Manchester Friends of the Earth is an award-winning environmental group, creatively campaigning on local, national and international issues. We are fuelled by volunteer energy and funded by membership subscriptions and donations. We campaign on a wide range of environmental and social issues.
Our 2024 AGM, quiz and social - get involved!
‘On Top of the World’ (On Top) is a project that has been operating in the Hulme ward since 2015. At our AGM quiz on the 7th February we raised over £100 to support their warm spaces this winter. Thank …
With energy prices reaching record highs amid a cost-of-living crisis, a greater number of people across the UK are entering fuel poverty. Friends of the Earth along with other partners across the UK is calling for action to tackle this …
on Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Our second social cycle ride of the year will start at the Central Library – leaving at 6.15pm and head out along Wilmslow Road, through the parks, and end at the Fletcher Moss pub for drinks and food.
on Tuesday 9th April 2024
Join us for our monthly campaigns meeting where we will be working on our current campaigns, including our Warm Homes, Election work, and Planet over Profit work. There is plenty going on and more help always needed! Whether you are …
on Sunday 14th April 2024
In memory of fellow campaigner Eileen who passed away last year we are going on a walk! Something Eileen enjoyed across her life time.
Manchester FoE is fuelled by volunteer energy. Why not come to a group meeting, come and find us at event?
We get a lot of requests from companies asking for ideas on how they can make their businesses more eco-friendly. And so we have put together a list of green corporate volunteering opportunities and ways that small and medium sized …
As a group we have put together lots of ideas to help us become more sustainability aware in our everyday life. We would love your help to add to them. So take a look- decide where you can take your …
As part of the UN’s International Day of Forests this week we organised an urban forest walk in south Manchester led by local tree expert Jane Morris. Jane volunteers across the two parks we visited – Birchfields and Plattfields – …
Thank you to all those who attended our AGM and Quiz night in early February this year. We were lucky enough to have the Manchester Museum provide a lovely space for us and raised over £100 for the local group ‘On …
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This May, almost half of us in England will be voting for our next regional mayor, including in Greater Manchester. Through devolution our mayors have gained the power to take bold action on the climate and nature emergencies. In this critical …
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Environmental abuses impact us all differently. Whether it’s people of colour more likely exposed to illegally high levels of air pollution. Or children from low income homes being less able to access thriving nature. But everyone, no matter their background, deserves healthy …
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Responding to the news that 2023 was the worst year for sewage spills into rivers and seas in England with a 54% rise in incidents compared to 2022 – Sienna Somers, nature campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said: “Record-breaking sewage figures aren’t …
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Manchester Friends of the Earth is inviting people to celebrate the world’s forests at the ‘Forests and how to save them’ film screening and discussion event at Patagonia Manchester store. 6.30pm, Thursday 21st March. (1) Thursday 21st March marks the United Nations …
Updated 14th January 2024. Following the Examination in Public sessions for the Places for Everyone plan in 2022/23, Manchester Friends of the Earth submitted a response to the ‘Main Modifications’ consultation which closed on 6th December 2023. You can see …