Local Contacts

Hammersmith and Fulham Cyclists -This group are campaigning to dramatically improve cycling in the Borough. e.g. having clear cycle lanes. A sociable group who organise many local cycle rides.

West London Friends of the Earth. Find out about West London wide aviation and waste campaigns. Also find contacts for other local groups.

West London Greenpeace

Local Agenda 21 in Hammersmith and Fulham - Agenda 21 was originally agreed at the Rio Earth Summit held in 1992. This group work at a local community based level to work towards a more sustainable way of life for all.

Hammersmith and Fulham CouncilThe council has public information points at Hammersmith Town Hall and Fulham Town Hall and also runs an advice centre in Shepherds Bush.  Look at the Environment Pages area for some specific environmental info.                                                           

Western Riverside Waste Authority - Responsible for waste management for Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth and Lambeth councils.

Thames Strategy Kew to Chelsea The Thames Strategy on 20 June. The Strategy provides a thorough analysis of the issues and a host of ideas for action. 

Furnish, the Hammersmith and Fulham community furniture store, provides furniture for those people on a low income who are being re-housed into permanent accommodation in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Furnish is looking for re-usable household furniture still in sound condition adn will collect from your house.

Hammersmith Today Keep up to date on local news.

Hammersmith Community Garden Association  

Godolphin Road Community Gardens is a small 0.8 hectare garden that was a war-time bomb-damaged site in the middle of a residential area. Run by Hammersmith Community Gardens Association it received a Green Pennant Award in 2003. A sculpture of the Green Man, created for the Millennium celebrations watches over the events that take place in the garden including an annual summer music festival a community composting scheme and a children's play area.

The Hammersmith Community Garden Association (HCGA), which was formed in 1994 with a merger of Loris Road Community Garden (20 years old) and Godolphin Road Community Garden (16 years old). 

HCGA is one of the nine partners in the Shepherds Bush Healthy Living Centre, and is engaged in partnership work with Sure Start, borough schools and nurseries and Ealing Hammersmith & West London College.

HCGA is nearing completion of its Eco Shed development at Loris Road and is working towards a third site, developing a community garden and food growing area jointly with St. Mungos at Oakland House.

email: hammersmithcommunitygardens@yahoo.co.uk

                                                                                                     

Holland Park and Canalside Ecology Centres - The two centres provide facilities for local schools to study ecology.

Groundwork is a charity delivering environmental regeneration projects in Hammersmith & Fulham.

Wormwood Scrubs Nature Reserve

Chiswick Horticultural Society Allotments and Gardeners Club  

Why not join West London Organic and Wildlife Gardeners Association .

Regular Venue for meetings
The Garden Room
Friends Meeting House
17 Woodville Road, Ealing W.5.

It's just a few minutes' walk from the station
and bus stops at Ealing Broadway! 

7.45 pm on second Thursday of each month unless otherwise notified

Please confirm meeting before attending. Contact Rosemary Webb on 020 8995 2685. Email Francis at cyberose@waitrose.com or David Bays at david.bays4@which.net.

London Wide Contacts

Regional London Friends of the Earth. Read the London wide newsletter. 

London 21 Sustainability Network -Supplies a directory of London sustainability projects and organisations.

London Wildlife Trust - Excellent conservationist group, many events and work days planned throughout the year, website is very informative and makes it very easy to join in.
"The Wildlife Trusts play a very important part in protecting our natural heritage. I would encourage anyone who cares about wildlife to join them." Sir David Attenborough

For Londoners with Gardens why not participate in the London Wildlife Trusts Gardeners survey. Let the trust know about several species and whether you've seen them recently in your garden (sparrows, stag beetles, frogs, blackbirds, robins, blackbirds, long tailed tits, wren, climbing Ivy)                               

Community City Farms and Gardens
City farms and community gardens are community-managed projects working with people, animals and plants.  They range from tiny wildlife gardens to fruit and vegetable plots on housing estates, from community polytunnels to large city farms. Find out where the nearest one is to you.

London Natural History Society The society arranges various indoor meetings which range from presentations by distinguished naturalists to informal sessions where members bring slides or specimens and consult experts on identification. Field meetings are held every weekend and occasionally mid-week. You do not need a car to be a member of the group.

London Wetland Centre
Queen Elizabeth’s Walk, Barnes SW13, Hammersmith then 283 bus
Tel. 020 8409 4400
The award winning London Wetland Centre is the first project of its kind in the world - more than 40 hectares of created wetlands in the heart of a capital city. In February of 2002 the centre was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), supporting nationally important numbers of Gadwall and Shoveler duck. Opened in May 2000, the London Wetland Centre offers hundreds of thousands of visitors the chance to see rare and beautiful wetland wildlife just a stone's throw from central London.105 acres of wetland habitats. Attracts over 130 bird species. Pondzone, interactive Discovery Centre, children’s farmyard, art gallery, observatory activities & events, sustainable gardens, traditional crafts.

Trees for London. Trees for London is an independent charity working to improve London's environment through tree planting and landscaping projects.

Association of London Government - shares information between boroughs and co-ordinates borough activities and strategies. 

Greater London Authority Find out more about London wide plans and news. This includes the Mayor's Biodiveristy Strategy.

Transport for London -TfL is a GLA body working on an integrating public transport in London. Get the latest news on PPP.

Thames 21 Thames21 do a range of work raising awareness and protecting the river habitat.

London Cycling Campaign The parent body of Hammersmith and Fulham Cyclists. See what other groups are up to.                          

London Remade A business that specialises in finding or encouraging markets for waste that can be recycled.

London Recycling Network

Although we have included links to many organisations with similar aims and goals to our own. Hammersmith and Fulham FOE may not always agree with all the views expressed in the sites listed above.  

London Food Link 

London and South East Local Food Works
Local Food Works exists to foster sustainable local food systems through the development of local food networks.

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Friend of the Earth  Contacts

Friends of the Earth UK

Friends of the Earth Europe

Friends of the Earth International                                                                                                                                          

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