Upcoming Events

If you're keen to dedicate some time towards climate action, and have some time on your hands, why not come along to one of the events we run. From gardening events, litter picks, and bike sales, there is something everyone can get stuck into.

Great Big Green Week 2025

To celebrate this year's Great Big Green Week Swale Borough Council have teamed up with local organisations to host environment themed activities from the 7-15 June 2025.

A full itinerary can be found below:

8 June - Stream Clear at Westbrook and Stonebridge Pond

The Friends of the Westbrook and Stonebridge Pond are a voluntary community group in Faversham who are working to restore a chalk stream and improve the stream, pond and surrounding paths for the community and wildlife. The next work party will be on Sunday 8^th June, 10am to 12 noon. If you are interested in helping out you’d be ever so welcome! Please email Anna at westbrookstonebridge@gmail.com before Friday 6^th June.

8^th June - Kent Community Police Day

Swale Borough Council will be attending the first Kent Community Police Day to promote various green iniatives, including Swale Cycle Recycle and Solar Together. You can visit the event between 10am and 3pm on Sunday the 8th of June at the Appleyard in Sittingbourne.

9 June - Kingsborough Manor Woodland, between 9 and 12

We're once again teaming up with local business CDDL to help collect and remove thousands of tree covers from Kingsborough Manor Community Woodland.

Thousands whips were planted with protective tree covers alongside a development in Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey. However, the trees have now outgrown their guards, and a group of committed volunteers have been working hard to collect and clear the fallen covers.

CDDL will be providing tonne bags for the volunteers to place the tree guards, and will be removing and recycling the covers for free.

Volunteers can meet at 9am on the 9th of June in the car park off plough road, Kingsborough Manor Community Woodland.

11 June - Litter picks

The council is hosting a litter pick at Faversham Rec between 9am and 12pm on the 11th June, and supporting another litter pick by the Lynsted and Teynham Women's Institute, Teynham Community Hall, 89 Station Road.

12 June - Guided Tree Walk

On Thursday 12th of June the Council's Greenspace Officer will be hosting a guided walk around King George V playing field, Park Avenue, Sittingbourne ME10 1QX. The walk will begin at 1pm, and will provide you with an opportunity to learn about the trees in your local greenspaces and socialise.

15 June - Nature Recording Walk

Starting from 9:30 am, volunteers will be recording all kinds of species found at Milton Creek Country Park. No previous experience is required. Meet at Milton Creek Country Park car park (ME10 2EX). This is a recurring event, and details of further events can be found by following this link.

Past Events

Great British Spring Clean

To celebrate the GBSC, we're hosting a few events to tidy up the borough. Our next one will be at Kingsborough Manor Community Woodland on Wednesday the 26th of March 2025.

The woodland was planted as part of a new development, however the trees have now outgrown their guards, which can damage the trees. To ensure the woodland thrives as a community space, we've partnered with CDDL Recycling who are kindly supplying tonne bags for volunteers to fill with the tree guards, and who will also remove the guards for recycling, ensuring nothing goes to the landfill.

Volunteers should arrive by 9am to the car park off Plough Road, ME12, 4ST. Please bring gloves and suitable footwear.

The event is subject to weather conditions, so please keep an eye out on our social media for updates.

We need your help to clean up a community woodland next month!

There are thousands of protective tree covers and other litter in Thistle Hill Community Woodland that need to be removed.

Thistle Hill Way, ME12 3GP,

Tuesday 18 March 2025

9am

Dress for the weather and bring a pair of gloves and a drink. Event is subject to the weather so keep an eye on our social media for updates.

We are selling bikes for just £10 next month!

We have teamed up with local charity Sheppey Matters to sell bikes refurbished through our Swale Cycle-re-Cycle scheme.

The car park on Thistle Hill Way, ME12 3GP

18 March 2025

10 am - 11:30 am

HMP Swaleside inmates refurbish unwanted bikes giving them the opportunity to upskill themselves and make a positive step towards rehabilitation whilst saving bikes from the tip.

18 March is also #GlobalRecyclingDay which aims to recognise and celebrate the importance recycling plays in preserving our precious primary resources.