Inspired by ‘The Apologies 2022’ from Big Corp
Recently, my husband Simon and I went to East Quay Art Gallery in Watchet to see an exhibition. It’s an immersive art collection entitled ‘Better Than This‘ and it was created by the incredible Kathy Hinde, Amy Howden-Chapman and Liv Torc of Hot Poets fame. We recently featured a post from Liv, talking about her […]
Please Join Us for Our 5th AGM
You are cordially invited to join us for our AGM on Saturday 16th July at 3pm. To register that you will be attending please complete the form at the bottom of this page and we will send you the joining details. We will be delighted to bring you up to speed with our activities and […]
Let Us Turn Your Banknotes Into Trees
There are less than 100 days to go for you to decide; what will you do with any last paper £20 and £50 bank notes you may have? They’re to be replaced with polymer versions – these are apparently more difficult to forge and they’re said to be more durable too. At the time of […]
Charity Co-Founders (About to) Swim a Mile Across Lake Windermere
CLICK HERE TO READ AN IMPORTANT UPDATE TO THIS POST (SUNDAY 12TH JUNE) Tracey and Simon West (pasted onto a picture of Lake Windermere above) are passionate environmentalists and over the years, alongside an amazing team at Word Forest, they’ve worked tirelessly to mitigate extreme weather events, global warming, hunger and poverty by reforesting Kenya. […]
They Ran for the Trees!
On Saturday 23rd April, an amazing bunch of runners woke up with an exciting plan: today, they were going to Run for the Trees and fundraise to help us celebrate World Earth Day and get some more trees in the ground in Kenya. We’ve still got donations coming in but it’s clear we’re going to […]
The Sports Climate Alliance Launches with a Run and a Swim!
What is the Sports Climate Alliance The Sports Climate Alliance (SCA) is a Word Forest initiative that invites the sports, health and fitness communities to come together to form a winning team. Our ambitious goal is to use sport to create a sustainable future for the planet, for competitors and lovers of sport, for generations […]
So Much More than a Report & Accounts 2020-21
There are a handful of reasons why our Report and Accounts 2020-21 has been a little late in production and pretty much all of them start with COV and end in ID. That said, we are delighted to announce its (slightly later than we hoped) safe arrival! I read a report recently that touched on […]
Zena Edwards Reads: ‘Mother of the Forest’
You may have seen the post we popped up last week: The Power of the (Hot) Poem about the amazing project we’ve been involved with from Liv Torc and Chris Redmond: Hot Poets. Our poem was created from the talented pen of Zena Edwards and it’s called Mother of the Forest. Every time I read […]
When a Politican’s Answer isn’t Enough…
…we must challenge it! Interestingly, at a discussion last week Chaired by our Patron, Clare Nasir, we were advised by one of the most senior civil servant panellists to do precisely that. Our short video below shows me talking about our climate crisis with the MP for Vancouver North, Jonathan Wilkinson. Lauren Beavis and I […]
