Between 27/02 – 26/03/2023, we worked with Salford students, colleagues and local community members to organise four weeks of events, useful content and tips for sustainable living in Salford. Below you can find a summary of all of the events.
Week 1
- Hedgehog Friendly Litter Pick in Peel Park
- Growing Togetherness: Community Gardening in Buile Hill Park
- Wildlife Photography Competition run by USSU Wildlife Society
Week 2
- Community Growing Space Gardening Session
- Fairtrade Fortnight Talk with Co-op
- Growing Togetherness: Community Gardening in Buile Hill Park
- Hedgehog Friendly Campus: Award Ceremony & Relaunch Event
Week 3
- Operation Wallacea: Free talk about ecology & conservation
- Hedgehog Friendly Litter Pick in Peel Park
- The Wildlife of the River Irwell: a walk with Dr Luke Blazejewski
- Dr Bike: Free checks and basic fixes
- Loving Earth Project: Panel-making Workshop
- Cyanotype Workshop: Turning plastic into art with Lizzie King
- Hedgehog Friendly Workshop: Intro to Wildlife Surveying
Week 4
- Growing Green: Intro to using plants in photography
- Voicing Silence: Launch Event
- Hedgehog Friendly Litter Pick in Salford Quays
- Green Agendas symposium on sustainability in art and design
- Sustainable Found Object Workshop with Charlotte Walker
- Dr Bike: Free checks and basic fixes
- Photowalk for Wellbeing with Gwen Riley Jones
- Salford Swap Shop
- Bioblitz – wildlife surveys, activities and workshops.
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