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 […]
Better Than This
There’s something amazing going on in the gallery at East Quay, Watchet. It’s called Better Than This and it’s the first exhibition on their theme of ‘climate and change’. It features new works by three talented artists, each of whom has worked closely with scientists and activists to explore the possibilities for hope, love and positive […]
Sir Patrick Vallance Briefs MPs On Climate Change
Daisy Noott, one of our lovely volunteers, was kind enough to bring this to our attention; the briefing on climate change given by Sir Patrick Vallance, the government’s chief scientific adviser. She comments: ‘As part of my work outside of Word Forest, I am involved in a project on the link between Climate Change and […]
Be Terrified, Get Active, Plant Trees
Bill McGuire is Word Forest’s Special Scientific Advisor and Professor Emeritus of Geophysical and Climate Hazards at UCL. He was a contributor to the 2012 IPCC SREX report on climate change and extreme events. There is much that needs to happen if we are to successfully tackle the climate emergency, from making energy supplies carbon-free […]
Cradle to Cradle: A Manufacturing Vision
Change is constant and as the world develops in technological advancement, it is important to embrace that change with nature too. While it’s not feasible (unless we disassociate with civilisation completely) to avoid every damaging company or unsettling process that creates the commodities in our daily lives, we can learn, replace and think more responsibly […]
Vote For Word Forest In A Charity Poll And Help Us Win A Donation From Discount Promo Codes
At Word Forest, we are dedicated to having a positive impact on the world by planting trees across Kenya to combat global warming. We’d be thrilled if you could take a moment to vote for Word Forest in a charity poll. We’ve been selected to take part in the monthly charity poll by Discount Promo […]
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 […]
Grow, Tree, Grow – A New Book For Children
It will be no surprise to anyone that the team here at Word Forest love trees. And books. After all, the charity grew not just from a wedding forest but from a literary competition – so we were delighted to be allowed a sneak preview of a new book for children that’s coming out on […]
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 […]