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Green Festival 2025
Our first Green Festival took place on Sunday 21st September in Horsforth Hall Park and it was an amazing day! Working closely with Friends of Horsforth Hall Park we organised a day of activities, music, community, stalls, information and food. The day kicked off with...
Kids entertainment, play boxes, music, bike fix, apple juicing and much more!
Kids Activities Orchestra of Objects: Sound Garden The Sound Garden is an enchanting installation of ten interactive musical sculptures crafted from repurposed industrial objects. These unique instruments produce playful sounds—whistles, toots, plinks, and...
Food Food Food!
Food stalls The food stall area at the Green Festival will have a variety of local hot and cold food suppliers, plus sweet treats and tasty snacks. All providers are Leeds based and use locally sourced produce. Bubba's Smokin' Hog Roast and BBQ Based in Moortown,...
All the stalls and more!
Stall Area There will be a variety of stalls at the the Green Festival. They will include stalls from local, Leeds based and national organisations as well as market stalls selling goods and treats. Local Groups Lots of the local groups and Friends of groups will be...
Events in the Japanese Garden
Working closely with Friends of Horsforth Hall Park we are organising a number of events and activities in the Japanese Garden as part of the Green Festival. Combining the elements of air, water and earth, the Japanese garden transports you to a magical world of...
Bands, Choirs, Poetry and Much More
Music, Poetry, Music! As part of our Green Festival we will have a number of performances around the park, showcasing some of the best musical and performance talent on offer in Horsforth and beyond. Future Voices This amplified performance area will be powered...
Bike Fix at HCA Green Festival
At Horsforth Climate Action we have run a few bike fixes alongside various events we've held. The aim of a bike fix is to offer quick fixes to people's bikes at no, or at a low - Pay As You Feel cost. It doesn't include a full service, but offers a bike health check...
Green Festival Fruit and Vegetable Headdress Parade
Fruit and Vegetable Headdress parade at the Horsforth Green Festival Over the last few months we have been creating some exciting and colourful vegetable and fruit headdresses ready for an exciting and visually spectacular parade at Horsforth's first Green Festival,...
Take part in the big butterfly count
The Great Butterfly Count takes place from 18th July - 10th August The charity Butterfly Conservation has been collecting data on butterfly numbers for 15 years. Last year was one of the worst years for butterflies, the result of a wet spring and relatively cool...
HCA Produce Show (Part of HCA Green Festival)
Are you a keen gardener? Do you have green fingers? Or just starting out in the world of gardening and growing? We need you to enter our produce show! As part of our Green Festival on Sunday 21st September 2025 we are hosting a produce show with a difference! There...
Horsforth Clothes Swap
Clothes Swaps can be a great way of finding new clothes and reducing your carbon footprint. The fashion industry is responsible for almost 10% of greenhouse gas emissions (UNECE, 2018), for example 3,000 litres of water are needed to make one cotton t-shirt....
Horsforth Community Wide Walk to School Week!
Walk to School Week Horsforth Climate Action joined forces with the Horsforth Primary Schools to celebrate Walk to School Week on the 19th-23rd May 2025. We aimed to reduce the number of short car journeys, reduce air pollution and heighten awareness of sustainable...
Nature Recovery
What is Nature Recovery and why is it needed? The world is facing twin climate and biodiversity emergencies, which are inextricably linked. Nature is in serious decline internationally and nationally, with the UK being one of the most nature depleted countries in the...
Climate Conversations – Air Quality and Community Action
The first HCA "Climate Conversation" took place at St Margaret's Parish Centre on the evening of Thursday 20th February. The topic for discussion at our inaugural event was Air Quality and Community Action. Our two speakers were Dr Jim McQuaid, Associate Professor of...
Horsforth Transport Survey
In May - June 2023 a Transport Survey was carried out by volunteers at Horsforth Climate Action. The questionnaire was available online and physical copies were distributed in various locations around Horsforth, including the library, and local shops and cafes....
Nature Friendly Gardening
Whatever the size of your outdoor space, you can help nature by making some additions to your garden or changing the way you look after your space. 17 percent of Horsforth is made up of private gardens, so we can all make positive changes to improve things for the...
Horsforth Town of Sanctuary
Horsforth Town of Sanctuary has the vision is for Horsforth to become more and more of a town that is proud to welcome and include people seeking asylum and refugees into its community, so that wherever people seeking sanctuary go – schools, services, businesses,...
Where does all your recycling (green bin) rubbish go?
A group of people from Horsforth recently had an interesting tour of HW Martin, this is the place where all our recycling from the Leeds green bins go to be sorted. Some points that came out of it were: Leeds recycles more types of materials than many cities, such as...
The results of our Healthy Street® Audits are in!
Horsforth Street Surveys Transport is the largest emitting sector of greenhouse gases in the UK. By encouraging walking, wheeling and cycling we can help reduce this source of emissions. Over the summer of 2024 Horsforth Climate Action carried out three surveys of...
