You are most cordially invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of Hanley Castle and District Branch to be held at Hanley Swan Village Hall (small second hall). Thursday November 27th, 7pm Refreshments will be provided.   For further information please contact: Joe Webb 07527 307787 Caroline Sutton 07813 973294 Tina Sauntson 07542 504331

Castlemorton Environment Group invite you to a talk and discussion led by Nina Shields, an experienced gardener and composter, who volunteers for Garden Organic and Lets Waste Less. Composting is a simple way of reducing the amount of waste you send for disposal, while building soil health, benefitting wildlife and boosting plant growth. Nina will set out the key steps to producing good compost, the principles of organic gardening, and will explain some other ways you can red

MHDC wants to hear what you think about your local area and the services they offer.  Join in and you could win a £75 voucher for a local, independent restaurant or shop of your choice. Make sure to share your thoughts before midnight on 9 November 2025. The survey only takes about 10 to 15 minutes, and you can save your progress to finish it later if needed.  Take part in the Resident’s Survey today.

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The Environment Act 2021 requires Waste Collection authorities, including Malvern Hills District Council, to collect food waste from all...

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Keen-eyed parishioners may have noticed that we have 8 new electric vehicle (EV) chargers in our village. Six are outside Hanley Castle...

GET FIT AND HAVE FUN AT WELLAND’S NEW OUTDOOR GYM SESSIONS Welland has a great outdoor gym just across the road from the parish hall in...

Six residents of Hanley Castle parish have received advice about planting the right tree in the right place and also grant aid to boost...

Hanleys Environmental Group is promoting e-bikes to help people reduce their carbon footprint, associated transport costs as well as...

Peter Goodyear, the current footpath warden, and his protégé Steve Pennant have set up a WhatsApp group to report and address problems on...

“Spring comes little, a little. All April it rains. The new leaves stick in their fists; new ferns still fiddleheads. But one day the...

Join us at dusk for a stroll in Hanley Swan. Hear bat echolocation sounds and use them to identify our local bats using "bat detector"...

Talk presented in Castlemorton Village Hall on 13th July 2023 by Anne Harris from Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. This was a very useful...

Bees are helping to create a buzz at St Mary’s Church, thanks to the production of churchyard honey. People walking through the...

Empty blister packs (medicine tablet packs) can now be recycled. Please take them to the Old Pump House, at the start of Gilbert’s End In...

Since March 2020, The Hanleys’ Environmental Group has been instrumental in planting 9271 saplings - Trees and Hedging. (Over 10,000 if...

The planning consultation database for the county is being refreshed and Worcestershire County Council would like to invite residents and...

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