Although BRAG is dormant as an organisation, we do occasionally post information about local activities and maintain a list of links that you might find useful. So do continue to check us out now and then.
Brentford festival today!
It’s the Brentford Festival today!
Make your way to Blondin Park for an afternoon of family fun, food, music, and stalls by local makers and organisations. It kicks off in just a few minutes, at noon, and runs until 6pm.
More details here: https://brentfordfestival.org.uk/
Blondin Park is located at 40 Blondin Ave, London W5 4UL.
Access: Boston Manor and Windmill Road
Transport: Tube: Boston Manor (Piccadilly line) Northfields (Piccadilly line), Bus: E8, E3.
Abundance London’s Fruit Pressing Day, Sunday 3rd September, at the Flower Market
It’s that time of year again. Abundance London invites everyone to its big pressing, where it harvests tons of local fruit and turn it into free juice for everyone. This year again it will be hosted by the Chiswick Flower Market on Sunday 3rd September. Bring along your surplus fruit and recycled bottles to take home some delicious juice. Any time between 10am to 2.30pm. If you bring fruit for juicing (or if you have let Abundance pick your tree), you can fill your bottle(s) to take home some juice; the rest is offered to all visitors.
Fruit picking
The apples have been ripening now for the past month, and the pears are just starting. Plums have been brilliant. It is astonishing to see the changes in harvesting times since the beginning of Abundance’s work, around 13 years ago. It used to press in the first week of October; now most of the apple harvest falls in August, and September 3rd seems to be towards the end of its season. 
If you have a fruit tree and need some help picking or using your fruit, get in touch with Abundance. Likewise if you want to join the picking team, e-mail info@abundancelondon.com.
Brentford Green Fair reminder
Save the date: Second Brentford Green Fair planned for July 15th
Plans are afoot to hold the second Brentford Green Fair at St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Rd, Brentford TW8 0PN, on Saturday, July 15, from 10am to 1pm.
The aim is create a space for different local environmental organisations and businesses to network and for the local community to find out about volunteering opportunities and lifestyle changes they can make to benefit the environment.
There will also be some bookable workshops (clothes repair / rag rugging) and silent disco litter picks.
Watch this space for confirmation of the event and for further information.
Brentford Clothes Repair Cafe — coming events
Eco Garden Workshops at St. Paul’s Brentford
London Repair Week: March 20-26
March 20-26, 2023 is London Repair Week, an annual celebration of repair throughout London where we invite you to gain repair skills, fall back in love with your stuff and help save some money and the planet while you’re at it! With numerous workshops happening around the city, spotlights on our #LocalRepairHeroes and a bunch of tips and tricks to help you repair your stuff, Repair Week is designed to give you the confidence to get repairing!
Here are some events in West London where you can learn to repair your clothes:
Monday, March 20, Happy Coffee, 158 Northfield Ave, London W13 9SB, 10am-12pm. Bring along your mending pile for friendly chat and advice. Our sewing machines will be there too. https://facebook.com/events/s/ealing-repair-cafe-patch-darn-/1340464910016906/
Thursday, March 23: Launch of Hammersmith Mending Circle, Livat Centre, Kings Street, Hammersmith. From 5.30 pm until 8.30 pm. For more details of London Repair week https://londonrecycles.co.uk/repair-week/
For more dates, see https://ealingrepaircafe.org/whats-on/
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Setting up a clothes repair cafeL https://ealingrepaircafe.org/2023/03/14/setting-up-a-clothes-repair-cafe
St. Luke’s Church Kew to host first ever Kew EcoFair in March
St Luke’s Church, Kew to be hosting the very first Kew EcoFair on Saturday March 11th (10:30am – 2pm).
Launched as part of St Lukes’ EcoChurch initiative, the aim of the event is to inspire local residents to take action on climate change and to feel empowered to make changes in our everyday lives to help protect God’s Earth.
The event will be officially opened by broadcaster and active travel advocate Jeremy Vine, as well as the Mayor of Richmond.
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Brentford Recycling Action Group 