New support for farmers – Farmer Collaboration Fund
A new fund will open for applications in September, helping farmers work together to cut costs, strengthen their businesses and unlock new opportunities. The new £30-million Farmer Collaboration Fund will help farmers reduce costs and build stronger businesses while improving our precious natural environment. Applications open on 1st September 2026, with further rounds in 2027 […]
Weekly collections for small electrical items
In Uttlesford, small electrical items are collected for recycling weekly, along with your wheeled bin. To recycle small electrical items, simply: remove any batteries or lightbulbs leave any plugs or cables attached put your unwanted electrical items in a standard-size carrier bag (no black bin bags) Place the bag on top of your bin by […]
Uttlesford’s Rivers and Chalk Streams: Collaboration and Catchments
As part of the ongoing Big Green Festival, tomorrow night, 10th June, 6.15pm at Foakes Hall Great Dunmow, we will be celebrating Uttlesford’s rivers and chalk streams, achievements of sustained community action and the premiere of a new short film, by way of an introduction, click here. This event focuses on the district’s rivers and […]
Big Green Festival Launch Event
Friday 5 June, 6.15pm Uttlesford District Council Offices, London Road, Saffron Walden CB11 4ER The Uttlesford Big Green Festival kicks off with an exciting launch event! We will be celebrating all the community action that has has been happening on nature recovery and low carbon projects across the district. The session will blend storytelling with […]
The Uttlesford Big Green Festival – Event Calendar
The Uttlesford Big Green Festival (6th to 14th June) is getting closer and the exciting calendar of district-wide events is over 25 in number and still growing, covering community climate action, nature recovery and biodiversity, sustainable living and circular economy, and active travel and clean energy. From workshops and talks to green fairs, exhibitions, repair […]
National Emergency Briefing
The new film from the National Emergency Briefing – a public information initiative to ensure the UK is fully briefed on the climate and nature crisis – has now been released. Along with our screening of it as part of the Uttlesford Big Green Festival on the 11th June at the town hall, there is […]
DucklingWatch research project – University of Essex
Everyone can share their duckling sightings with a University of Essex research project to learn more about the UK’s most common duck – the mallard. While mallards are a common sight across the UK, our breeding population has declined by around 5% since the mid 1990s. Improving scientists’ understanding of mallard ecology, from their preferred […]
Sustainable Uttlesford’s “inspirational” first anniversary
Sustainable Uttlesford Celebrates “Inspirational” First Anniversary as Community Climate Projects Take Centre Stage Sustainable Uttlesford marked its first year of operation with a vibrant and high-energy celebration, bringing together local residents, environmental advocates, and funding partners to toast a year of landmark achievements. The event, which combined the organisation’s first AGM with a showcase of […]
The Big Plastic Count
For one week in March (9th to 15th), thousands of people from households, schools and communities will be counting every piece of plastic packaging they throw away. Together, we’ll uncover the true scale of the UK’s big plastic problem and call on the government to do more about it. Once the week’s up, it’s time […]
(Updated) UK Government Releases Strategic Assessment on Biodiversity Loss
Last autumn the government commissioned a report by the joint intelligence committee (which oversee MI5 and MI6), but the release of the report was blocked by Number 10 Downing Street because it was “too negative”. The document linked below is the result of a ‘freedom of information request’ to get the information released. but it’s […]