Our Real Food Guide for Greater Manchester
Explore the cafes, restaurants, shops and services and see our recipes for ideas of delicious real food meals.
Photogratree Competition: Results!
The results of our 2020 Photogratree competition are in. Many thanks to our judge, nature photographer Luke Blazejewski.
Ask your Councillors for on-street cycle storage!
Read on to find out how to get secure cycle storage on your street.
Ask the Government to give the green light to “implied zebras”
Crossing roads can be a lottery at the best of times, never mind if you have limited vision or mobility. But there’s a simple way to make our neighbourhoods safer for everyone - implied zebra crossings.
Volunteering Opportunities
Find out about opportunities available to get invovled in our current activities.
Get Involved in Manchester Friends of the Earth
Manchester FoE is fuelled by volunteer energy. Why not come to a group meeting, come and find us at event?
The Story of Plastic – community screening
At the beginning of the summer, we organised an online community screening of "The Story of Plastic".
Photogratree Competition: Results!
The results of our 2020 Photogratree competition are in. Many thanks to our judge, nature photographer Luke Blazejewski.
To: Robert Jenrick – Stop the Cumbria Coal Mine! (Coal Action Network)
At a time when we need to rapidly de-escalate from fossil fuels, Cumbria County Council is set to approve a new coal mine which would last until 2049 – well beyond 2030 when most of our emissions reductions must be underway in order to avoid the worst effects of the climate crisis.
Ask the government to prevent mass extinction
Wildlife across the world is facing mass extinction, including here in the UK where a quarter of mammals are at imminent risk of disappearing.
Manchester Friends of the Earth raises urgent environmental and social issues in local and national media. See our news releases and our record of coverage of Manchester FoE in the media.
Government’s 2020 peat-free target way off track
Friends of the Earth is calling on ministers to act after new figures revealed that the horticultural industry was way off track for meeting a government target of stopping peat use by amateur gardeners by 2020.
Urgent Action needed to Clean Up Greater Manchester’s illegal air pollution
Environmental campaigners and local parents are calling for more urgent and ambitious action to clean up air in Greater Manchester, as a consultation on a future Clean Air Zone is launched today (8 October).
Manchester Friends of the Earth responds to local, regional and national consultations and proactively contribute to policy debates.
Manchester Friends of the Earth response to the English Tree Strategy consultation
The government recently held a public consultation on its new England Tree Strategy – a crucial policy on the future of trees in England. Friends of the Earth argues that we need this new strategy to double tree cover if we’re …
