Following on from surveys taken in Farnborough Town Centre and at North Camp Methodist Church Hall we have identified Rushmoor’s 5 top priority areas in order they are: 1. Lower energy bills and warmer homes Energy costs sky-rocketed after the invasion of Ukraine as the price of gas soared and may now increase again as […]
Member and guests of BVFoE spent a pleasant few hours successfully engaging with member of the public and discussing issues they felt important to address to improve the local area. We asked them to select 4 out of the 10 choices available and then prioritise them in order of importance. It did not surprise us […]
The SECA Conference delegates in solitude with the Together Alliance marchers
Members of Blackwater Valley FoE were proud to be travelling together with and alliance of groups and individuals including Stand up to Racism, Rushmoor United, and Cut the Ties According to sources such as the Guardian and BBC half a million people took part in the March. The atmosphere was one of hope and support. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Saturday 20th people from several campaigning organisations including Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign came together to march from Portland Place to Whitehall where we occupied space just outside and within hearing of 10 Downing Street. It was a pleasure to march with other local activists including those from ‘Cut […]
Water testing volunteers sent these pictures to the What’s App group. A few images that record the water testing event, for the last weekend of August 2025, for the Rivers Hart and Blackwater and Cove Brook. Thank you for the pictures. It was sad to hear that the invasive species of Signal Crayfish were found […]