Transition Woodbridge

Talk: Life beneath the surface, and fragile nature
2025-03-07 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Woodbridge Methodist Church, 25 Saint John's Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1ED, United Kingdom
The composition and structure of river biodiversity cannot be fully appreciated without considering how past and present human activities have contributed to natural form and function from microbes to higher vertebrates. This lecture explores some of the functional diversity of life beneath the surface, and how it is changing under human influence.
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The Coast of East Anglia: a talk
2025-03-14 14:30 - 16:30 | Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4AU
The coast of East Anglia has much beauty, history and wildlife. As well as looking at scenery, natural history (especially birds), authors, seaside resorts and boating, this talk considers the historical importance of these places.

Talk: Sirens and Citizen Science
2025-03-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Woodbridge Methodist Church, 25 Saint John's Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1ED, United Kingdom
Workshop showcasing the activities of the Deben Climate Centre River quality monitoring team.
The focus of this talk will be to use the River Deben as an example of where volunteers backed by scientific expertise are bringing new insights to bear on the state of our natural environment. We will look not just at the alarming results of the pollution coming from waste water and from human activity but also at how to establish a credible volunteer network to monitor the state of our rivers and estuaries and press for improvements in their quality.
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Tour of Water Treatment Works
2025-03-21 09:30 - 12:00 | Water Treatment Works Lound, Mill House, Yarmouth Road, Lound, NR32 5LZ
A limited opportunity for a small number of people to attend a guided tour of the Water Treatment Works in Lound to the north of Lowestoft. Please note, in this instance, priority attendance will be allocated to existing Greenprint Forum members, and limited to just one attendee per group or organisation.
A short report summarising a previous visit is available here.
Register for the upcoming tour.

Talk: Four Rivers Recovery Project: Regenerating East Suffolk's river landscapes
2025-03-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Woodbridge Methodist Church, 25 Saint John's Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1ED, United Kingdom
Community-led planning for the restoration and sustainable management of East Suffolk’s rivers.
East Suffolk Council and Deben Climate Centre have created a partnership to address some of the problems which beset our rivers. With loss of attenuation capacity and disimproving water quality, we now face a dramatic increase in flooding frequency, with catastrophic impacts on communities along the length of the district. The 4 Rivers Recovery Project aims to create local community-led plans which will involve all stakeholders, in a radical effort to adapt our landscapes to meet these new threats.
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Community Day at Foxtail Meadow
2025-03-22 10:00 - 15:00 | Foxtail Meadow, Foxtail Meadow, Bramfield, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Would you like to come and enjoy time in the natural world on Foxtail Meadow private nature reserve in Bramfield, Suffolk?
Join a friendly group of people bringing connection with nature into their lives, brought together by Ecotherapy East.
10:00-11:30 – Wheel of the Year Connection
11:30-15:00 – Land-tending and meadow regeneration
Come for as long as you wish. Everyone is welcome! Children under 16 are welcome if accompanied and supervised by an adult. If you are not able to help in a practical way, you are welcome to pop by and enjoy being on the meadow, rest and regenerate. You are welcome to join us for lunch or quietly walk the labyrinth.
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Suffolk Master Composter Training Course
2025-03-28 09:00 - 17:00 | The Food Museum, Iliffe Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1SL, United Kingdom
Are you green fingered or even green minded? If so, why not consider joining the happy band of enthusiastic volunteers that make up Suffolk Master Composter Volunteers?
Places are available on the FREE Foundation Training course for new volunteers. You will receive expert training and ongoing support from Garden Organic and the Suffolk Waste Partnership, to enable you to act as composting ambassadors – encouraging and supporting the public to compost through promotional talks, events, and demonstrations. Volunteers are asked to commit to at least 30 hours to helping the scheme after training.
The training is informal and relaxed, and no experience is required – all you need is an interest in composting and a willingness to give up some time to help others in the community! The training course takes place at the Food Museum in Stowmarket on Fri 28th March 2025 (9am to 5pm). Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis – lunch and travelling expenses will be provided for the training.
More details here.

