Calendar

This calendar lists events organised by Manchester Friends of the Earth as well as other organisations’ events relevant to our campaigns. We also host a Greater Manchester cycling events calendar.

All the MFoE events listed on our calendar are open to all. You do not need to be a member.

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February 2020
Sun 23rd	Kersal Wetlands Conservation Session (hosted by Salford Ranger Team) 10:00am-12:00pm Kersal Wetlands nature
	Botany walk (hosted by Friends of Ryebank Fields) 12:30pm-2:00pm Ryebank Fields (Chorlton Entrance) nature
	Shakespearean Gardening (hosted by Platt Fields Volunteer Sunday) 1:00pm-4:00pm Platt Fields Park
Mon 24th	Metro Mayor elections and our climate demands - Planning meeting and networking event 6:30pm-8:00pm Green Fish Resource Centre climate MFoE Organising
	Reviewing the Manchester local plan: have your say (Manchester City Council) 3:00pm-7:00pm North City Library
	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
	Metro Mayor elections and our climate demands - Planning meeting and networking event 6:30pm-8:00pm Green Fish Resource Centre climate MFoE Organising
	Fossil Free Greater Manchester campaign meeting 7:00pm-8:30pm Green Fish Resource Centre climate
Tue 25th	Doodle Den: Playful Protests (hosted by People's History Museum) 10:00am-5:00pm People's History Museum
	TMBC Climate Emergency Protest (hosted by XR Mossley and Saddleworth) 5:00pm-6:30pm Greater Manchester Pension Fund climate
	XR Trafford meeting 7:00pm-9:00pm Longford Tap climate
	Climate Crisis: Heading for Extinction (and what to do about it) (Levenshulme) 7:00pm-8:00pm Levenshulme Inspire Cafe climate
Wed 26th	“Right to Clean Air and Access to Justice: How can the judgments be enforced?” - Client Earth series of webinars 11:30am-12:30pm Online transport
	Wildflower Planting with Hulme Community Garden Centre (hosted by MMU Environment Team) 1:30pm-3:30pm Birley Fields Campus (MMU) nature
	Reviewing the Manchester local plan: have your say (Manchester City Council) 3:00pm-7:00pm Wythenshawe Forum
	Manchester Friends of the Earth drop-in session 6:00pm-8:00pm Green Fish Resource Centre
	Climate Action Bury - Bury Council budget meeting 7:00pm-9:00pm Bury Town Hall climate
Thu 27th	NCHS: Making Bird boxes with City of Trees (hosted by The Whitworth and City of Trees) 12:00pm-2:00pm The Whitworth Gallery nature
	Reviewing the Manchester local plan: have your say (Manchester City Council) 12:00pm-4:30pm Levenshulme Inspire Cafe
	The Meteor: Data for Journalists Workshop 6:45pm-8:45pm Methodist Central Hall
Fri 28th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
	Dark Waters @ HOME 6:00pm-8:00pm HOME
Sat 29th	Moss Side Repair Cafe 11:00am-2:00pm Boiler House resources
	NCHS: Making Bird boxes with City of Trees (hosted by The Whitworth and City of Trees) 12:00pm-2:00pm The Whitworth Gallery nature
	Seed Swap! (hosted by Platt Fields Market Garden) 12:00pm-4:00pm Platt Fields Market Garden nature
	Beautiful Trouble 4 Climate Strikers (hosted by Quaker faith in action) 12:00pm-5:00pm Methodist Central Hall climate
	Manchester Climate Summit (hosted by Campaign against Climate Change) 12:30pm-4:00pm Friends Meeting House climate
	2020 Housing Vision (hosted by Greater Manchester Housing Action) 12:45pm-4:00pm Cross Street Chapel
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March 2020
Sun 1st	Climate Action Bury: Making Progress 2:00pm-4:00pm Bury Parish Church climate
	Clothes Swap! (hosted by Friends of Stretford Public Hall) 2:00pm-4:00pm Stretford Public Hall resources
	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Royal Oak (Chorlton) climate
Mon 2nd	Reviewing the Manchester local plan: have your say (Manchester City Council) 12:00pm-6:30pm Manchester Central Library
	Innovate and change – how can we tackle hunger and food waste in Greater Manchester (hosted by Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership) 12:00pm-4:30pm GRUB food
	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
Tue 3rd	Frack Free Greater Manchester campaign meeting and Annual General Meeting 7:15pm-9:00pm Green Fish Resource Centre climate MFoE Attending
Wed 4th	Trafford Citizen Forester (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-2:00pm Woodsend nature
