Wild About Warrington free family fun day and free screening of The Queen of the Sun

Hundreds of people from across Warrington came along to Warrington Friends of the Earth's Wild About Warrington fun day on Feb 15th. The free, nature-themed, family fun was organised with Warrington Council and included arts and crafts, honey... More >

Nuclear petition - sign up for a safer energy future

As the full extent of the earthquake and tsunami disaster unfolds, our thoughts are with the people affected by the catastrophe in Japan. Our own Government has now launched a welcome review of the UK's nuclear safety. Now is the time to send them a... More >

Pete Postlethwaite tribute screening event - March 22nd 2011

Warrington Friends of the Earth and Warrington Council have joined forces to put on a one-off free screening of one of Pete Postlethwaite's last films, The Age of Stupid, on March 22nd at 6pm at the Pyramid Arts Centre, Warrington. The critically... More >

Warrington MPs avoid supporting key green law

On Friday 12th November The House of Commons debated "The Sustainable Livestock Bill" - a Bill campaigned for by Friends of the Earth to help deliver long overdue planet-friendly farming but Warringto MPs were absent from the debate. Warrington... More >

Huge public Hustings of election candidates

April 2010: Warrington Friends of the Earth hosted a public Environmental Question Time event in town in April 2010 to question the main Westminster candidates on their positions on a range of local, national and global environmental issues. Hosted... More >

Warrington group helps save recycling centre

Feburary 2010: Community recycling centres in Stockton Heath and Woolston were saved from proposed closure in budget cut backs after Warrington Friends of the Earth joined with local residents and local politicians to campaign against the planned... More >

FOOD CHAIN CAMPAIGN STALL

Warrington Friends of the Earth held a very successful Food Campaign stall within Warrington Bus Station on the morning of Saturday 11 July. Two and a half hours work culminated in getting 106 postcards signed to apply pressure to our MPs. In... More >

THE AGE OF STUPID

Warrington Friends of the Earth were heavily involved in the the People's Premiere of The Age of Stupid on Sunday 15 March. This event made cinematic history in a bid to get into the Guiness book of records for being the biggest film premier across... More >

CHALLENGING MEP OVER "BARMY" BIOFUELS

Campaigners from Warrington (including Dina and John), Liverpool and Manchester Friends of the Earth met Euro MP Brian Simpson on Friday 26 September, to hand over postcards signed by more than 1,000 North West residents as part of their campaign... More >

INAUGURAL WARRINGTON FARMERS' MARKET

The first Warrington town centre Farmers' Market was held on Saturday 6 September 2008 due in part to the pressure put on by Warrington Friends of the Earth in the form of letters and petitions. Many thanks to all of you who have supported this... More >

ANTI-INCINERATOR ONLINE PETITION GOES LIVE

Our petition against the proposed household waste incinerator for Warrington has gone live - please follow the link below to show your opposition to this proposal : http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Warrinc/ Read more about why we are against... More >

THANKS FOR HELPING STOP BIOFUELS TARGETS

Thanks to everybody who signed the Biofuels Cool Fuel? Take a Closer Look postcards at the Warrington Friends of the Earth stall in Borders bookshop on Saturday 9 August 2008. We collected almost 200 postcards from members of the public to pass on... More >