18 March

Global Recycling Day was created in 2018 to help recognise, and celebrate, the importance recycling plays in preserving our precious primary resources and securing the future of our planet. It is a day for the world to come together and put the planet first.

The mission of Global Recycling Day, as set out by the Global Recycling Foundation, is twofold:

1. To tell world leaders that recycling is simply too important not to be a global issue, and that a common, joined up approach to recycling is urgently needed.

2. To ask people across the planet to think resource, not waste, when it comes to the goods around us – until this happens, we simply won’t award recycled goods the true value and repurpose they deserve.

20 March 

Spring Equinox is the first day of Spring and that means getting back into our gardens!

If they haven't already made an appearance you can look forward to daffodils and other spring flowers appearing as well as the first promises of fruit and vegetable.

If you want to grow sunflowers it might be better waiting till April to avoid any late frosts.

Also, garden birds will be starting to nest so if you have a nesting box, keep an eye out to see if any birds have chosen it as their nest site.

22 March 

This year's World Water Day is about accelerating change to solve problems with the water and sanitation.

You can you family, school and community can make a difference by changing the way you use, consume and manage water in your lives.

You can save water by:

1.  Taking shorter showers
2. Fix leaking pipes
3. Don't put food waste, oils, medicines and chemicals down the toilet or drains
4. Eat local, seasonal food
5. Plant a tree or create a rain garden
6. Take part in clean-ups of local rivers, lakes, wetlands or beaches.