	Friends of the Earth: Local Elections Campaigning Webinar - putting the climate crisis on the agenda 8:00pm-9:00pm Online climate
Thu 5th	Banana Day at 8th Day! (Fairtrade Fortnight event) 9:00am-7:00pm Eighth Day cafe justice
	Tree Planting in Oldham (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-3:00pm Plumpton Clough nature
	Air quality in Manchester: holding our breath? (hosted by Centre for Cities and University of Manchester) 12:00pm-1:30pm Manchester Art Gallery transport
	Nuclear Power: Its impact on women’s lives (hosted by Nuclear Power: Its impact on women's lives by Greater Manchester & District CND) 7:00pm-9:00pm Cross Street Chapel
	Friends of the Earth webinar: Getting your council to Double Tree Cover 8:00pm-9:00pm Online nature
Fri 6th	Sandilands Wood Conservation Group (City of Trees) 10:00am-1:00pm Sandilands Wood nature
Sat 7th	Energise Levenshulme: Skills for warmer, low-carbon homes (hosted by Carbon Co-op) 9:30am-5:30pm Levenshulme Inspire Cafe climate
	Ash Wood Community Tree Planting Day (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-3:00pm Ash Wood nature
	Liverpool Power Up: Empower yourself with skills to win campaigns through planning (Friends of the Earth) 10:00am-4:00pm Quaker Meeting House (Liverpool)
	International Women's Day: Walk for Women with Manchester WI 12:00pm-2:00pm Manchester Cathedral
Sun 8th	Kersal Moor Conservation Task (hosted by Salford Ranger Team) 10:00am-2:00pm Kersal Moor nature
	Coffee Cranks Cafe Spring Clothes Swap (hosted by Coffee Cranks Cafe) 1:00pm-4:00pm Coffee Cranks Cafe resources
Mon 9th	Manchester Friends of the Earth nature campaign meeting 6:30pm-8:30pm Green Fish Resource Centre nature MFoE Organising
	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
	Manchester Friends of the Earth nature campaign meeting 6:30pm-8:30pm Green Fish Resource Centre nature MFoE Organising
Tue 10th	XR Trafford meeting 7:00pm-9:00pm Longford Tap climate
	XR Bury Monthly Meeting (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Bury) 7:00pm-9:00pm TBC climate
Wed 11th	Trafford Citizen Forester (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-2:00pm Wellacre Country Park nature
	#WENFORUM presents: Why's Climate Justice a Feminist Issue? 6:00pm-9:00pm Alliance Manchester Business School climate MFoE Attending
	Chorlton Beginner's Guide To Retrofit - March 2020 (hosted by Carbon Co-op) 6:00pm-7:30pm Oswald Road Primary School climate
	Why's climate justice a feminist issue? 6:00pm-9:00pm Alliance Manchester Business School climate
Thu 12th	Hedge Planting at Bickershaw (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-3:00pm Bickershaw nature
	Art, Airscapes and the Anthropocene (Panel Discussion) 6:00pm-8:00pm Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art transport
Fri 13th	Youth strike climate strike (international) (hosted by Youth Strike 4 Climate Manchester) 12:00pm-2:00pm St Peter's Square climate
	Burned: Are Trees the New Coal? (hosted by Whalley Range Climate Action Group and Biofuelwatch) 7:00pm-9:30pm Coffee Cranks Cafe climate
Sat 14th	Community litter pick (hosted by Moss Side Litter Pickers) 11:00am-12:00pm TBC resources
	Clothes Swap – Chorlton (hosted by Stitched Up) 1:00pm-4:00pm Wilbraham St Ninian's United Reformed Church resources
	Let's Keep Growing: Wellbeing Project Feedback Discussion 2:00pm-4:00pm Longsight Library nature
Sun 15th	Kersal Dale Conservation Task (hosted by Salford Ranger Team ) 10:00am-12:00pm Kersal Dale (Garden Needs) nature
	March Litter Picking New Islington 10:30am-1:00pm New Islington tram stop resources
Mon 16th	Local Authorities and the Climate Emergency - from declaration to delivery (hosted by Tyndall Centre, Manchester) 5:00pm-8:45pm Holiday Inn (Aytoun St) climate
	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
Thu 19th	Diversity: Is sustainable transport inclusive of our city's diverse communities? (hosted by by Sustainable Housing & Urban Studies Unit, University of Salford) 12:30pm-2:00pm Old Fire Station transport
Sat 21st	Hedge laying and path maintenance (hosted by Sustainable Living in the Heatons) 10:00am-12:00pm Priestnall Allotments nature
	Spring Equinox Celebration Event (hosted by Incredible Edible Heaton Park) 12:00pm-3:00pm Heaton Park nature