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Horsforth Repair Cafe – Carbon Capture Success!
Horsforth Repair Cafe runs the first Saturday of the month from 1:00-4:00pm at St Margaret's Parish Centre in Horsforth. Since the cafe started the volunteers at the cafe have repaired a huge variety of items, from electrical equipment such as hoovers, hair...
Land Art on Drury Field
There have been two areas in Horsforth where the HCA Nature group have worked with the Climate Energy and Green Spaces dept. of Leeds City Council to develop suburban meadow-like areas to increase biodiversity: these are Cragg Hill Recreation ground and Drury Field....
Horsforth Farmers’ Market
Horsforth Farmers' Market is run on the first Saturday of every month. The Market has has a wide range of regular stallholders providing a rich variety of food and drink in season from organic vegetables, meat, deli and fresh fish to eggs, cakes and cheese. We also...
Horsforth Community Composting Collective – Drury Field
We are excited to announce that Horsforth now has a second Community Composting site, on Drury Field, to add to the successful one at Inspirations Nursery/West End School. The first Drury Field bin was built by local residents on 18th August, funded by Horsforth...
Reduced Mowing and Meadows
Wildflower meadows are beautiful, nature-rich habitats that once featured across much of the UK. From late spring, meadow flowers such as clovers, ox-eye daisies, self heal, bird’s foot trefoil, hawkweed, knapweeds and many others, attract insects, birds and mammals,...
Let’s help Horsforth save the world! Children share their eco-friendly vision for Horsforth
Last year, local mum, resident and Horsforth Climate Action member, Caroline Tomes, came to visit Horsforth's West End Primary School. Following an introduction by Miss Lowe, Caroline read some poems and invited the whole school to think about what an eco-friendly...
Horsforth’s latest litter pickers!
In June 2024 Horsforth Climate Action funded "Graptor the Raptor" litter picking kits for every primary school in Horsforth. We are now starting to get some feedback and images from the schools of the children using their litter pickers. Cameron one of the Green...
Horsforth Climate Action Apple Day 2024
Following the success of our first Apple Day in 2023 we repeated it at St Margaret’s Church on Saturday October 5th 2024. It proved to be another busy and successful event. An amazing 677 kilograms of Apples were donated which would otherwise have gone to waste. Many...
Horsforth in Bloom
Horsforth in Bloom meet every Wednesday (weather permitting) for 10 months of the year (excluding January and December). We carry out planting and tidying of sites such as the Burial Ground on Church Road, Horsforth Railway Station, Crabtree Land (opposite Morrisons)...
Friends of Horsforth Hall Park
The Friends of Horsforth Hall Park are a group committed to ensuring the park continues to bring together the community and remains a safe, beautiful green space for play, community gatherings, and all to enjoy for generations to come. Their projects include the...
Horsforth Community Cafe.
Horsforth Community Cafe is open every Monday from 10:00-14:00, lunch is served from 12:00. The cafe is open to all and is run by volunteers who use surplus food to make meals for everyone on a pay as you feel basis. The cafe is always keen to hear from new volunteers...
Horsforth Climate Action Energy Day
All things energy were up for discussion on 7th September - an afternoon of power saving ideas, hints, tips and practical solutions, ranging from simple ideas to full and serious retrofit options, including insulation, solar panels, heat pumps and home energy...
Where is nature being helped in Horsforth? Our new nature map is live!
We are mapping those public green space sites where action is being taken to help nature. These initiatives vary from planting trees, relaxed mowing, establishing more diverse flower communities for pollinators and creating ponds. Using the map The map can be opened...
Insect Walk
12 local people enjoyed an interesting and informative Insect Walk on 21st July, organised by the Nature group of Horsforth Climate Action as part of the Horsforth Bioblitz and led by professional ecologist Cathy Burton. We explored a variety of habitats in the Cragg...
Moth Viewing Event
In the rearranged Moth Viewing Event which took place this weekend (Saturday 20th July), Cluny MacPherson from The Meanwood Road (BioBlitz) Project demonstrated the wide range of moths captured in a moth trap, set up the previous evening. His knowledge and expertise...
Horsforth Walk of Art 2024
HCA was delighted to take part in the 10th Walk of Art, hosted by the Grove Church. We put a green spin on the overall Walk of Art theme ‘Things that Go’, and turned it into ‘Things that Make the Green World Go Round." The exhibition included some beautiful photos...
Open Gardens Event
Members of the HCA Nature Group recently opened up their gardens to visitors as part of a nature friendly gardens event. Three gardens in Horsforth were open for people to view from 2-4pm on Sunday 23rd June. Giving people a chance to find out more about wildlife...
Climate Education for Schools
Primary school teachers from across the Horsforth area recently attended a training course funded by Horsforth Climate Action to help them include climate change education in their curriculum. It was delivered by Leeds DEC (Development Education Centre), an education...
