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Repair Party: Saturday, 14th June♻️

🛠️ Sustainable Thornton Heath Repair Party – Join Us! 🌱

Got a broken electronic device gathering dust? Don’t toss it – repair it!

Come along to Sustainable Thornton Heath’s monthly Repair Party, where our team of volunteer fixers will be ready to help you breathe new life into your small electronic items.

📅 Date: 14th June 2025
📍 Location: St Albans Thornton Heath & South Norwood
🕒 Time: 1pm - 4pm

🔧 What to Expect:

Friendly, skilled fixers to help diagnose and possibly repair your electronics

A community atmosphere focused on reducing waste and learning new skills

⚠️ Please Note:

Only bring items you can comfortably carry (max 10kg)

We cannot accept microwaves or mobile phones

We can’t guarantee that your item will be fixed, but we’ll do our best

It’s first come, first served, so there may be wait times depending on attendance

Let’s work together to reduce waste and make things last. We look forward to seeing you there!

♻️ Repair – Reuse – Reimagine ♻️

@restartproject #reuse #repair #thorntonheath #southnorwood #RepairParty #SustainableLiving #ThorntonHeath #FixDontThrow #CommunityEvent #repairparty
Today, we unite to #ProtectOurPlanet 🌱 and cele Today, we unite to #ProtectOurPlanet 🌱 and celebrate the beauty of nature. 🌳 Every action—big or small—matters. From reducing plastic use to planting trees, we all have a role to play in creating a greener, cleaner, and more sustainable future. 🌿✨
Also, let’s raise the next generation of #EcoHeroes by showing them the power of small, everyday choices. 💚👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
Let’s #BeatPlasticPollution, fight climate change, and commit to #EcoFriendly living every day—not just today. 🌎💪

📅 June 5th | #WorldEnvironmentDay
🌾 Take action. Inspire change. Make a difference.
🌱 Because there’s no Planet B. 💧🌞

#EnvironmentDay #GreenPlanet #Sustainability #ClimateAction #ZeroWaste #NatureLovers #GoGreen #EcoWarrior #LoveEarth #FamilyForThePlanet #GreenLiving #EcoFriendlyFamilies #SustainableFuture #ClimateActionStartsAtHome #NatureLovers #GoGreen #LoveEarth
A huge thanks to Simone from @creativiteas3 for de A huge thanks to Simone from @creativiteas3 for delivering the tea-making workshop at our last Eco-Living Fest!

Follow us for more EcoLiving tips, sustainability topics, and info about our events!

📹📸Credit: Ilyas

#tealovers #teamaking #ecoliving #sustainableliving
#sustainability #thorntonheath #southnorwood
As part of the #throwback days series, this week w As part of the #throwback days series, this week was a special celebration for one insect that literally makes the world go around!

🌍 World Bee Day was celebrated on 20 May – a buzzing reminder that pollinators keep 1/3 of the food we eat on our plates. This year’s global theme, “Bee inspired by nature to nourish us all,” calls on us to safeguard bees so they can keep sustaining us. FAOHome

Why bees matter?
🐝 Around 75% of the worlds major crop types depend on them
🐝 Empower rural communities and preserve centuries-old craft traditions
🐝 Boost carbon capture & soil health – tackling climate change
🐝 Provide livelihoods & cultural heritage for beekeepers worldwide
🐝 Serve as early-warning sentinels of ecosystem stress

How can we make spaces where bees thrive?�🐝 Plant diverse, pesticide-free native flowers that bloom from early spring to late autumn.�🐝 Leave wild corners or install bee hotels for solitary bees to nest.�🐝 Provide shallow water sources with landing stones.�🐝 Choose organic or regenerative produce to cut chemical pressure on pollinators.�🐝 Let lawns grow long or sow flowering meadows.�🐝 Join citizen-science counts and community beekeeping projects.

#WorldBeeDay #SaveTheBees #BeeInspiredByNatureToNourishUsAll
The UK was celebrating National Gardening Week fro The UK was celebrating National Gardening Week from 1st to 7th May. 
As part of a series of #throwback days, here at @sustaintheath, we want to celebrate sustainable gardens at home and overseas. 

What are the key features of a sustainable garden? 
🌳Native and drought-resistant plants. 
🌳Rainwater harvesting and greywater systems. 
🌳Composting and organic soil management. 
🌳Use of reclaimed or low-impact materials. 
🌳Habitat creation for wildlife. 
🌳Community involvement and education. 

A very close in distance example is The Eden Project in Cornwall. 
Why? 
🌳Uses reclaimed China clay or kaolin pits, biodomes recreate global ecosystems and emphasise environmental education. 
What features: 
🌳Mediterranean and rainforest biomes, extensive sustainability and climate change research. 