Sun 22nd	Kersal Wetlands Conservation Session (hosted by Salford Ranger Team) 10:00am-12:00pm Kersal Wetlands nature
Mon 23rd	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
Tue 24th	XR Trafford meeting 7:00pm-9:00pm Longford Tap climate
Wed 25th	Info Night: Construction Contracts - sign on the dotted line? (hosted by Carbon Co-op) 6:00pm-8:00pm Federation House climate
Fri 27th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
Sat 28th	Moss Side Repair Cafe 11:00am-2:00pm Boiler House resources
	Let's Keep Growing: Root pruning for plants in Pots and Outdoor stop-motion animation 12:00pm-2:30pm Alleyway (between Hector Rd and Palm St) nature
Sun 29th	Moss Planting Day (hosted by BMC North West Area) 10:00am-4:00pm Holcombe Moor nature
	Trafford Citizen Forester at Queens Field (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-2:00pm Queens Field nature
	Not Just Bollywood/ A Dog and His Man 4:00pm-5:30pm HOME justice
	Seasonal Seed Planting - Sustainable Sundays (hosted by LUSH (Manchester Market Street) and Incredible Education) 5:30pm-7:00pm LUSH (Market Street) nature
Mon 30th	Hedge Planting at Bickershaw (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-3:00pm Bickershaw nature
	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
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April 2020
Fri 3rd	Sandilands Wood Conservation Group (City of Trees) 10:00am-1:00pm Sandilands Wood nature
	Global climate strike (hosted by Youth Strike 4 Climate Manchester) 12:00pm-3:00pm St Peters Square climate
Sun 5th	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Klondyke climate
Thu 9th	Tree Maintenance and Wildflower Planting in Oldham (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-3:00pm Warwick Road Open Space nature
Tue 14th	Friends of the Earth: Plastics campaign quarterly webinar 6:30pm-7:30pm Online resources
	XR Trafford meeting 7:00pm-9:00pm Longford Tap climate
Wed 15th	Friends of the Earth: Trees campaign quarterly webinar 6:30pm-7:30pm Online nature
Thu 16th	Beauty and the Beasts Bug Ball (hosted by Manchester Museum) 6:00pm-8:30pm Manchester Museum nature
	Friends of the Earth: Trees campaign quarterly webinar 6:30pm-7:30pm Online nature
Sat 18th	Hedge laying and path maintenance (hosted by Sustainable Living in the Heatons) 10:00am-12:00pm Priestnall Allotments nature
	Community litter pick (hosted by Moss Side Litter Pickers) 11:00am-12:00pm TBC resources
Fri 24th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
Sat 25th	Moss Side Repair Cafe 11:00am-2:00pm Boiler House resources
Tue 28th	XR Trafford meeting 7:00pm-9:00pm Longford Tap climate
Wed 29th	Activism in a New Climate—Nature of Prosperity Dialogue (hosted by CUSP) 10:00am-5:00pm Bridge 5 Mill climate
Thu 30th	Greater Manchester Mayoral Assembly (hosted by Greater Manchester Citizens) 6:30pm-9:30pm Holy Name Church
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May 2020
Fri 1st	Sandilands Wood Conservation Group (City of Trees) 10:00am-1:00pm Sandilands Wood nature
Sun 3rd	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Royal Oak (Chorlton) climate
Thu 7th	Rob Greenfield Presents: Be The Change (hosted by Manchester Museum) 6:00pm-9:00pm Manchester Museum resources
Sat 9th	Kersal Wetlands Wild Walk (hosted by Salford Ranger Team) 10:00am-12:00pm nature
Mon 11th	GM Moving Conference 2020 9:00am-4:00pm Etihad Stadium transport
Sat 16th	Chorlton Repair Café (hosted by Stitched Up) 10:00am-12:00pm Stitched Up resources
	Hedge laying and path maintenance (hosted by Sustainable Living in the Heatons) 10:00am-12:00pm Priestnall Allotments nature
	Community litter pick (hosted by Moss Side Litter Pickers) 11:00am-12:00pm TBC resources
Tue 19	23rd European Forum on Urban Forestry : Urban Forestry for a Resilient Future nature
Wed 20	23rd European Forum on Urban Forestry : Urban Forestry for a Resilient Future nature
Thu 21	23rd European Forum on Urban Forestry : Urban Forestry for a Resilient Future nature
Fri 22	23rd European Forum on Urban Forestry : Urban Forestry for a Resilient Future nature
Sat 23rd	Envirolution Festival 2020! (Envirolution is TEN!) 1:00pm-7:00pm Platt Fields Park MFoE Attending
Fri 29th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
Sat 30th	Moss Side Repair Cafe 11:00am-2:00pm Boiler House resources