Climate Café Conversation
2025-04-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Foxborrow Farm, Foxborrow Farm, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP121NA, United Kingdom
A welcoming space to talk about the emotional impact of the ecological crisis on our wellbeing, our futures and our planet.

Listening to each other’s concerns
Connecting with nature
Sharing knowledge
Discussing choices
Creating resilience

Lifts available from Woodbridge. Tea, cake and community…
There’s no fee for attending, just reserve your place here.

Ipswich Climate Emergency Centre - online presentation
2025-04-03 20:00 - 21:30 | Suffolk
“Find out about Climate Emergency Centres and why we need one in Ipswich.”
There will be a presentation by Phoenix from the Climate Emergency Centre (CEC). Their mission is to create connections and build community alliances in shared spaces. By creating a network of centres in cities across the UK, they aim to share resources, skills, and ideas to strengthen resilience and adapt to social and environmental challenges.
Both Norwich and Colchester have CECs and this event is about exploring the possibility of having one in Ipswich. Come to the zoom and find out more.
Reserve your spot at this online event.

Repair Cafe
2025-04-07 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-02 10:00 - 12:00 | St. John’s Church, St. John's Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1HS, United Kingdom

Ride session helping adults to access cycling
2025-04-08 10:30 - 13:30 | Millenium Green, Millenium Green, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8RT, United Kingdom
Cycling sessions for adults with disabilities or other obstacles to cycling independently, run by Bike Active North Suffolk (BANS).
Sessions start at 10.30, 11.30 & 12.30.
Pre-booking essential – find out more.

Get ready for Earth Day - get muddy!
2025-04-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Martlesham Wilds
What better way to get ready for Earth Day, than to celebrate the actual earth – the soil! Join us to explore soils at Martlesham Wilds as we wander around the reserve digging in the soil, testing the soil, listening to the soil and checking out the worms that we find! This event is aimed at primary school children and families and those that are able to walk a good mile, Caution: we may get muddy!
Meet at the car park near the church.
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Transition Woodbridge Planning Meeting
2025-04-11 19:00 - 20:30 | The Royal British Legion, 81 Thoroughfare,, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1AH
Our next planning meeting is at the British Legion in Woodbridge from 7pm on Friday 11 April 2025. Everyone is welcome.
Planning business:
1. Winter planting: Thoroughfare planters
2. Climate Conversations Cafés: 3 April, 5 June
3. Earth Day ‘Power Up’: 25-27 April
4. Wildlife Corridors – Bat survey May-September 2025, ponds project, Open Wild Gardens 28 June
5. Talks/stall events – Wickham Market Aspire, Wild about Wickham 17 May, Melton Fete 14 June, Martlesham Fete 19 July, Harvest Fair 20 September
6. Any other business

A Brief (un)Natural History of Rivers - an illustrated talk
2025-04-12 10:45 - 12:00 | Waldringfield Village Hall, School Rd, Waldringfield, Suffolk, IP12 4QP, United Kingdom
Waldringfield Wildlife Group presents an illustrated talk by Darren Tansley, Wilder Rivers & Protected Species Manager, Essex Wildlife Trust.
From Brook Lamprey to Beavers, source to sea, rivers are one of our most diverse habitats but they have never been more threatened. Darren Tansley asks the questions, what did rivers used to look like; what have we done to alter them and how can we make them more resilient in the face of the looming biodiversity and climate crises?
The talk is preceded by a members meeting at 10am.

Earth Day talk - Climate Change: exploring people power
2025-04-25 18:30 - 21:00 | The Longshed, The Longshed, Tide Mill Way, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1FP, United Kingdom
An event to mark Earth Day.
Come along to the Gallery at the Long Shed for a talk by Simon Hooton, ‘Climate Change: exploring people power’. Let’s dive into how we, as individuals, can make a difference in combating climate change.
The talk is free but donations are welcome.
6:30pm for 7pm start, with refreshments.
Book your free place at this event here.

