Sustainable Wantage

Sustainable Wantage is a Community Action Group, part of a network of over 100 similar CAGs across Oxfordshire, focused on activities that protect and enhance our natural environment and strengthen our local community. We are run by volunteers interested in actions that have a positive impact and increase our resourcefulness and resilience as a community.

Thanks for booking onto this work party, we look forward to seeing you there!

Come lend a hand clearing grass, preparing ground and starting to plant veg and fruit for sharing with the community. Sturdy footwear and gardening gloves advised.

Charlton community food growing plot

Thanks for signing up to come along to our discussion on reducing waste, we look forward to seeing you in The Mix on Sat 12th July at 4pm!

We are starting a new project with the University of Nottingham aimed at engaging more people with our activities around reducing waste, including the library of things, repair cafe, refills, clothes swap, and community fridge. We want to understand what puts people off taking part in these activities and what we might be able to do to attract them. In this initial session we're looking for Sustainable Wantage volunteers and interested local residents to help choose which activities to focus on and consider ways to explore these. This session will include a short presentation with more details on how the project will run, followed by discussions about what we want to achieve through the project. With drinks and snacks provided to fuel the conversation! (This session is running twice: Sat 12th July 4-6pm and Thurs 17th July 7-9pm, you are welcome to come along to either)

Reducing waste - barriers and opportunities discussion

The Mix Community Space

Thanks for booking for our July Green Gym. Please meet outside Wantage Library at 10.00AM Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather, and you are welcome to bring gardening gloves if you have them. See you there!&nbsp;&nbsp;

Would you like to keep fit and help protect and enhance our local green spaces? If so why not join the Wild Wantage ‘Green Gym’, where you can help with practical outdoor tasks to improve habitats for local biodiversity. From gardening to tree planting, hedge care to scything, our regular volunteer work parties help your physical and mental well-being and our local environment. July: Wantage LibraryWe'll be having a tidy up and adding some more planting to what we've done previously at the Library, to help their garden flourish and welcome more pollinators.

Wantage Library

Enjoy a free delicious community meal between 11:30am - 2pm at Down to Earth Cafe. All welcome! No need to book, just pop in. You can also join in with preparing the meal, for more info on this email downtoearthwantage@gmail.com. Alongside the meal this month find out about Sustainable Wantage's Market Garden project and how you can get involved in growing super local fruit and veg! This free lunch will take place on the last Saturday of each month until September. Supported by funding from OCVA

Down to Earth Community Cafe

Thank you for booking a repair slot. We hope we can help give your item a longer life. ﻿If you can’t make your appointment or you have further questions please get in touch: <a href="mailto:wantagemix@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(159, 34, 96);">wantagemix@gmail.com</a> / 07768 767787.

<h2 class="ql-align-center">Don’t chuck it - Fix it!</h2> We have volunteer fixers ready to help you repair all kinds of household and electrical items;&nbsp;from toasters and toys, to hairdryers and hoovers.&nbsp;For sewing repairs or tool sharpening please contact wantagemix@gmail.com. We are happy to help investigate most items, please only book in items that are easily transportable by 1 person. Please note: we cannot look at microwaves. Booking is required, please select a time slot. Maximum of 2 items per person on each Repair Cafe date, please book separate slots for each item. We offer to look at your item for free, if you are able to make a donation to help us keep running the Repair Cafe that is appreciated. Please be aware we are volunteers, not repair professionals. The repairers and organisers of the Repair Cafe are not liable for any loss that may result from advice and instructions concerning repairs or resulting from work performed in the Repair Café.

Thanks for signing up to come along to our discussion on reducing waste, we look forward to seeing you in The Mix on Thurs 17th July at 7pm.

We are starting a new project with the University of Nottingham aimed at engaging more people with our activities around reducing waste, including the library of things, repair cafe, refills, clothes swap, and community fridge. We want to understand what puts people off taking part in these activities and what we might be able to do to attract them. In this initial session we're looking for Sustainable Wantage volunteers and interested local residents to help choose which activities to focus on and consider ways to explore these. This session will include a short presentation with more details on how the project will run, followed by discussions about what we want to achieve through the project. With drinks and snacks provided to fuel the conversation! (This session is running twice: Sat 12th July 4-6pm and Thurs 17th July 7-9pm, you are welcome to come along to either)

Come and lend a hand looking after Wantage Market Garden! We work on a variety of gardening and DIY tasks each Sunday afternoon. A great opportunity if:you're looking to learn to gardenyou love gardening but don't have much outdoor space at homeoryou just like working with others and enjoying a cuppa and a biscuit in return for your time! No need to book, just come along any Sunday to have a look around and get involved.All welcome.

Wantage Market Garden - Sunday work parties

Wantage Market Garden

Enjoy a free delicious community meal between 11:30am - 2pm at Down to Earth Cafe. All welcome! No need to book, just pop in. You can also join in with preparing the meal, for more info on this email downtoearthwantage@gmail.com. Alongside the meal this month Julian from Sustainable Wantage's Wild Wantage project will be on hand to chat about ways to welcome wildlife to your garden and the work Wild Wantage does in looking after green spaces around town. This free lunch will take place on the last Saturday of each month until September. Supported by funding from OCVA

Wantage Market Garden - Sunday work parties

Work party - growing food in Charlton

Wild Wantage - Green Gym

Reducing waste - barriers and opportunities discussion

Work party - growing food in Charlton

Reducing waste - barriers and opportunities discussion

Work party - growing food in Charlton

Community Meal at Down to Earth Cafe

Work party - growing food in Charlton

Repair Cafe at The Mix

Work party - growing food in Charlton

Work party - growing food in Charlton

Work party - growing food in Charlton

Work party - growing food in Charlton

Community Meal at Down to Earth Cafe

Repair Cafe at The Mix