ERA - Eco Rother Action
We are an independent climate change response group based in the villages between Petersfield and Midhurst
We host excellent talks, carry out local environmental work and bring people together
Join us to push for positive change
In brief
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Next book club book: Raising Hare: A Memoir by Chloe Dalton
Discussion on Zoom, 7.30pm Wednesday 11 June
A book that, according to the Guardian, restores a sense of the sacred, meets animals on their own terms, and rewilds the human imagination. Read it and join our discussion - new members are warmly invited to this group. Email EcoRotherAction@outlook.com for your Zoom link.
Do check out our book reviews. You’ll find some great reading suggestions.
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South Holt Farm rewilding visit
Sunday 8 June 9.30 – 1pm
South Holt is a 750-acre farm in the South Downs, near Finchdean, which has been run purely as a wildlife sanctuary for the last five years. ERA members have been invited by Harvey and Amanda Jones to come and see how this works. It is a very beautiful farm and visitors are guaranteed a treat.
Please email Veronica ASAP on EcoRotherAction@outlook.com if you would like to join this expedition. Uptake of places has been surprisingly slow so far.
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Last ERA talk: Wastewater research in the Rother catchment
29 May
Talk by Professor John Williams
The University of Portsmouth undertakes wastewater treatment research at a unique Environmental Technology Field Station at Petersfield Wastewater Treatment works. In this talk the station’s director, John Williams, explained the work carried out there to address the pressing current challenges around managing wastewater, such as managing nutrients in effluents and reducing combined sewer overflows.
Full report coming up
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Joint ERA/PeCAN event: Himalayan Balsam pulling
Sat 7 June, 2pm – 4pm
Himalayan Balsam pulling at Goodyer Meadows, Petersfield, a joint ERA/PeCAN event.
Meet at the raised platform overlooking the pond on Goodyer Meadows at 2pm, or if you are unsure how to get there, meet at 1.50 at the free car park by Heath Pond, off of Sussex Road to walk in with others.
Please wear clothes that cover legs and arms (nettles/brambles) and shoes/boots suitable for uneven ground that may be damp in places.
Buy less, Use less, Waste less
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Environmental and community networking
ERA is happy to work closely with other like-minded local groups, including PeCAN, Mi-CAN, HartingCAN, Growing Together(formerly the East Hampshire Self Sufficiency group), Women of This Town (WOTT), Energise South Downs, Alton Climate Action Network, Community Energy South, Hangers Environmental Network, green and climate groups at local u3as – the list keeps growing.
For information about recurring and one-off events that might interest you, please click here.
Why not kick off the new year with a fresh pop-up lunch - or three - at the bright and sunny(!) Henry Warren Hall, Nyewood?
Global issue, local response
ERA relies on membership fees - £5 a year per person – and donations to fund our activities. These include buying seeds and trees, setting up a testing system on the River Rother, running costs such as village hall hire, website costs, insurance etc. We are looking for a local business or individual to sponsor this website. If that interests you, please get in touch! Your name could appear here on the home page. Alternatively, if you would like to join others who have already made a donation towards ERA projects, please contact us for bank details. Your help makes a real difference.