Hillingdon Friends of the Earth

Welcome to our website

 

Welcome to the website for Hillingdon Friends of the Earth and Hillingdon Climate Action Group. We hope all visitors to our site are keeping safe and well. Since March our normal activities such as holding stalls and actively campaigning within large groups have stopped. However, we have been very active online throughout the summer. Scroll down to see our latest news and events calendar.

 

Note that this website has only recently been launched, so please come back and revisit when we have added more content. Do get in touch via the Contact Us page if you have any suggestions for what you would like to see on the website and also if you would like to join our group.

latest news

 

March 2024 - Our next Restart Party will be on Saturday 23rd March 10am-2pm, Ruislip Great Barn.

Decmeber 2022 - We took part in the Warm This Winter day of action with a photoshoot. See press coverage here.

November 2022 - We joined other activists to protest against the threat of fracking in Slovenia.See this page.

September 2022 - Our Restart Party at Botwell Leisure Centre, Hayes. See some photos here.

September 2022 - Please see this page for our activities duirng the Big Green Week 2022.

August 2022 - Our next Restart Party will be on Saturday 24th September 10am - 2pm, Botwell  Leisure Centre, Hayes.

June 2022 - We will be in Milton Court, Ickenham, UB10 8ND, Saturday 18th June 1-5pm as part of Ickenham Festival. We will have plenty of information to share including How To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint.

May 2022 - Our next Restart Party will be on Saturday 2nd July 12-3pm, Ruislip Manor Library.

April 2022 - Please see a recording of the hustings here on Youtube.

April 2022 - Sign up here to register for the Hillingdon Council Election Climate/Environment Hustings and meet the Party Spokespeople online. Thursday 28th April 7pm.

April 2022 - The Hillingdon Herald have reported our March activities.

March 2022 - See what we have been doing this month in Uxbridge and Ruislip.

February 2022 - See this article about a protest over the impact of the HS2 Colne Valley viaduct on our water supply.

January 2022 - See another article from the Hillingdon Herald reporting a proposed new Climate Change forum in Hillingdon.

December 2021 - See this article from the Hillingdon Herald reporting our march in Uxbridge during COP26 Day of Action.

November 2021 - Please see this page to see all the action we took for COP26.

October 2021 - Please see this page for some information about COP26 and what our group will be doing.

September 2021 - Please see this page for our activities during the Big Green Week.

July 2021 -  Hillingdon Council have updated their Strategic Climate Action Plan. You can see it here.

June 2021 - You can see Hillingdon Council's Strategic Climate Action Plan here . Please see our group response here.

May 2021 - BBC Radio 4 'Dare to Repair' features a recent online Restart Party jointly hosted by Hillingdon FoE. Catch up with it here. Two more episodes will follow on Tuesday 4th and 11th May.

April 2021 - Ealing/Hillingdon Hustings for London Assembly elections took place on Wedneday 28th April. To see a recording of the event, please click here.

March 2021 - Want to join the Climate Action discussion? Please see Your Priorities .

February 2021 - Environmental campaigners have been evicted from the Harvil Road HS2 protest camp after more than 3 years of opposition. Click here for the full story.

February 2021 - Friends of the Earth have responded to the Supreme Court decision on Heathrow expansion.

January 2021 - Chris Packham has launched a petition asking Parliament for a new vote on HS2. Click here to sign.

December 2020 - The Supreme Court overturned the decision of the Appeal court on Heathrow expansion, allowing the project to proceed to the next stage. However, this is not a green light for expansion. Click here for the full story.

October 2020 - Green and Fair Recovery Week of Action. We will be taking part in online action from 5th - 11th October. Please check for updates on Facebook and Twitter and click here to see what we're planning to do.

July 2020 -  Hillingdon Council has successfully persuaded the Court of Appeal to overturn a High Court decision concerning the submission of planning applications by HS2 Ltd under the HS2 Act. Click here for the full story.

May 2020 - The Supreme Court will hear an appeal by Heathrow Airport over its plans to build a third runway on October 7th and 8th. Friends of the Earth and Hillingdon Council. Click here for the full story.