The top row of 5 issues are to do with safer communities and the bottom row of 5 to do with better lives. Monday 9th March 2026 was our first trial of using the Hope Charter Poster. Armed with counter and weights (to keep the poster flat) we went to listen to people visiting the […]
Members of Blackwater Valley Friends of the Earth are proud to be taking part in the Together Alliance (demonstration/protest/event) on the 28th March. To encourage local people to come along local people have organised transport with pick ups from Farnham, Aldershot, Farnborough and Bracknell. This will avoid the need to use shared public transport to […]
We have been water testing in the Blackwater Valley River water catchment for over 10 months now. Some HCC funding together with generous donations has enabled us to continue with our grass root, community based, citizen science project for another year. We must also acknowledge the enormous gift of time that our volunteers give to […]
This small green space is in North Camp. There are many similar to this all over the borough. Some may be bigger others smaller. Each space is unique and deserves to be cherished.
A frosted oak leaf summing up the cold winter weekend.
BVFoE wrote to Rushmoor Borough Council asking them to extend the consultation period. This has been done and the new closing date for comments is the 16th January 2026. See here for more detail.
Blackwater Valley Friends of the Earth members strongly oppose the recent application 25/00615/REV made by Farnborough Airfield to: increase the number of weekend flights; increase the weight category and change the public safety zone maps. Each of the three proposals, if granted, will give little or no benefit to the community of Rushmoor. In fact […]
This is month 8 of water testing. More detail on the locations tested on the Rivers Blackwater, Hart, Whitewater and Cove Brook can be seen here on the Freshwater Watch Site. Scroll down and wait to see the map of locations. Cove Brook (Cove Brook is a tributary to the River Blackwater and rises in […]
Blackwater Valley Friends of the Earth (BVFoE) had the pleasure of hosting a film and discussion event at the wonderful West End Centre on the 26th November 2025. We were taking part in the Climate & Migration Community Film Festival 2025 where stories of climate, displacement, resilience, and hope were brought together. The festival was […]
The logo for Blackwater Valley action for Rivers.