Social Change Awards 2020: we came a very close second!
The Directory of Social Change (DSC) awards evening took place on Wednesday 23rd January in London and we were absolutely thrilled to be named finalists in the Everybody Benefits: New Enterprise category. Our co-founders, Simon and Tracey West, were invited to attend, as were same category finalists from Street Paws and Refuweegee. They were joined […]
New Year, New Office: Same Goals
At the end of 2019, while most people were preparing to make resolutions for 2020, our Team were dismantling our office and rolling up bits of electric string in readiness for pastures new. On 1st January 2020, we began to fill the edges of our new space at: Unit 1 St Michael’s Business CentreChurch StreetLyme […]
Planet-Loving Writing Contest with HC3S & Phat Pasty Co
Our amazing corporate partners at the Phat Pasty Co, have joined forces with Hampshire County Council Catering Services (HC3S) and Word Forest, to launch an exciting flash fiction and short story competition, for young students in Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset! The contest is open to primary school pupils where the Hampshire County Council Catering Services […]
Kenya’s Floods Make UK News
There have been several points over the past few weeks, when it has been almost impossible for our Team to sellotape a smile onto their faces. Don’t get me wrong – there has been an awful lot to be happy about. We’ve hosted some incredible fundraising events recently, every one of them a convivial affair […]
Word Forest has Planet-loving e-Cards!
It’ll come as no surprise to learn that we pay great attention to our paper use. We give serious consideration to whether we need to use paper at all and if we do, it’s either recycled paper or FSC certified. We’re chuffed to bits to be able to offer you an e-Card service, so you […]
We’re Featured in Plant Based Magazine!
There couldn’t be a brighter slice of savoury news to share with you, on such a wet and windy day! We’ve just received word from our corporate partners, The Phat Pasty Co, that our collaboration – and their delicious new vegan products now available from Tesco Deli Counters around the country – has been featured […]
Way to go, Boylo’s
There I was, having a regular old work day (which are all quite fantastic, if I’m honest) when an email pinged into the inbox that made me smile for the rest of the day! The Team at Boylo’s Watersports in Lyme Regis, kindly proposed to boost the Word Forest coffers by planting a tree with […]
Mothers: end of year exams
Despite the fact that my school days were a very long time ago, I have no trouble casting my mind back, recalling how it felt to sit in a chilly, echoey school hall, preparing to sit my O-Levels. First thing this morning, before I’d even arrived at the office, I received a WhatsApp update from […]
Our Website Gets a Makeover
Huge thanks go out to our digital whizz and Chair of Trustees, Simon West! Over the past week, our resident geek has been hard at work creating a brand new website for us, packed with exciting updated images, statistics and content. Without leaving the comfort of your living room and hopping on an aeroplane, please […]