Children’s Litter Picking Kits
HCA has funded a children’s litter picking kit for every primary school in Horsforth. These comprise a ‘Graptor the Raptor’ picker, hoop, hi vis jacket, plus a risk assessment. The kit can be used in any way the school chooses. One suggestion is children in Reception...
The Sea Starts Here
On Saturday 3rd February Horsforth Climate Action started their HCA Saturday activities early. A small team, working with Plastic free NW Leeds went out armed with temporary chalk paint to spray a message around the drains of Horsforth. An important message that any...
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All the stalls and more!
Stall Area There will be a variety of stalls at the the Green Festival. They will include stalls from local, Leeds based and national organisations as well as market stalls selling goods and treats. Local Groups Lots of the local groups and Friends of groups will be...
Kids entertainment, play boxes, music, bike fix, apple juicing and much more!
Kids Activities Orchestra of Objects: Sound Garden The Sound Garden is an enchanting installation of ten interactive musical sculptures crafted from repurposed industrial objects. These unique instruments produce playful sounds—whistles, toots, plinks, and...
Food Food Food!
Food stalls The food stall area at the Green Festival will have a variety of local hot and cold food suppliers, plus sweet treats and tasty snacks. All providers are Leeds based and use locally sourced produce. Bubba's Smokin' Hog Roast and BBQ Based in Moortown,...
All the stalls and more!
Stall Area There will be a variety of stalls at the the Green Festival. They will include stalls from local, Leeds based and national organisations as well as market stalls selling goods and treats. Local Groups Lots of the local groups and Friends of groups will be...
Bands, Choirs, Poetry and Much More
Music, Poetry, Music! As part of our Green Festival we will have a number of performances around the park, showcasing some of the best musical and performance talent on offer in Horsforth and beyond. Future Voices This amplified performance area will be powered...
Bike Fix at HCA Green Festival
At Horsforth Climate Action we have run a few bike fixes alongside various events we've held. The aim of a bike fix is to offer quick fixes to people's bikes at no, or at a low - Pay As You Feel cost. It doesn't include a full service, but offers a bike health check...
Green Festival Fruit and Vegetable Headdress Parade
Fruit and Vegetable Headdress parade at the Horsforth Green Festival Over the last few months we have been creating some exciting and colourful vegetable and fruit headdresses ready for an exciting and visually spectacular parade at Horsforth's first Green Festival,...
HCA Produce Show (Part of HCA Green Festival)
Are you a keen gardener? Do you have green fingers? Or just starting out in the world of gardening and growing? We need you to enter our produce show! As part of our Green Festival on Sunday 21st September 2025 we are hosting a produce show with a difference! There...
Climate Conversations – Air Quality and Community Action
The first HCA "Climate Conversation" took place at St Margaret's Parish Centre on the evening of Thursday 20th February. The topic for discussion at our inaugural event was Air Quality and Community Action. Our two speakers were Dr Jim McQuaid, Associate Professor of...
Land Art on Drury Field
There have been two areas in Horsforth where the HCA Nature group have worked with the Climate Energy and Green Spaces dept. of Leeds City Council to develop suburban meadow-like areas to increase biodiversity: these are Cragg Hill Recreation ground and Drury Field....
Let’s help Horsforth save the world! Children share their eco-friendly vision for Horsforth
Last year, local mum, resident and Horsforth Climate Action member, Caroline Tomes, came to visit Horsforth's West End Primary School. Following an introduction by Miss Lowe, Caroline read some poems and invited the whole school to think about what an eco-friendly...
Moth Viewing Event
In the rearranged Moth Viewing Event which took place this weekend (Saturday 20th July), Cluny MacPherson from The Meanwood Road (BioBlitz) Project demonstrated the wide range of moths captured in a moth trap, set up the previous evening. His knowledge and expertise...
Climate Education for Schools
Primary school teachers from across the Horsforth area recently attended a training course funded by Horsforth Climate Action to help them include climate change education in their curriculum. It was delivered by Leeds DEC (Development Education Centre), an education...
Children’s Litter Picking Kits
HCA has funded a children’s litter picking kit for every primary school in Horsforth. These comprise a ‘Graptor the Raptor’ picker, hoop, hi vis jacket, plus a risk assessment. The kit can be used in any way the school chooses. One suggestion is children in Reception...
Our First Kidical Mass
For several years now, Kidical Mass events have been running all around the world in an attempt to encourage children and their parents to be confident cycling around their towns. Thanks to a collaboration between HCA and Leeds Cycling Campaign, we organised our first...
Healthy Streets®
Transport is the largest emitting sector of greenhouse gases in the UK. By encouraging walking, wheeling and cycling we can help reduce this source of emissions. The design and layout of our streets can make a difference to how easy these journeys can be. Join us to...
