It’s Earth Day every day here

THIS April as well as Easter there’s a very special day which we are celebrating at Whistlewood Common –Earth Day on Saturday the 22nd

It’s an International Day of Action, raising awareness of the various threats to the earth, its people, animals and habitats

The first Earth Day was in 1970 and over a billion people have been mobilised since then and organised the planting of tens of millions of trees all around the globe through their Canopy Project.

At Whistlewood we are having an afternoon celebration with lots of crafts to take part in, including hobby horse making with our own amazing Helen, crafting with the fantastic Sarah of Little Trees and willow weaving with the very skilled Ali and Chenma of Under Woodcraft

You’ll also be able to have a go in our new bodging area (that’s not a derogatory term, that’s the word for green woodworking) The lovely Sandra will be leading some yoga too.

We’re celebrating our 10th anniversary this year and this event is organised as part of those celebrations.

We are bringing all these people together to share their skills with you, as that is one of our missions: to increase the knowledge of sustainable crafts, skill sharing, wellbeing in nature and encouraging recycling

It’s a have-a-go day; you’ll also be able to check out our site and wonderful straw bale roundhouse If you’re local and able we’d invite you to walk there as we have limited parking on site. There is a small charge; we’ll also have refreshments and some other surprises

Earth Day has a motto ‘Get Inspired. Take Action. Be a part of the green revolution’ I think being part of Whistlewood Common ticks all these ‘boxes’, we’d love you to join us.

Check their website – www earthday org – for more info about what they do, there’s some great information fact sheets on climate change, plastic pollution, biodiversity etc to hurt a lot and to be able to endure the pain

“After Jacqui passed away, I read an account of a famous Lakeland fell runner, Joss Naylor, who first did this epic back in the 80s As soon as I read about it, it was a light bulb moment What better and more fitting way to pay tribute to Jacqui’s life and to raise some funds for charitable causes in her memory ”

For his run, Ross is being supported by good friend and Melbourne resident Lee

Partington

He said the pair had been planning the challenge for nearly a year and that Lee would keep him watered, fed, and even change his socks and plaster his blisters!

Ross is aiming to raise £1,000 each for Treetops Hospice and MacMillan Cancer He said any contribution would “mean the world” and help spur him on in his epic challenge

To donate to the Treetops fund-raiser, see tinyurl com/mv7rjspk