Pangbourne and Whitchurch Sustainability
2024-25 Calendar
| When | What | Where |
| Thursday 22nd February
8pm |
“Asian Hornets: why are the considered a pest? What can we do about them?” A talk by John White, a local bee keeper | Pangbourne Village Hall
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| Saturday 16th March
2pm |
Whitchurch Annual Litter Picking Day
Bags and litter picking sticks will be provided but please bring your own gloves. |
Meeting at the Hardwick Road end of Muddy Lane, Whitchurch on Thames |
| Thursday 21st March
8pm |
“Our Energy to 2050 and beyond”, a talk on delivering “Efficiency, Flexibility and Consumer Choice” through hybrid technologies, by David Simmonds, Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers | Pangbourne Village Hall |
| Saturday 20th April | National Action Day for Safe Streets Now | Details to follow |
| Sunday 28th April
10am – 1pm |
Pangbourne Spring Litter Picking Day
Gloves, bags and litter picking sticks will be provided. |
Pick up equipment at Chiltern walk, Pangbourne |
| Thursday 16th May
8pm |
AGM, with a report on COP 28 and a workshop on how we can improve COP 29, with Miriam Kennet from the Green Economics Institute | Pangbourne Village Hall
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| Saturday 25th May
1pm-5pm |
Stall at Whitchurch Hill Fete
Volunteers required on the day to man the stall |
Whitchurch Hill Recreation ground |
| Saturday 8th June
12pm – 5pm |
Manning the recycling bins at Pangbourne Fete
Volunteers required on the day to supervise recycling bins |
Pangbourne Recreation ground
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| Sunday 30th June
2pm start |
Join with WoTHabs for a Meadow Biodiversity walk led by James Norman | Meet at the field entrance on the left-hand side of Sheepwash Lane, Hardwick Estate |
| Thursday 20th June
8pm |
A guided walk and talk on swifts in Pangbourne with Ailsa Claybourne | Meet at Pangbourne Village Hall |
| Sunday 21st June | Show your Stripes Day | Details to follow |
| Thursday 25th July
8pm |
Living Wild at Home, a summer performance from Andrew McAlistair Hood, a local sculptor based at Path Hill | Meet at his Path Hill studio
More details nearer the time |
| Sunday 22nd September
2pm – 4pm
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Apple Pressing Day | Whitchurch Maze
Muddy Lane Whitchurch on Thames |
| Sunday 13th October
10am – 1pm |
Pangbourne Autumn Litter Picking Day
Gloves, bags and litter picking sticks will be provided. |
Pick up equipment at Chiltern walk, Pangbourne |
| Thursday 17th October
8pm start |
Flooding in the Pang Valley – a discussion on the context and prevention, with Peter Worsley, Prof. Emeritus of the University of Reading, Kay Lacey, flood warden for Pangbourne, and Nigel Arnell | Pangbourne Village Hall |
| Thursday 21st November
8pm start
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Film Night
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Pangbourne Village Hall |
| Thursday 5th December
8pm – 10pm
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Christmas Gathering and wreath making workshop | Pangbourne Village Hall |
| Thursday 16th January 2025
8pm – 10pm |
PAWS 2025 Planning Meeting
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Pangbourne Village Hall |