Horsforth Climate Action at Horsforth Walk of Art 2024
When and where Horsforth Walk of Art takes place every year on the first weekend of July. We are delighted to once again have the use of the Grove Methodist Church, with entrances on Town Street and New Street. What The Horsforth Walk of Art...
Celebrating Green Spaces: Horsforth Climate Action at the Horsforth Walk of Art 2023
This past year marked a significant milestone for Horsforth Climate Action as we participated for the first time in the Horsforth Walk of Art, transforming our allocated venue into a celebration of 'Our Green Horsforth.' Our doors opened wide to nearly 700 visitors,...
Climate Conversations – Air Quality and Community Action
The first HCA "Climate Conversation" took place at St Margaret's Parish Centre on the evening of Thursday 20th February. The topic for discussion at our inaugural event was Air Quality and Community Action. Our two speakers were Dr Jim McQuaid, Associate Professor of...
Where does all your recycling (green bin) rubbish go?
A group of people from Horsforth recently had an interesting tour of HW Martin, this is the place where all our recycling from the Leeds green bins go to be sorted. Some points that came out of it were: Leeds recycles more types of materials than many cities, such as...
Horsforth Climate Action Energy Day
All things energy were up for discussion on 7th September - an afternoon of power saving ideas, hints, tips and practical solutions, ranging from simple ideas to full and serious retrofit options, including insulation, solar panels, heat pumps and home energy...
Introducing the HCA Thermal Imaging Camera Scheme: See Your Home in a New Light!
This Autumn 2024, Horsforth Climate Action is aiming to purchase a thermal imaging camera and is planning to launch an innovative way for you to enhance your home’s energy efficiency. The new Horsforth Climate Action Thermal Imaging Camera scheme will equip Horsforth...
Green Festival 2025
Our first Green Festival took place on Sunday 21st September in Horsforth Hall Park and it was an amazing day! Working closely with Friends of Horsforth Hall Park we organised a day of activities, music, community, stalls, information and food. The day kicked off with...
Kids entertainment, play boxes, music, bike fix, apple juicing and much more!
Kids Activities Orchestra of Objects: Sound Garden The Sound Garden is an enchanting installation of ten interactive musical sculptures crafted from repurposed industrial objects. These unique instruments produce playful sounds—whistles, toots, plinks, and...
Food Food Food!
Food stalls The food stall area at the Green Festival will have a variety of local hot and cold food suppliers, plus sweet treats and tasty snacks. All providers are Leeds based and use locally sourced produce. Bubba's Smokin' Hog Roast and BBQ Based in Moortown,...
All the stalls and more!
Stall Area There will be a variety of stalls at the the Green Festival. They will include stalls from local, Leeds based and national organisations as well as market stalls selling goods and treats. Local Groups Lots of the local groups and Friends of groups will be...
Bands, Choirs, Poetry and Much More
Music, Poetry, Music! As part of our Green Festival we will have a number of performances around the park, showcasing some of the best musical and performance talent on offer in Horsforth and beyond. Future Voices This amplified performance area will be powered...
Bike Fix at HCA Green Festival
At Horsforth Climate Action we have run a few bike fixes alongside various events we've held. The aim of a bike fix is to offer quick fixes to people's bikes at no, or at a low - Pay As You Feel cost. It doesn't include a full service, but offers a bike health check...
Green Festival Fruit and Vegetable Headdress Parade
Fruit and Vegetable Headdress parade at the Horsforth Green Festival Over the last few months we have been creating some exciting and colourful vegetable and fruit headdresses ready for an exciting and visually spectacular parade at Horsforth's first Green Festival,...
HCA Produce Show (Part of HCA Green Festival)
Are you a keen gardener? Do you have green fingers? Or just starting out in the world of gardening and growing? We need you to enter our produce show! As part of our Green Festival on Sunday 21st September 2025 we are hosting a produce show with a difference! There...
Climate Conversations – Air Quality and Community Action
The first HCA "Climate Conversation" took place at St Margaret's Parish Centre on the evening of Thursday 20th February. The topic for discussion at our inaugural event was Air Quality and Community Action. Our two speakers were Dr Jim McQuaid, Associate Professor of...
Where does all your recycling (green bin) rubbish go?
A group of people from Horsforth recently had an interesting tour of HW Martin, this is the place where all our recycling from the Leeds green bins go to be sorted. Some points that came out of it were: Leeds recycles more types of materials than many cities, such as...
Land Art on Drury Field
There have been two areas in Horsforth where the HCA Nature group have worked with the Climate Energy and Green Spaces dept. of Leeds City Council to develop suburban meadow-like areas to increase biodiversity: these are Cragg Hill Recreation ground and Drury Field....
Insect Walk
12 local people enjoyed an interesting and informative Insect Walk on 21st July, organised by the Nature group of Horsforth Climate Action as part of the Horsforth Bioblitz and led by professional ecologist Cathy Burton. We explored a variety of habitats in the Cragg...
