Explore our wide-ranging community groups, offering support on health, safety, isolation, mental health - and providing repair services, environmental care and climate action
Community Groups
Eco Rother Action
Eco Rother Action are an independent climate change response group based in the villages between Petersfield and Midhurst. They host excellent talks, carry out local environmental work and bring people together. Join them to push for positive change!
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire Service
This is one of the busiest fire and rescue services in the UK, serving a population of nearly two million people. They provide many critical services, such as their award-winning Arson Task Force. The Heath, and our green spaces are precious environments. Find out how you can protect them and help prevent wild fires.
Liphook Climate Action Network
Liphook Climate Action Network are a newly formed group working to promote sustainability within Liphook. Open to anyone living in Liphook and Bramshott who is interested in climate change and wants to make a difference in the area. For further details or to join this group, please email them: [email protected]
Mane Chance Sanctuary
Mane Chance Sanctuary's mission is to rescue and rehabilitate abused, abandoned and old horses, integrating them into the local community. Find out more at their stall and support them by purchasing their cards and notebooks, jams and chutneys, and more.
Petersfield Bicycle Buddies
PBB are a Community Cycling Group affiliated to Cycling UK. They promote and encourage cycling for all adults from Petersfield and the surrounding area and particularly welcome new and rusty riders. Find out what they can offer, get tips and help, explore what its like to ride an e-bike, get a free bike check under Cycling UK’s 'Dr Bike' Scheme, find a selection of bikes for sale, register your bike under the National Bike Registration Scheme (FREE to the first 10 arrivals, £6 thereafter), enter a raffle draw for a Diamond Quality "Sold Secure" Bike Lock - and more!
Petersfield Climate Action Network
We will have not one, but two stalls to showcase our projects at this year's Eco Fair! Find out about Petersfield Repair Cafe and what you can have mended by the volunteers there, and visit the My Home Made Better team to talk about all things home energy with our Energy Adviser and Energy Champions. Visit our Fair HQ to collect your eco-trail postcard, and come back to collect your prize at the end of the day. Bring us your eco-pledges to be in with a chance of winning a beautiful hamper (gifts kindly donated by Eco Fair stallholders).
Petersfield Community Garden
Petersfield Community Garden are a warm and friendly group of people who love to grow flowers, fruit and vegetables; learning from and sharing skills with one another. They run garden events throughout the year, such as wassailing the orchard, picnics and bonfires, and open days.
Petersfield Men's Shed
Petersfield Men's Shed aim to create an environment where men of all ages can gather and socialise, join in workshop activities, learn new skills and enjoy a chat over a cup of tea or coffee. They use their collective practical, hands-on skills and life experiences to support local community and charitable projects. They will be selling bird boxes, bug hotels and turned pots handmade from donated wood, serviced and tested second hand tools, restored and serviced secondhand bicycles.
Petersfield Town Council
Co-organising the Eco Fair with PeCAN, go along to find out more about the projects Petersfield Town Council are running to protect the Heath and other open spaces around Petersfield.
St John Ambulance
St John Ambulance will provide First Aid cover durning the event, and will offer visitors training in basic life-savings skills including CPR.
The Petersfield School Eco Club
The stall will include information about the new solar panels at TPS and about the recent trees that have been planted. Find further information about achievements across the school. Get involved with the ‘pledge tree’ where you can write an eco-friendly pledge on a leaf and then stick it on the tree!
