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Do you have a device you’d like to repair?
Take it to a repair café and learn how to fix it!
Repair Week is a national initiative which celebrates and promotes the value of repairing items rather than throwing them away. It brings together communities; repair cafes; libraries; schools; local authorities and volunteers to highlight practical repair skills and encourage people to rethink waste.
Greenspace x City Nature Challenge 2026 public walk
Join us for one of our guided walks and support the global citizen science project.
Greenspace x City Nature Challenge 2026 lunchtime walks
Join us for one of our lunchtime walks and support CNC, a global citizen science project.
Friday 24 April Friday
• Boldon House (reception), 12:00 – 13:00
• Bill Bryson Library, 13:00 – 14:00
Monday 27 April
• Palace Green, 12:00 – 13:00
• Bill Bryson Library, 13:00 – 14:00
My Greenspace Varsity Cup 2026 - and the winner is...
St Chad's College!
Wear Rivers Trust March volunteer opportunities
Would you like to volunteer in activities that support biodiversity?
Fairtrade and Environmental Formal at St John’s College 2026
Thank you St John’s for inviting Greenspace to the Fairtrade and Environmental Formal. It was a pleasure to contribute to the evening.
Free forest bathing sessions
Join Greenspace for a free forest bathing session and reconnect with nature.
Grey to Green continued...
With support from the Sustainability Team, students from Grey College planted a mix of silver birch and hazel amongst existing mature birch trees, while also planting the woodland edge with a mix of gorse, hawthorn, grey willow, elder and dogrose.
COP30 Debrief Event, 20:00-21:00, 18 March 2026
Join the Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy for their annual post-COP reflections.
Calling all students! Would you like a free lunch?
Register to participate in our Fairtrade focus group and receive a free lunch at St John’s college!
Congratulations to our My Greenspace app monthly winners
Thank you for taking the time to log your sustainable actions, from pre-love purchases to plant-based pledges, you’ve all had a very busy start to the year.
Fairtrade reading list available now
In collaboration with Bill Bryson Library, Greenspace have created a reading list for anyone interested in all aspects of the Fairtrade movement. Access the reading list here or scan the QR code.