walk, West Hendon Broadway. This event was themed Urban Tree Festival to attract the local community.
8th Fair
Middlesex University 18.11.22
The Eco Show and Tell sustainability fair was organised together with Barnet Multi-Faith Forum, Middlesex University Inter Faith Network , and is also part of the national week-long Inter Faith Week.
Eco Show and Tell 