Sustainable Tring
Community-led action to inspire sustainable living in and around Tring, Hertfordshire
Groups and Projects
Reports can be found here from our groups and services, for 2023-2024
Welcome to Sustainable Tring
We’re a local, volunteer-run group made up of neighbours, friends, and fellow residents who care about our town and the planet we share.
This website is a shared space for all the different groups and projects happening in Tring that are working toward a more sustainable, connected future, like Tring Community Garden, our Energy Group, and many others!
It often starts with just one person...
A lot of our groups began with one person who wanted to make a difference. Maybe they started picking litter, growing veg, sharing knowledge on energy saving, or just asking a simple question like, “What can I do to help?” From there, others joined in, a Facebook group was set up, and it grew into something more. That’s where we come in handy, and where we truly thrive!
So, what does Sustainable Tring do?
We’re here to help local people and groups flourish. We can support you with:
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Public liability insurance,
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A shared bank account,
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Extra volunteers when you need a hand,
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Help with things like creating a Facebook group, building a webpage, or spreading the word about what you’re doing.
Basically, we take care of the admin bits, so you can focus on what you’re passionate about!
Looking for support? Or got an idea?
If you’ve got an idea for a new group or service, or just want to get involved, do get in touch. Whether it’s tackling the energy crisis, restoring local habitats, reducing waste, or growing food together, there’s a place for everyone here! Our Energy Group, for example, offers free home energy visits to help you save energy and reduce bills. And our nature-focused projects work to protect the beautiful biodiversity we’re lucky to have in and around Tring.
Explore our community projects and services below
Each one is run by local people, for local people, with one vision: helping Tring become a greener, kinder, more sustainable town. Want to set up a group, or simply volunteer with us? We’d love to hear from you: hello@sustainabletring.org.uk
Future Tring
A new vision for our Town
In the face of extensive development in and around our community, Future Tring Group seeks to gather ideas from the people who live here to influence our future. This project doesn’t intend to campaign against development but rather influence, lobby and defend the delivery of development that preserves nature, gives some land back to Nature and provides the infrastructure, energy and housing to transition to a low carbon world.
Repair Cafe
We hold a monthly Repair Cafe on the third Saturday of each month. We offer a free repair service to help reduce waste. Our brilliant volunteers have the skills and tools to help fix your broken items.
Tring Wildlife Gardens
A group dedicated to encouraging wildlife in their gardens and also in green spaces around the town. Weekly meetings, visiting each other’s gardens, starting in Spring. Please get in touch if you would like to be involved.
Sustainable Wigginton
A group based in Wigginton. Activities they've engaged in include; creating a wildflower meadow, helping the community to reduce heat loss through thermal imaging, and encouraging home grown food through sharing plants and seeds.
Tring Wilder Spaces
An initiative which aims to make Tring public spaces wilder.
Lobbying and Protest
A group that focuses on lobbying and holding the various levels to account.
Please get in touch if you would like to be involved.
Tring Community Garden
The Community Garden in Duckmore Lane is a wonderful green space for all the community. A group of volunteers hold gardening sessions on the second Sunday of each month.
Energy Group
During the winter months, we offer thermal imaging assessments to show where your home could be losing heat. We also loan out power meter plugs from Tring Library so you can monitor energy used by your electrical appliances.
Hedges in Tring
A group dedicated to preserving and protecting hedges in Tring. Volunteers are surveying the hedges in the town. The aim is to calculate how much carbon is being sequestered.
Wild Tring
A group of wildlife enthusiasts raising awareness of the urban wild. We organise and take part in educational and citizen science events, discovering more about local biodiversity.
Tring Eco Library
The Eco Library holds a selection of books, both fiction and non-fiction, on the topic of sustainabiliy. The books can be borrowed from the information centre in Akeman Street.
Plastic Free Tring
An initiative which seeks to reduce plastic waste in Tring.
Events we're involved in
Tring's Own Apple Fayre
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An annual festival held throughout October. The Apple Fayre is a celebration of all things autumnal, highlighting our connection to the earth through the food we eat.
Great Big Green Week
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Each June, GBGW encourages people to protect the environment and take action to tackle climate change. Working with Tring Town Council, we coordinate this event.
You might also be interested in these groups
Justice and Peace Group
Promoting 'bee friendly Tring' and the guide to local, organic and Fairtrade products.
Parents for Future Herts and Bucks
A community of local parents working to create a better future for our children.