Earth Day event: Power Up!
2025-04-26 10:00 - 16:00 | Whisstocks, Tide Mill Way, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1FP, United Kingdom
In Whisstocks Place – Power Up! A selection of stalls following the theme of Our Power, Our Planet – 10am to 4pm

Transition Woodbridge – your active local group working to reduce our carbon footprint, improve our local environment and economy
Deben Climate Centre – towards net zero in Woodbridge
Greenscape – electrical contractors working with Solar Together Suffolk to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy in our homes
Virtue Electric Bikes – get on your (electric) bike!
SEAS and SAND – campaign groups demanding energy from North Sea Offshore wind farms uses brownfield sites and undersea cables to where it is needed
And much more yet to be confirmed

Street food provided by the Woodyard and the Boathouse.
In the Gallery in the Long Shed – Creative activities for children and parents making toys that work – 10am to 12 noon. Free!
In Woodbridge Tidemill – site of renewable energy since 12th Century and open for visitors all weekend.
Storytelling for children with Simon Hooton from 11am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 3pm. Sessions every half hour, videos too. Free!
The Vintage Litter Museum in Jetty Lane open.

Earth Day event: Rubbish walk
2025-04-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Vintage Litter Museum, Jetty Lane, The Avenue, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4BA, United Kingdom
Join a Rubbish Walk with Jason Alexander – meet at the Vintage Litter Museum on Jetty Lane in Woodbridge at 10am for litter picking around the town. Positive, practical people power!

Earth Day event: talk on decarbonising the shipping industry
2025-04-27 13:30 - 16:00 | The Longshed, The Longshed, Tide Mill Way, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1FP, United Kingdom
An event to mark Earth Day.
Come along to the Gallery at the Long Shed, where shipping journalist Andrew Craig-Bennett will be talking about developments in the shipping industry to transition from fossil fuels to renewables.
1:45pm for a 2pm start, with refreshments. The talk is free but donations are welcome.
Book your free place at this event here.

Conservation and Climate Change
2025-04-30 19:00 - 21:30 | Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4AU
A talk by Matt Wilson, National Trust Countryside Manager, Suffolk & Essex Coast.
Wednesday 30th April (doors open 7pm, proceedings start 7.30) Woodbridge Community Hall.
Matt will talk briefly about 130 years of the National Trust and its new strategy. Much of his talk will be devoted to some of his areas of responsibility, including

Sutton Hoo woodlands management
Heather at Dunwich
Grey Seals at Orford Ness
Salt Marsh preservation at Northey Island on the River Blackwater

Jeremy Young, local Hemley photographer, will also be there to show some of his current work.
Prior to Matt’s talk will be the brief AGM business of the River Deben Association including a first overview of responses to the recent ‘Leisure on the Deben Estuary Survey’ (450+ respondents!).
Free Tickets for RDA members (£5 for guests) should be booked online in advance here.

It all begins with Soil - at Martlesham Wilds
2025-05-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Martlesham Wilds
Join our soil scientists and team, to learn how important soil is to nature, and how it will recover over time, to influence what will grow at Martlesham Wilds. We will walk a while and be guided through soil survey methodology, and have a chance to get a little muddy and explore the texture of different soils as well as looking for worms! Soil is important in gardens as well, so come and get some tips on how to best help your soil recover.
Meet at the car park near the church.
Find out more and book.

The Landscape Approach to River Catchments: the 4 Rivers Recovery Project
2025-05-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Debenham Leisure Center, Gracechurch Street, Stowmarket, IP14 6BL, United Kingdom
Join Deben Climate Centre on Friday 16 May to learn more about the Four Rivers Recovery Project – an exciting new project, funded by East Suffolk Council, looking to make a difference on the River Deben.
With poor stormwater management and falling water quality we now face a dramatic increase in flooding frequency, with catastrophic impacts on communities along the length of the Deben. This talk by Professor Peter Hobson, presented in collaboration with Debenham Green Team, will explore the steps we can take to restore the River Deben and its surrounding catchments.
Book your FREE tickets here.
Doors open at 18:30 for a cup of tea and an opportunity to mingle.

