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During the first couple of weeks of December 2025 the following trees have been planted around Ringwood. None of this would be possible without the kind sponsorship of Abacus Vehicle Hire 3 oak trees at the Bickerley 6 Disease resistant Elm trees at Carvers 600 hedging plants at Four Acre Farm 1 alder (pictured) - thanks to Colin Andrews and Steve Sutch 25 hazels to form a small hedge at RACE’s field at Crow Hill - these were planted by some of the children from Poulner Juniors

Thanks again to the wonderful Abacus Vehicle Hire for a van to help us transport all our wonderful plants to Ellingham Show. We were next to the craft marquee 💐🌹🌸🌺🌻 We had a lovely day and raised over £400 towards our projects in Ringwood

When Ringwood Infant School wanted to have reusable solution instead of new t-shirts every year for the children on Sports’ Day they set about getting funding and help to make the bibs. Thanks to a grant from Ringwood Town Council, they purchased the fabric from Ringwood Fabrics and then the Make, do and mend team at Ringwood Actions for Climate Emergency (RACE) worked amazingly hard. Not only did they make the 300 bibs, but also using old marquee fabric, they created individual bags with the classes’ names on for storage. Kirsty Shutler from Friends of Ringwood Infant School (FORIS) said, “Following on from our sustainable approach we were wanting to achieve a reduction of fast fashion. Instead of parents having to provide a T-shirt in the right colour that might only be worn once we now have reusable bibs that will be used for years to come. I had many comments on the day from parents and teachers saying how great they looked and much how much easier it was with one less thing to worry about at what is always a busy time of the year for parents. It was impactful seeing all the children in a uniform colour, whereas previously it’s been a mishmash of shades. We are so grateful and proud of what we’ve been able to achieve together as a community.”

We really appreciate all the help and support we get and the time that our volunteers devote to all our projects. We also know that for many people time just flies past and it is difficult to take part in our activities. For those people who want to help with local actions to address climate change but struggle to find time you can become a Friend of RACE - £10 a year for an individual, or £20 a year for a family What does this mean? It means that you: - get a newsletter each quarter with what is going on, so you don’t have to rely on social media to know what has been happening and what is coming up - are invited to special tree planting sessions (an hour before everyone else) - get a personal invitation to our annual general meeting but, maybe more importantly you will be helping us to run more events and complete more projects in the Ringwood area to tackle climate change. If you would like to know more then please get in touch