We are thrilled to announce a significant milestone for ecoACTIVE, as we embark on an exciting journey alongside The Leaside Trust. This new partnership marks a moment of growth and collaboration, fuelling our shared mission to provide exceptional environmental education opportunities for communities across the board.

ecoACTIVE has today accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at ecoACTIVE receive a minimum hourly wage of £11.95, significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at £10.42 per hour. 

May is National Walking month, try walking 20 minutes a day in May and see what benefits you feel. There are plenty of resources available to give you inspiration for walking adventures!

This is the third set of sustainable living tips we’re sharing as part of our 365 ways to help the planet.

This month we’ve shared some wonderful organisations who are looking for volunteers, businesses selling eco-friendly products that go the extra mile to help the planet and lots of other simple ideas you can implement in your own life.

We are looking for donations to support our important Forest School programmes which will take place in deprived areas of Hackney in London.

We’re very excited to let you know that ecoACTIVE has been selected to participate in the Big Give Green Match Fund.

Donations to this project will be matched for 7 days from 20 - 27 April 2023.

One donation, twice the impact.

The Happy Newspaper like to shine a light on different charities or campaigns doing wonderful things in their community and we’re delighted to be the charity to be featured in this quarter’s issue.

Creating a sustainable business is more than carbon offsetting. It’s about creating a culture of sustainability within your business.

At ecoACTIVE, we believe that creating a culture of sustainability in your business starts with education. That's why we offer sustainability training sessions for staff members, which not only help your team become more environmentally conscious, but also support our local community garden projects and environmental education sessions with schools and children from deprived areas of London. By investing in these training sessions, you not only benefit your business, but also contribute to a better future for our community and planet.

In part 1 of 365 Ways to Help The Planet, we will explore some simple and effective ways that everyone can contribute to preserving our planet for future generations. From reducing waste to choosing eco-friendly products, there are many things we can do to help protect the environment.

Collins Property Recruitment, a leading recruiter in the property sector, recently organised a World Cup Sweepstake in November 2022 to support ecoACTIVE. The funds raised from the sweepstake will go towards ecoACTIVE's Community Garden Network Project, which helps residents in East London set up or rejuvenate community garden spaces.

In part 1 of 365 Ways to Help The Planet, we will explore some simple and effective ways that everyone can contribute to preserving our planet for future generations. From reducing waste to choosing eco-friendly products, there are many things we can do to help protect the environment.

FoodCycle Bow Road holds their meals every Friday evening at the Bow Road Methodist Church, while FoodCycle Hackney meets every Thursday lunchtime at the New Kingshold Community Centre. FoodCycle are currently seeking Hosting Project Leaders to join and lead our teams at these sessions.

This week I met Mark Cridge the Executive Director of the National Park City Foundation to talk about his experience of being part of an ICLEI panel at the COP15 UN Biodiversity summit in Montreal last month. Over 200 countries at COP15 in Montreal have agreed a new deal to tackle the extremes of biodiversity loss up to 2030.