Moth Viewing Event
In the rearranged Moth Viewing Event which took place this weekend (Saturday 20th July), Cluny MacPherson from The Meanwood Road (BioBlitz) Project demonstrated the wide range of moths captured in a moth trap, set up the previous evening. His knowledge and expertise...
Horsforth Walk of Art 2024
HCA was delighted to take part in the 10th Walk of Art, hosted by the Grove Church. We put a green spin on the overall Walk of Art theme ‘Things that Go’, and turned it into ‘Things that Make the Green World Go Round." The exhibition included some beautiful photos...
Open Gardens Event
Members of the HCA Nature Group recently opened up their gardens to visitors as part of a nature friendly gardens event. Three gardens in Horsforth were open for people to view from 2-4pm on Sunday 23rd June. Giving people a chance to find out more about wildlife...
Discover Horsforth’s Wildlife with the Horsforth Bioblitz!
Curious about the wildlife in your own garden, Hunger Hills Woods, or the local park? Join us for the Horsforth Bioblitz, a fun year-long event starting April 2024, where we'll explore and map the incredible nature all around us. What’s a Bioblitz? It's a community...
Healthy Streets®
Transport is the largest emitting sector of greenhouse gases in the UK. By encouraging walking, wheeling and cycling we can help reduce this source of emissions. The design and layout of our streets can make a difference to how easy these journeys can be. Join us to...
Horsforth Climate Action at Horsforth Walk of Art 2024
When and where Horsforth Walk of Art takes place every year on the first weekend of July. We are delighted to once again have the use of the Grove Methodist Church, with entrances on Town Street and New Street. What The Horsforth Walk of Art...
Celebrating Green Spaces: Horsforth Climate Action at the Horsforth Walk of Art 2023
This past year marked a significant milestone for Horsforth Climate Action as we participated for the first time in the Horsforth Walk of Art, transforming our allocated venue into a celebration of 'Our Green Horsforth.' Our doors opened wide to nearly 700 visitors,...
HCA Produce Show (Part of HCA Green Festival)
Are you a keen gardener? Do you have green fingers? Or just starting out in the world of gardening and growing? We need you to enter our produce show! As part of our Green Festival on Sunday 21st September 2025 we are hosting a produce show with a difference! There...
Horsforth Community Composting Collective – Drury Field
We are excited to announce that Horsforth now has a second Community Composting site, on Drury Field, to add to the successful one at Inspirations Nursery/West End School. The first Drury Field bin was built by local residents on 18th August, funded by Horsforth...
Horsforth Climate Action Apple Day 2024
Following the success of our first Apple Day in 2023 we repeated it at St Margaret’s Church on Saturday October 5th 2024. It proved to be another busy and successful event. An amazing 677 kilograms of Apples were donated which would otherwise have gone to waste. Many...
HCA Saturdays
When and where Horsforth Climate Action Saturdays take place on the 1st Saturday of the month, from 1-30pm until 4pm at St Margaret’s Church, alongside the Repair Cafe which takes place in the Parish Centre. Church Lane, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 5LA. What HCA Saturdays...
Horsforth Climate Action’s Apple Day Fair
Horsforth Climate Action's Apple Day Fair This past October 2023, the community of Horsforth came together for a delightful afternoon at the Horsforth Climate Action Apple Day Fair. Held on the 7th October at St Margaret’s Church, the event was a celebration of the...
Horsforth Clothes Swap
Clothes Swaps can be a great way of finding new clothes and reducing your carbon footprint. The fashion industry is responsible for almost 10% of greenhouse gas emissions (UNECE, 2018), for example 3,000 litres of water are needed to make one cotton t-shirt....
Horsforth Climate Action Apple Day 2024
Following the success of our first Apple Day in 2023 we repeated it at St Margaret’s Church on Saturday October 5th 2024. It proved to be another busy and successful event. An amazing 677 kilograms of Apples were donated which would otherwise have gone to waste. Many...
Horsforth Climate Action Energy Day
All things energy were up for discussion on 7th September - an afternoon of power saving ideas, hints, tips and practical solutions, ranging from simple ideas to full and serious retrofit options, including insulation, solar panels, heat pumps and home energy...
Horsforth Walk of Art 2024
HCA was delighted to take part in the 10th Walk of Art, hosted by the Grove Church. We put a green spin on the overall Walk of Art theme ‘Things that Go’, and turned it into ‘Things that Make the Green World Go Round." The exhibition included some beautiful photos...
The Sea Starts Here
On Saturday 3rd February Horsforth Climate Action started their HCA Saturday activities early. A small team, working with Plastic free NW Leeds went out armed with temporary chalk paint to spray a message around the drains of Horsforth. An important message that any...