Other well-known sustainable gardens in the UK are: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (London). Chelsea Physic Garden (London). Helmsley Walled Garden (North Yorkshire). RHS Garden Bridgewater (Salford). Incredible Edible Todmorden (West Yorkshire). 

Photo credit: Panteha Saeedi (Pixabay)

 #SustainableGardening #sustainablegardens #throwbacksaturday
Find out more info about this event here: https:// Find out more info about this event here: https://www.sustaintheath.org/save-the-date-for-our-next-eco-living-fest-17-may-2025/

#ecoliving #sustainableliving #wastefree #tealovers #naturalingredients
🌱 Save the date for our next EcoLiving Festival 🌱 Save the date for our next EcoLiving Festival: Saturday, 17th May 2025 🌿

@sustaintheath

#ecoliving #greenupyourlife #sustainability #sustainableliving #familyfun❤️ #ecofestival #southnorwood #thorntonheath #croydon
Making soaps without using any SLS chemicals 🧼 Making soaps without using any SLS chemicals 🧼 from our last Eco Living Fest. This workshop was run by @dragonfly.soaps 

#ecoliving #sustainability #sustainableliving #handmadesoap #chemicalfree
Thanks to everyone who attended our Bi-monthly Eco Thanks to everyone who attended our Bi-monthly Eco Living Fest on the weekend! Our featured workshop this month was on making soaps 🧼 which were free of the harmful SLS chemical. So special thanks to @dragonfly.soaps for hosting it!

#sustainablelliving #handmadesoap #soapmaking #ecoliving #ecofriendly
Save the date for our next eco living fest: 15 MAR Save the date for our next eco living fest: 15 MARCH 2025 !
On our last Eco Living fest, Stacey ran a workshop On our last Eco Living fest, Stacey ran a workshop on painting with only using natural pigments! 🌿🌼🌳🍒

Find out more about how it went in this reel, as well as how you can create them for yourself as a much more sustainable alternative to typical artificial paint

#ecoliving #naturalmaterials #naturalpigments #naturalingredients #indooractivities #sustainableliving #sustainability
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This Saturday at our ECO FEST 💚 FREE painting & This Saturday at our ECO FEST 💚 FREE painting & mark-making workshop 🎨👩‍🎨🖼️ using natural pigments by local artist Stacey McGonigal. Stacey will help you experiment with colour changing through acids and alkalis, and also provide information on how natural pigments can be made. Consider coming in old clothes or bringing an old t-shirt / apron. All ages welcome!
Everyone in the world is talking about the devasta Everyone in the world is talking about the devastating fires in Los Angeles. At STH we are sending our love to everyone that is affected. This is a huge signal from our planet that things need to change! From little daily tasks that will reduce your personal footprint to large companies taking more accountability. Read on to see how climate change has exasperated these fires. 💚
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Channa demonstrates how you can get your bike fixe Channa demonstrates how you can get your bike fixed at our bi-monthly Eco Living Fests and what our visitors can learn from it! 🚲

Our next fest will be on next week Saturday the 18th of January, at our usual location: 192A Selhurst Road, South Norwood, SE25 6XX - more details to follow 

#croydon #cycling #londoncycling #bikerepair #ecoliving #sustainableliving #sustainableeducation
Volunteers needed! We are looking for a Host for o Volunteers needed! We are looking for a Host for our monthly electronics repair party. Meg describes what the role is like in this reel📱♻️

As explained in the video, hosts just need to be good with people, as well as have good organisation and planning skills

#sustainableliving #volunteer #electronicrepair
It’s been another tough year for the climate and It’s been another tough year for the climate and nature. From the 1.5C threshold set to be breached for a full year for the first time, to the extreme weather increasingly impacting both poor nations and rich countries.

But this year also saw some extraordinary breakthroughs for climate and nature. In case you missed them, here are a few! 💚

#climatechange #environment #croydon #sustainablethorntonheath #green #crisis
The wreath-making workshop was a huge success! Th The wreath-making workshop was a huge success!  The wreaths were made of entirely natural materials, and thus, no plastic were used!

Find out how this was done through this reel^

Last but not least, a huge thanks to our host and to everyone who attended!

#sustainability #sustainablelliving #sustainabletips #ecoliving #wastefreelife #reuse  #zerowastegoals #croydon #naturalingredients
#naturalmaterials #winter #wreath #willow
Wow what a fest! On Saturday, STH hosted a FREE wr Wow what a fest! On Saturday, STH hosted a FREE wreath making workshop. Whether it was for the festive season or to spruce up home decor, everyone loved it. These photos show just a small glimpse of what we got up to, so keep your eyes peeled for more content! If you didn’t make it, stay updated for our Evo Living Fest in January. 💚
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