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 […]
The SECA Conference delegates in solitude with the Together Alliance marchers
Results of River Fly testing at Aldershot Park. Several mayfly larva.
picture of Crondall pond the source of the River Hart with Water
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 […]
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 […]
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.