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Wellingborough Eco Group
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A Community Interest Company with a large membership, set up to improve Wellingborough's environment, to reduce/reuse/repair/recycle items that would end up in landfill and to help local people reduce their carbon footprints.
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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 18h
Come to SEW SOCIAL this Monday!

Whether you want to learn a new skill, or are an experienced stitcher who wants to have a natter while you craft, Sew Social is for you!

Come and join us for FREE on Mondays, 6-8pm ECO HUB, Swanspool Pavilion.

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 1d
LITTER PICK LONDON ROAD CEMETERY at Twilight next Saturday!

Get your fancy dress ready, this Month’s Two Hour Tidy Up is a Halloween special!

Do join us for a spooky litter pick 4-6pm on Saturday (25th) at London Road Cemetery & The Walks. ALL WELCOME

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 2d
Come to our CHILDREN'S HALLOWEEN PARTY!

Get ready for a spooktacular afternoon of fun and laughter at our Children’s Halloween Party, there's just two weeks to wait!

Friday 31st October, 12–3pm Swanspool Pavilion. Find out more at:

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 2d
REPLAY your FUN FRIDAY today!

Make your Friday more fun, join our games night. Replay Fun Fridays are like our Happy Cafes, just with games!

Join in for free at ECO HUB Swanspool Pavilion this evening 6-8pm.

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 3d
Come to our CRAFT FAIR on Saturday 1st November!

We are hosting Craft Fairs in Swanspool Pavilion, 10am-4pm, on the first Saturday of the month in November, to support local crafters and artists, with lots of creative people it promises to be fabulous!

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 4d
SWAP SHOP, SUB, HAPPY CAFE, FOOD SHARERS & more on now!

We are at ECO HUB Swanspool Pavilion, 10-2 today:

🔵 Wellingborough Swap Shop
🟣 School Uniform Bank
🔴 FREE multi-vitamins
🟢 Food Sharers
🟡 Happy Café
🟠 Swanspool Gardens
⚫️ FREE PAT Testing

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 4d
Come to SWAP, SUB & SHARE, stay for FUN, FOOD & DRINKS this Thursday!

We're at ECO HUB Swanspool Pavilion, to do good things for you & for the environment, 10-2 this Thursday:

🟡 Happy Café
🟢 Food Sharers
🔵 Wellingborough Swap Shop
🟣 SUB School Uniform Bank

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 4d
Good afternoon from our Community Allotment!

Today, we carried on finishing off inside the poly-tunnel, straightening the path & raised beds, & filling them. We also put up a pallet fence, cut the grass & had a tidy, plus Emma did lots on Sunday too!

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 5d
COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT WORKING PARTY this Wednesday!

Join us this Wednesday for a Working Party at our Community Allotment, meet at the gates of Ladywell Allotments at the end of Hillside Road at 10am or call Jonathan on 07311 705705 to get in before 2pm

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 6d
FOOD SHARERS, HAPPY CAFE, SWAP SHOP, SUB & TUESDAY TIDY UPS on now!

🟢 Food Sharers
🟡 Happy Café
🔵 Swap Shop
🟣 School Uniform Bank
🔴 Tuesday Tidy Ups
🟠 Play bowls & golf

There's good things at ECO HUB, Swanspool Pavilion 10-6 today. Do pop in!

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 6d
Lots fixed at REPAIR CAFE this month!

It was really busy Saturday, with loads of people bringing in their broken items.

We fixed 10/17 items, advised on 1 & 3 others in progress, + lots PAT Tested too!

Thank you to all of our repairers & volunteers.

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 6d
Come to FOOD SHARERS, HAPPY CAFE, SWAP SHOP, SUB & TUESDAY TIDY UPS this Tuesday!

🟢 Food Sharers
🟡 Happy Café
🔵 Swap Shop
🟣 School Uniform Bank
🔴 Tuesday Tidy Ups
🟠 Play bowls & golf

There's good things 10-6 at ECO HUB, Swanspool Pavilion, pop in!

