It's April... here come the showers! 💧☔️ In the meantime please enjoy the lovely scene on this month's #WildFreeLBBD calendar. 📷 Photo taken by Audrey Beri in Valence Park. ☀️Learn how plants convert sunlight into energy: tinyurl.com/d7r8vbya #nature #science #trees #light

#BookbikeLondon and Bread Run. We share bread with rough sleepers, #homeless and those needing a helping hand.

The energy price crisis alone caused the sharpest increase in UK poverty in 30 years. The number of children living in poverty hit a record high.

#thewanderinglondoner

Great resource for anyone keen to learn or improve their composting skills! 🪱🌱 Free online course for residents of Barking and Dagenham Council Havering Council Newham London 💙 and Redbridge Council by East London Waste Authority (ELWA). Sign up here:
eastlondonwaste.gov.uk/homecomposttra… #compost #gardening

A recycling workshop at Company Drinks followed by a student led litter pick of Barking park led by pupils of SOAS University of London Barking Abbey School MJS Seven Kings Sixth Form ♻️

The kids want a clean and green future. Litter harms ALL living things ♻️

#littlelitterleague #thewanderinglondoner

This looks like a really great, informative event, from our pals at Pen to Print 🩷

London's 1st ever #HappierOutdoorsFestival is 18-27 March! 💚🌻Engaging with nature improves physical & mental wellbeing - just 2 hrs/week in green spaces helps people feel happier & more relaxed, can reduce depression, anxiety & stress! 🌳🍄Find out more: happieroutdoors.london

A brilliant discussion at Stoneford Community Garden yesterday; on how to better connect/share/activate orchards with more local residents….. We co-hosted with Fruitful Orchard CIC +Barking and Dagenham Council. Thanks all for joining us for a FRUITFUL coming together of ideas+networks 🍏 💚

Learned a lot about wormeries this morning! Workshop for Community Hub and local charity about their new composting system. Reducing food waste + ongoing supply of compost for growing food = Win Win! Apt to run this during #FoodWasteActionWeek Barking and Dagenham Council Company Drinks

It was great to be at the launch of ‘Come Cook With Us’ this week; a lovely recipe book, made by Barking and Dagenham Council with many local partners, cooks and residents. Full of the community spirit of our borough! (@j_wils 💪) The crew at Company Drinks are very proud to have been involved❤️

Great to have you here Company Drinks. 🍎🍏 Thanks for your support. Anyone want a clue for the answer? 👇

Lovely to see lots of #families at our #halfterm #Wassail event on Tuesday.🌳 The apple trees have been woken up with lots of music, singing & merriment! 🎶🪇🥁🎵 Huge #thanks also to Company Drinks for providing the all important wassail punch - warming & delicious! 🍏🍎

Here we come a wassailing 😁 yesterday we were helping the Barking & Dagenham Park Rangers to celebrate our local community orchards with a traditional wassail. Do you know how many orchards there are in our Borough?

Very important survey - If you love your local parks and can spare 5-10 mins… 🌳 💚 Barking & Dagenham Park Rangers Barking and Dagenham Council

Thank you for joining us round the 🔥 Carol Edwards

Such a lovely afternoon with Company Drinks in Barking Park Pavillion enjoying their winter warmer event. ⛄ Great natural products, waste-saving tips, delicious food & drinks (of course!), warming 🔥 & great company. Thanks everyone. Season's greetings! 🎄❄️🍊🕯️

It's already December! The weather has turned chilly & we are counting down to revealing our #WildFreeLBBD photo #competition winners for the 2024 #calendar . In the meantime please enjoy this frosty scene by sean mulqueen 📸🍃 #Nature #wildlifephotography #leaves #Frost

Come and work with me! Join LB Barking & Dagenham’s Inclusive Economy team and support residents to grow, cook and share food together, help nurture new food enterprises and build a community food movement. Apply now! rootstowork.org/jobs/?job_id=4… #GoodFoodLBBD Barking and Dagenham Council

We are joining Barking and Dagenham Council in observing #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance today and we’ve shared some v.important / useful links in our Newsletter ✉️. Solidarity with the Trans community, today and always 🏳️‍⚧️

New Free Family activities in Barking Park with Company Drinks! 🌿The bowls pavilion will be used for creativity, making & growing. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 🍄Visit website for more info: companydrinks.info/event/explore-… Or email Grace on [email protected]

Here's some freaky #fungi fun for #Halloween . 🍄 Enjoy.🍄 (In real life please just look but don't touch or eat!)