Our First Kidical Mass
For several years now, Kidical Mass events have been running all around the world in an attempt to encourage children and their parents to be confident cycling around their towns. Thanks to a collaboration between HCA and Leeds Cycling Campaign, we organised our first...
Discover Horsforth’s Wildlife with the Horsforth Bioblitz!
Curious about the wildlife in your own garden, Hunger Hills Woods, or the local park? Join us for the Horsforth Bioblitz, a fun year-long event starting April 2024, where we'll explore and map the incredible nature all around us. What’s a Bioblitz? It's a community...
HCA Saturdays
When and where Horsforth Climate Action Saturdays take place on the 1st Saturday of the month, from 1-30pm until 4pm at St Margaret’s Church, alongside the Repair Cafe which takes place in the Parish Centre. Church Lane, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 5LA. What HCA Saturdays...
Horsforth Climate Action’s Apple Day Fair
Horsforth Climate Action's Apple Day Fair This past October 2023, the community of Horsforth came together for a delightful afternoon at the Horsforth Climate Action Apple Day Fair. Held on the 7th October at St Margaret’s Church, the event was a celebration of the...
Green Christmas
We were delighted to take part in the CHristmas event at the Grove Centre on Saturday December 4th. The Grove were offering warm drinks and a place to gather during the Horsforth Light switch on event and Christmas Market. The place was buzzing. Horsforth Climate...
Take part in the big butterfly count
The Great Butterfly Count takes place from 18th July - 10th August The charity Butterfly Conservation has been collecting data on butterfly numbers for 15 years. Last year was one of the worst years for butterflies, the result of a wet spring and relatively cool...
HCA Produce Show (Part of HCA Green Festival)
Are you a keen gardener? Do you have green fingers? Or just starting out in the world of gardening and growing? We need you to enter our produce show! As part of our Green Festival on Sunday 21st September 2025 we are hosting a produce show with a difference! There...
Horsforth Community Wide Walk to School Week!
Walk to School Week Horsforth Climate Action joined forces with the Horsforth Primary Schools to celebrate Walk to School Week on the 19th-23rd May 2025. We aimed to reduce the number of short car journeys, reduce air pollution and heighten awareness of sustainable...
Nature Recovery
What is Nature Recovery and why is it needed? The world is facing twin climate and biodiversity emergencies, which are inextricably linked. Nature is in serious decline internationally and nationally, with the UK being one of the most nature depleted countries in the...
Nature Friendly Gardening
Whatever the size of your outdoor space, you can help nature by making some additions to your garden or changing the way you look after your space. 17 percent of Horsforth is made up of private gardens, so we can all make positive changes to improve things for the...
Land Art on Drury Field
There have been two areas in Horsforth where the HCA Nature group have worked with the Climate Energy and Green Spaces dept. of Leeds City Council to develop suburban meadow-like areas to increase biodiversity: these are Cragg Hill Recreation ground and Drury Field....
Reduced Mowing and Meadows
Wildflower meadows are beautiful, nature-rich habitats that once featured across much of the UK. From late spring, meadow flowers such as clovers, ox-eye daisies, self heal, bird’s foot trefoil, hawkweed, knapweeds and many others, attract insects, birds and mammals,...
Where is nature being helped in Horsforth? Our new nature map is live!
We are mapping those public green space sites where action is being taken to help nature. These initiatives vary from planting trees, relaxed mowing, establishing more diverse flower communities for pollinators and creating ponds. Using the map The map can be opened...
Insect Walk
12 local people enjoyed an interesting and informative Insect Walk on 21st July, organised by the Nature group of Horsforth Climate Action as part of the Horsforth Bioblitz and led by professional ecologist Cathy Burton. We explored a variety of habitats in the Cragg...
Moth Viewing Event
In the rearranged Moth Viewing Event which took place this weekend (Saturday 20th July), Cluny MacPherson from The Meanwood Road (BioBlitz) Project demonstrated the wide range of moths captured in a moth trap, set up the previous evening. His knowledge and expertise...
Open Gardens Event
Members of the HCA Nature Group recently opened up their gardens to visitors as part of a nature friendly gardens event. Three gardens in Horsforth were open for people to view from 2-4pm on Sunday 23rd June. Giving people a chance to find out more about wildlife...
The Sea Starts Here
On Saturday 3rd February Horsforth Climate Action started their HCA Saturday activities early. A small team, working with Plastic free NW Leeds went out armed with temporary chalk paint to spray a message around the drains of Horsforth. An important message that any...
Discover Horsforth’s Wildlife with the Horsforth Bioblitz!
Curious about the wildlife in your own garden, Hunger Hills Woods, or the local park? Join us for the Horsforth Bioblitz, a fun year-long event starting April 2024, where we'll explore and map the incredible nature all around us. What’s a Bioblitz? It's a community...
