Thanks to the hard work of so many diligent climate action volunteers across the district there are now many community groups actively supporting Horsham District Council’s commitment to become more climate resilient and to reach our target of being a net zero district by 2050.
Across the district there is a growing network of climate action community groups offering services ranging from repair cafes, community fridges and larders, to biodiversity projects, refill stations, single use recycling points, and more!
There are many things you can do as an individual, such as reducing the amount of single-use plastics you buy, reducing the water and energy that you use, or wildlife friendly gardening.
And we can be even more effective when we work together, sharing our knowledge, skills and time, whilst enjoying a sense of community spirit and shared purpose, by supporting some of the community action groups detailed below.
Many of these groups are volunteer led, and always on the lookout for help, so do contact them if you want to get involved. If you know of others not listed below, please let us know at climatechangeaction@horsham.gov.uk
Parish contacts - Henfield Clerk: office@henfield.gov.uk
Green/Sustainability Groups - Sustainable Henfield 2030: sustainablehenfield2030.org
Household Refill services - www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/zero-waste / Cornerweighs, Caudle Street, Henfield, BN5 9DQ – dried food and household products. www.cornerweighs.com
Repair cafes - Henfield Repair Café: Henfield Haven, Hewitts. BN5 9DT.
sustainablehenfield2030.org/repair-cafe-3 (Open third Sat of each month, 10-12pm)
Community Fridges/Larders/Pantries - Henfield Community Fridge: Henfield Leisure Centre, Northcroft.BN5 9QB. www.henfield.gov.uk/news/community-fridge, (Open Tues 5-6.30pm and Fri 9-10.30am)
Clothing swaps - Henfield Community Clothes Rail: Henfield Leisure Centre, Northcroft. BN5 9QB, henfieldbn5.co.uk/events/henfield-community-clothes-rail, (Open 1st and 3rd Friday 08:30–11:30am)
Men’s Sheds - menssheds.org.uk/find-a-shed Henfield Community Shed: Currently at Southdown Galleries, High Street, Henfield, BN5 9DA (NB: They are at risk of losing their home. Can you help?)
henfieldshed.org.uk/ (Open Tues-Sat 9.30am-12.30pm)
Electric Car Shares - Henfield Electric Car Club: Contact henfield@heccc.org.uk
www.ctsussex.org.uk/services/electric-vehicle-community-car-club
Single Use Recycling points - sustainablehenfield2030.org/terracycle
Other ways to recycle in Henfield - https://sustainablehenfield2030.org/recycling
To find out more about climate initiatives around Horsham District see www.horsham.gov.uk/get-involved-in-climate-action or yourvoice.westsussex.gov.uk/community-climate-action-map