Wild About Wickham
2025-05-17 12:00 - 16:00 | Wickham Market Village Hall, Wickham Market, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0HE, United Kingdom
Residents in Wickham Market are invited to a free event to learn more about celebrating biodiversity in their gardens!
Organised by the Framlingham, Wickham Market, Kelsale, Yoxford and villages Community Partnership, the next Wild About Wickham event takes place on Saturday 17 May at Wickham Market Village Hall (12-4pm).
Come along for free advice and information from Deben Climate Centre including the Four Rivers Recovery Project, Transition Woodbridge, GreenprintForum and other local environmental community groups. You can also learn how to increase biodiversity in your garden, including advice on growing trees.
There will also be creative activities for children, including a crazy container competition – simply bring along your upcycled, decorated container and the team will help plant it up with bee friendly plants. There are small prizes for the craziest container.
A raffle and plant-based refreshments will also be available from a pop-up café.

Melton litter pick
2025-06-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Honey + Harvey Melton, Riduna Park, Unit 1, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1QT, United Kingdom
Fellow Wombles – you’re invited to join me at Honey + Harvey at Riduna Park on 1 June, 10am, for a litter pick in and around Melton.
I have a few grabbers and can supply bags.
Depending on numbers we will try and cover:

Saddlemakers Lane
Station Road
The Street
St Andrews Place
Hall Farm Road
Woods Lane

If the weather is too wet we will adjust accordingly.
Please let me know if you’re interested: Peter James, 07825 410333

Winged Wonders: An illustrated talk by Dr Ross Piper
2025-06-07 10:45 - 12:30 | Waldringfield Village Hall, School Rd, Waldringfield, Suffolk, IP12 4QP, United Kingdom
Waldringfield Wildlife Group presents…
Winged Wonders: Why are insects so important and what can we do for them?
An illustrated talk by Dr Ross Piper.
Saturday 7 June 2025 at Waldringfield Village Hall.
Doors open at 10.45am for an 11am start.
Admission free for members; non-members £5 (cash payment preferred). Includes refreshments.
Dr Ross Piper is a entomologist and zoologist whose work has taken him around the world. Through his writing and TV work he shares his enthusiasm for the remarkable diversity of the other animals we share this planet with. The most recent species he has discovered is named after his young daughter, although she was rather underwhelmed.
He will have copies of his last book, How to Read an Insect, to sell.
The talk is preceded by a members meeting at 10am.

Foxtail Meadow wildlife walk and celebration
2025-06-15 14:00 - 16:30 | Foxtail Meadow, Foxtail Meadow, Bramfield, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Come and celebrate five years of regenerating beautiful Foxtail Meadow with an open afternoon on the meadow with the Ecotherapy East team and Dorothy Casey from the Suffolk Wildlife Trust, followed by free live music, refreshments and cake.
Enjoy how nature has sprung back and meet the meadow in its full June glory, hear and tell stories of connections and regeneration, and celebrate the evolving relationship.
Please let the hosts know if you intend to come so they can have an idea of numbers.

Hedgerow herb walk and tea tasting
2025-06-16 10:00 - 12:30 | Waldringfield Church Field, Waldringfield, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP12 4PY, United Kingdom
A guided walk around Waldringfield Church Field with qualified medical herbalist Rachel Bescoby, exploring the folklore and medicinal properties of some of the herbs growing in the area. Followed by herbal tea tasting in the Church Rooms.
Meet in the Church Field Car Park.
Suggested donation of £10 (includes handouts and herbal tea). Cash payment on the day.

Community Network webinar with UK Power Networks
2025-06-17 12:30 - 14:00 | Suffolk
This online event has been arranged by the Suffolk Climate Change Partnership for the Community Network. An opportunity to hear from UK Power Networks and ask questions.
Find out more and join in.