Celebrating Green Spaces: Horsforth Climate Action at the Horsforth Walk of Art 2023
This past year marked a significant milestone for Horsforth Climate Action as we participated for the first time in the Horsforth Walk of Art, transforming our allocated venue into a celebration of 'Our Green Horsforth.' Our doors opened wide to nearly 700 visitors,...
Celebrating and Preserving Horsforth’s Woodlands: How You Can Help
Celebrating and Preserving Horsforth’s Woodlands: How You Can Help Within the urban landscape of Horsforth are gems of natural beauty—our local woodlands. Areas like Hunger Hills Woods, Hawksworth Woods, Cragg Hill, and Woodside area, along with nearby Cookridge’s...
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Horsforth Community Composting Collective – Drury Field
We are excited to announce that Horsforth now has a second Community Composting site, on Drury Field, to add to the successful one at Inspirations Nursery/West End School. The first Drury Field bin was built by local residents on 18th August, funded by Horsforth...
Let’s help Horsforth save the world! Children share their eco-friendly vision for Horsforth
Last year, local mum, resident and Horsforth Climate Action member, Caroline Tomes, came to visit Horsforth's West End Primary School. Following an introduction by Miss Lowe, Caroline read some poems and invited the whole school to think about what an eco-friendly...
Where is nature being helped in Horsforth? Our new nature map is live!
We are mapping those public green space sites where action is being taken to help nature. These initiatives vary from planting trees, relaxed mowing, establishing more diverse flower communities for pollinators and creating ponds. Using the map The map can be opened...
Discover Horsforth’s Wildlife with the Horsforth Bioblitz!
Curious about the wildlife in your own garden, Hunger Hills Woods, or the local park? Join us for the Horsforth Bioblitz, a fun year-long event starting April 2024, where we'll explore and map the incredible nature all around us. What’s a Bioblitz? It's a community...
Healthy Streets®
Transport is the largest emitting sector of greenhouse gases in the UK. By encouraging walking, wheeling and cycling we can help reduce this source of emissions. The design and layout of our streets can make a difference to how easy these journeys can be. Join us to...
Introducing the HCA Thermal Imaging Camera Scheme: See Your Home in a New Light!
This Autumn 2024, Horsforth Climate Action is aiming to purchase a thermal imaging camera and is planning to launch an innovative way for you to enhance your home’s energy efficiency. The new Horsforth Climate Action Thermal Imaging Camera scheme will equip Horsforth...
Discover the Magic of Repair at the Leeds Repair Cafe in Horsforth
Every first Saturday of the month, the community of Horsforth comes together for a remarkable gathering at St Margaret’s Church—the Leeds Repair Cafe, Horsforth branch. It's not just any cafe; it's a place where broken items are given a second life, and where...
Horsforth Climate Action at Horsforth Walk of Art 2024
When and where Horsforth Walk of Art takes place every year on the first weekend of July. We are delighted to once again have the use of the Grove Methodist Church, with entrances on Town Street and New Street. What The Horsforth Walk of Art...
Celebrating Green Spaces: Horsforth Climate Action at the Horsforth Walk of Art 2023
This past year marked a significant milestone for Horsforth Climate Action as we participated for the first time in the Horsforth Walk of Art, transforming our allocated venue into a celebration of 'Our Green Horsforth.' Our doors opened wide to nearly 700 visitors,...
HCA Saturdays
When and where Horsforth Climate Action Saturdays take place on the 1st Saturday of the month, from 1-30pm until 4pm at St Margaret’s Church, alongside the Repair Cafe which takes place in the Parish Centre. Church Lane, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 5LA. What HCA Saturdays...
Horsforth Climate Action’s Apple Day Fair
Horsforth Climate Action's Apple Day Fair This past October 2023, the community of Horsforth came together for a delightful afternoon at the Horsforth Climate Action Apple Day Fair. Held on the 7th October at St Margaret’s Church, the event was a celebration of the...
Donation Station
When and where We run a donation station for technical devices once every 3 or 4 months, taking place during an HCA Saturday event What We collect unwanted devices including laptops, desktops, tablets and smartphones. We pass these on to the lovely folk at ...
Horsforth Clothes Swap
Clothes Swaps can be a great way of finding new clothes and reducing your carbon footprint. The fashion industry is responsible for almost 10% of greenhouse gas emissions (UNECE, 2018), for example 3,000 litres of water are needed to make one cotton t-shirt....
Where does all your recycling (green bin) rubbish go?
A group of people from Horsforth recently had an interesting tour of HW Martin, this is the place where all our recycling from the Leeds green bins go to be sorted. Some points that came out of it were: Leeds recycles more types of materials than many cities, such as...
Horsforth Repair Cafe – Carbon Capture Success!
Horsforth Repair Cafe runs the first Saturday of the month from 1:00-4:00pm at St Margaret's Parish Centre in Horsforth. Since the cafe started the volunteers at the cafe have repaired a huge variety of items, from electrical equipment such as hoovers, hair...