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 6d
Great FREE RANGE in Swanspool Gardens today!

We mostly cleared the old greenhouse site behind the Pavilion. The area had got out of hand, so we gave it a good weed & cut back.

Huge job done, looks much better, thank you everyone who joined us today.

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 7d
Come to SEW SOCIAL this evening!

Whether you want to learn a new skill, or are an experienced stitcher who wants to have a natter while you craft, Sew Social is for you!

Come join us for FREE on Mondays, 6-8pm at ECO HUB, Swanspool Pavilion.

wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk/eco/crafters/sew-social/
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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 7d
FREE RANGE in Swanspool Gardens this Monday!

Our Fortnightly Monday sessions resume this Monday, meet at 10am at ECO HUB, Swanspool Pavilion, out until 2pm

We are clearing the old greenhouse area to see if our plans for an Eco Village there could work

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 9d
REPAIR CAFE on now!

Wellingborough Repair Café is busy already, we're here 9am-12 midday, at Victoria Centre. Do bring your broken items. There’s no promises & no guarantees, but if something can be saved, our repairers will give it their best efforts.

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 9d
REPAIR CAFE this Saturday!

What do you do with:

- a toaster that no longer works?
- a faulty vacuum cleaner?
- a sweater with moth holes?

BIN IT? NO WAY!

Wellingborough Repair Café this Saturday, 9am-12 midday, at Victoria Centre. More details at:

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 9d
REPLAY FUN FRIDAY on now!

Do you play board & card games?

Make your Friday more fun, join our games night. Replay Fun Fridays are like our Happy Cafes, just with games!

Join in at ECO HUB Swanspool Pavilion this Friday 6-8pm.

wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk/eco/replay/ #replay #fun #fridays
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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 10d
CHILDREN'S HALLOWEEN PARTY

Get ready for a spooktacular afternoon of fun & laughter at our Eco Club for Kids Children’s Halloween Party!

Friday 31st October, 12–3pm, Swanspool Pavilion

Plus join us at:

-HALLOWEEN DISPLAY & GAMES
-WALK OF THE WITCHES

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 10d
REPLAY your FRIDAY this Friday!

Do you play board and card games?

Make your Friday more fun, join our games night. Replay Fun Fridays are like our Happy Cafes, just with games!

Join in for free at ECO HUB Swanspool Pavilion this Friday 6-8pm.

wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk/eco/replay/ #replay
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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 11d
SWAP SHOP, SUB, HAPPY CAFE, FOOD SHARERS & more on now!

We are at ECO HUB Swanspool Pavilion, 10-2 today:

🔵 Wellingborough Swap Shop
🟣 School Uniform Bank
🔴 FREE multi-vitamins
🟢 Food Sharers
🟡 Happy Café
🟠 Swanspool Gardens
⚫️ FREE PAT Testing

Do pop in!

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 11d
Come to SWAP, SUB & SHARE, stay for FUN, FOOD & DRINKS this Thursday!

It's Optimistic October and we are at ECO HUB Swanspool Pavilion, 10-2 this Thursday for:

🟡 Happy Café
🟢 Food Sharers
🔵 Wellingborough Swap Shop
🟣 SUB, our School Uniform Bank

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 11d
REPAIR CAFE this Saturday!

What do you do with:

- a toaster that no longer works?
- a faulty vacuum cleaner?
- a sweater with moth holes?

BIN IT? NO WAY!

Bring in your broken items this Saturday, 9am-12 midday, to Victoria Centre. More details at:

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 12d
Good morning from our Community Allotment!

Dale, Ian, Ashok & Jonathan are very busy on our plot, & we had a visit from Nathan from Groundwork Northants to see how our poly-tunnel area is progressing, obviously we showed him round, here's some photos.

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Wellingborough Eco Group @wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk · 12d
HOW TO FIX IT this Thursday!

We are running How to Fix I.T. sessions. These will take place 6-8pm on the second Thursday of the month at ECO HUB, Swanspool Pavilion, which just happens to be this Thursday evening!

Whatever you have, bring it, let's see what we can do...