The primroses are out at the site now!! 🌼#westsuffolkhive #springwatch 
It’s not too late to join us tomorrow for a fabulous line up of speakers at our first online eco festival! Book your free ticket at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-hive-online-eco-festival-tickets-143316975933 and go to https://www.westsuffolkhive.org.uk/hiveecofest for more details. #westsuffolkhive #hiveecofest #hiveecoforum #environment #climate #sustainability #burystedmunds #suffolk #climateemergency #greenersuffolk #westsuffolk #midsuffolk 
We have a lovely new page on Ko-fi if anyone wants to donate a cup of coffee! (Or tea,hot chocolate, cake etc). We would be super grateful! 🍰☕️🫖https://ko-fi.com/westsuffolkhive #kofi #westsuffolkhive #communityinterestcompany #notforprofit #socialenterprise #burystedmunds #suffolk #community #environment 
Stay and Play drop-in Nature Explorers sessions from 2pm-4pm on Thursdays aimed at home educating families. From April 2021 £3 for members. Book at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/home-ed-family-outdoor-stay-and-play-sessions-tickets-130874778987 #westsuffolkhive #homeeducation #westsuffolkhomeed #suffolk #westsuffolk #burystedmunds #outdoorlearning 
Stay and Play drop-in Nature Explorers sessions from 10am - 12pm on Thursdays aimed at families with under 5s. Restarting from April 2021. £3 for members. Book at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-explorers-family-outdoor-stay-and-play-sessions-tickets-130873653621 #westsuffolkhive #natureexplorers #hivecommunity #westsuffolk #suffolk #families #toddlers #outdoorlearning 
Starting in April! Hive Eco Kids - Tuesdays from 2-4pm, an opportunity for home-educated children age 6-14 to get involved at the site learning about conservation, gardening, biology, ecology and natural arts and crafts. With visits from guest tutors, each session will have a different focus, from building fences and nest boxes to propagating and cultivating seeds, to bird watching and pond dipping.These sessions are for unaccompanied home-educated children, with a limit on places to adhere to current Covid-19 guidelines (parents who are volunteering at the session are welcome to stay!). Children will need to be dressed appropriately for working outdoors in all weather, and parents must inform us of any accessibility issues or relevant medical conditions or allergies you feel we should know about. There will always be a qualified first aider present at the site. Please ensure your child a water bottle and a snack with them, we can provide a hot drink during the session. We hope that these children will enjoy learning about caring for the environment and picking up some creative skills along the way. We will be inviting various visitors to offer tuition, including topics such as pottery, woodwork, archery, cooking and gardening. Sessions starting in April 2021. £10 per session for Hive members. 50% discount for siblings. Book at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hive-eco-kids-tickets-130876570345 #westsuffolkhive #homeeducation #natureexplorers #hiveecokids #westsuffolk #suffolk 
Save the date! https://www.westsuffolkhive.org.uk/greenfairbse.html The Green Fair. Sunday 4th July 2021. The Apex. Bury St Edmunds. #westsuffolkhive #greenfairbse #burystedmunds #westsuffolk #suffolk #theapex #hiveecoforum 
A day filled with inspirational talks, discussions, readings and performances online to imagine a sustainable future in Suffolk. The Hive Eco Forum aims to pursue a sustainable future for Suffolk. It is based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and is hosted by West Suffolk Hive CIC. The forum is made up of representatives from local organisations, businesses, councils and local residents who share our passion in making Suffolk a greener place to live. The Eco Forum is a place to share skills and expertise to bring about positive change in our community and to focus and act on local issues affecting the environment. This Online Eco Festival is a day intended to connect, inspire and challenge everyone involved and to open up communication between communities and authorities. There will be an assortment of talks and discussions with a fabulous array of guest speakers, some dramatic performances, poetry readings and some artwork from younger members of the community. To find out more about each speaker and their session, please see below. To get your free ticket to the event please go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-hive-online-eco-festival-tickets-143316975933 To join the Eco Forum, please visit www.westsuffolkhive.org.uk/hiveecoforum #hiveecofest #westsuffolkhive #greenbse #hiveecoforum #sustainability #climatecrisis #suffolk #westsuffolk #burystedmunds 
Really excited to get our first lot of saplings from @woodlandtrust today!!! We can’t wait to plant them! #westsuffolkhive #natureexplorers #woodlandtrust #freetrees #biodiversity #greenbse #trees #regeneration