The Sea Starts Here
On Saturday 3rd February Horsforth Climate Action started their HCA Saturday activities early. A small team, working with Plastic free NW Leeds went out armed with temporary chalk paint to spray a message around the drains of Horsforth. An important message that any...
Discover the Magic of Repair at the Leeds Repair Cafe in Horsforth
Every first Saturday of the month, the community of Horsforth comes together for a remarkable gathering at St Margaret’s Church—the Leeds Repair Cafe, Horsforth branch. It's not just any cafe; it's a place where broken items are given a second life, and where...
Green Christmas
We were delighted to take part in the CHristmas event at the Grove Centre on Saturday December 4th. The Grove were offering warm drinks and a place to gather during the Horsforth Light switch on event and Christmas Market. The place was buzzing. Horsforth Climate...
Donation Station
When and where We run a donation station for technical devices once every 3 or 4 months, taking place during an HCA Saturday event What We collect unwanted devices including laptops, desktops, tablets and smartphones. We pass these on to the lovely folk at ...
Celebrating and Preserving Horsforth’s Woodlands: How You Can Help
Celebrating and Preserving Horsforth’s Woodlands: How You Can Help Within the urban landscape of Horsforth are gems of natural beauty—our local woodlands. Areas like Hunger Hills Woods, Hawksworth Woods, Cragg Hill, and Woodside area, along with nearby Cookridge’s...
Horsforth Community Wide Walk to School Week!
Walk to School Week Horsforth Climate Action joined forces with the Horsforth Primary Schools to celebrate Walk to School Week on the 19th-23rd May 2025. We aimed to reduce the number of short car journeys, reduce air pollution and heighten awareness of sustainable...
Climate Conversations – Air Quality and Community Action
The first HCA "Climate Conversation" took place at St Margaret's Parish Centre on the evening of Thursday 20th February. The topic for discussion at our inaugural event was Air Quality and Community Action. Our two speakers were Dr Jim McQuaid, Associate Professor of...
Let’s help Horsforth save the world! Children share their eco-friendly vision for Horsforth
Last year, local mum, resident and Horsforth Climate Action member, Caroline Tomes, came to visit Horsforth's West End Primary School. Following an introduction by Miss Lowe, Caroline read some poems and invited the whole school to think about what an eco-friendly...
Horsforth’s latest litter pickers!
In June 2024 Horsforth Climate Action funded "Graptor the Raptor" litter picking kits for every primary school in Horsforth. We are now starting to get some feedback and images from the schools of the children using their litter pickers. Cameron one of the Green...
Climate Education for Schools
Primary school teachers from across the Horsforth area recently attended a training course funded by Horsforth Climate Action to help them include climate change education in their curriculum. It was delivered by Leeds DEC (Development Education Centre), an education...
Children’s Litter Picking Kits
HCA has funded a children’s litter picking kit for every primary school in Horsforth. These comprise a ‘Graptor the Raptor’ picker, hoop, hi vis jacket, plus a risk assessment. The kit can be used in any way the school chooses. One suggestion is children in Reception...
Bike Fix at HCA Green Festival
At Horsforth Climate Action we have run a few bike fixes alongside various events we've held. The aim of a bike fix is to offer quick fixes to people's bikes at no, or at a low - Pay As You Feel cost. It doesn't include a full service, but offers a bike health check...
Horsforth Community Wide Walk to School Week!
Walk to School Week Horsforth Climate Action joined forces with the Horsforth Primary Schools to celebrate Walk to School Week on the 19th-23rd May 2025. We aimed to reduce the number of short car journeys, reduce air pollution and heighten awareness of sustainable...
Climate Conversations – Air Quality and Community Action
The first HCA "Climate Conversation" took place at St Margaret's Parish Centre on the evening of Thursday 20th February. The topic for discussion at our inaugural event was Air Quality and Community Action. Our two speakers were Dr Jim McQuaid, Associate Professor of...
Horsforth Transport Survey
In May - June 2023 a Transport Survey was carried out by volunteers at Horsforth Climate Action. The questionnaire was available online and physical copies were distributed in various locations around Horsforth, including the library, and local shops and cafes....
The results of our Healthy Street® Audits are in!
Horsforth Street Surveys Transport is the largest emitting sector of greenhouse gases in the UK. By encouraging walking, wheeling and cycling we can help reduce this source of emissions. Over the summer of 2024 Horsforth Climate Action carried out three surveys of...
Our First Kidical Mass
For several years now, Kidical Mass events have been running all around the world in an attempt to encourage children and their parents to be confident cycling around their towns. Thanks to a collaboration between HCA and Leeds Cycling Campaign, we organised our first...
Healthy Streets®
Transport is the largest emitting sector of greenhouse gases in the UK. By encouraging walking, wheeling and cycling we can help reduce this source of emissions. The design and layout of our streets can make a difference to how easy these journeys can be. Join us to...