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June 2020
Fri 5th	Sandilands Wood Conservation Group (City of Trees) 10:00am-1:00pm Sandilands Wood nature
Sat 6th	VON Eco Fest at Niamos and Hulme Garden Centre. 11:00am-5:30pm Hulme Community Garden Centre food
Sun 7th	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Klondyke climate
Tue 9th	Airport Cities Development Conference (Built Environment Networking event) 8:00am-4:30pm Concorde Conference Centre transport
Sat 20th	Hedge laying and path maintenance (hosted by Sustainable Living in the Heatons) 10:00am-12:00pm Priestnall Allotments nature
Fri 26th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
Sat 27th	Moss Side Repair Cafe 11:00am-2:00pm Boiler House resources
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July 2020
Fri 3rd	Sandilands Wood Conservation Group (City of Trees) 10:00am-1:00pm Sandilands Wood nature
Sun 5th	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Royal Oak (Chorlton) climate
Sat 18th	Hedge laying and path maintenance (hosted by Sustainable Living in the Heatons) 10:00am-12:00pm Priestnall Allotments nature
Fri 31st	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
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August 2020
Sun 2nd	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Klondyke climate
Fri 7th	Sandilands Wood Conservation Group (City of Trees) 10:00am-1:00pm Sandilands Wood nature
Sat 15th	Hedge laying and path maintenance (hosted by Sustainable Living in the Heatons) 10:00am-12:00pm Priestnall Allotments nature
Fri 28th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
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September 2020
Tue 1	Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of ecological and political crisis - 7th International Degrowth Conference University of Manchester
Wed 2	Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of ecological and political crisis - 7th International Degrowth Conference University of Manchester
Thu 3	Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of ecological and political crisis - 7th International Degrowth Conference University of Manchester
Fri 4	Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of ecological and political crisis - 7th International Degrowth Conference University of Manchester
Sat 5	Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of ecological and political crisis - 7th International Degrowth Conference University of Manchester
Sun 6th	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Royal Oak (Chorlton) climate
Sat 19th	Hedge laying and path maintenance (hosted by Sustainable Living in the Heatons) 10:00am-12:00pm Priestnall Allotments nature
Fri 25th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
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October 2020
Sun 4th	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Klondyke climate
Sat 17th	Hedge laying and path maintenance (hosted by Sustainable Living in the Heatons) 10:00am-12:00pm Priestnall Allotments nature
Fri 30th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
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November 2020
Sun 1st	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Royal Oak (Chorlton) climate
Sat 21st	Hedge laying and path maintenance (hosted by Sustainable Living in the Heatons) 10:00am-12:00pm Priestnall Allotments nature
Fri 27th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
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December 2020
Sun 6th	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Klondyke climate

Feb 23rd	Shakespearean Gardening (hosted by Platt Fields Volunteer Sunday) Platt Fields Park
Feb 23rd	Kersal Wetlands Conservation Session (hosted by Salford Ranger Team) Kersal Wetlands
Feb 23rd	Botany walk (hosted by Friends of Ryebank Fields) Ryebank Fields (Chorlton Entrance)
Feb 24th	Reviewing the Manchester local plan: have your say (Manchester City Council) North City Library
Feb 24th	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) Old Bank Residency
Feb 24th	Metro Mayor elections and our climate demands - Planning meeting and networking event Green Fish Resource Centre

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