Sunderland Green & Open Spaces Forum

Sunderland Green and Open Spaces Forum (SGOSF) - umbrella organisation aims to give collective voice to volunteers who are working on green and open spaces

[Collins Dictionary @CollinsDict]

BREAKING NEWS The Collins Word of the Year is… permacrisis.

Find out more about #CollinsWOTY 2022 and see the full list here: https://t.co/gmsnCqA0yv

#wordoftheyear #CollinsDictionary #permacrisis

[Jeff Brown @JeffAB61]

Well that was nice! Recognised by my old school (along with the lovely ⁦@melaniejhil⁩ and my old physics teacher, Mel Francis) ⁦@MonkAcademy⁩ #humbled

[The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) @TCVtweets]

3 million FREE trees. And growing!

Join the #IDigTrees phenomenon - TOGETHER we will plant 3 MILLION TREES for climate, wildlife and communities!

Please share this post and CLAIM YOUR FREE TREES here: https://t.co/JIjWfuA6nf

[The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) @TCVtweets]

The care of green spaces is at the heart of our work. We transform them into places for communities to enjoy whilst allowing wildlife to flourish.

Huge #ThankYou to #PostcodeLotteryPeople - Over £900 Million raised for over 9000 good causes like ours! https://t.co/ZFXLppJYhA

[David C. Newrick @DCNewrick]

Deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dame Hilary Mantel. May she rest in peace. But what a landmark when she has made the death of a writer headline news.

[Sunderland Green & Open Spaces Forum @sgosf1]

Our latest newsletter is out! It celebrates the the start of #loveparks week on Friday 29-07-2022. You can see a copy here - https://t.co/C09cQF0Oyv #LoveParks #LoveParksWeek

[Sunderland Green & Open Spaces Forum @sgosf1]

Today is the start of #loveparks week - https://t.co/C09cQF0Oyv

[Sunderland Green & Open Spaces Forum @sgosf1]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our Twitter followers old and new!

[Point North @PointNorthCF]

We need help to support local grassroots groups. It is these small groups, often run on a shoestring, by volunteers, that make such make a huge difference to mental health, equal opportunities and making our communities stronger - https://t.co/i2XqJuQtwP #DurhamCharity

[Sunderland Green & Open Spaces Forum @sgosf1]

@CountyDurhamCF Here, here!

[Sunderland Green & Open Spaces Forum @sgosf1]

This event is free. To book a place visit our Facebook profile https://t.co/jD6ZsoTh7o and/or Eventbrite to book a place -
https://t.co/MtUxRKwwUw

[Sunderland Green & Open Spaces Forum @sgosf1]

Plastic Pollution – What’s the Solution?
Sharon Lashley of @ClimateActionNE will be delivering a workshop on plastic pollution, the problems we face as a society and the many solutions available to reduce our reliance on products, in particular single use plastics on 19th May 21

[The National Lottery Community Fund @TNLComFund]

This Maternal Mental Health Week, we’re showcasing the #NationalLottery funded organisation, Mother Tongue.

They received a £10k grant to train volunteers who’ll offer care and support to pregnant refugee women.
#maternalMHmatters

Read more. https://t.co/6ytjSNSCIh

[Little Green Space 🦋 @LGSpace]

A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year, and may support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. More on why trees are awesome: https://t.co/8ogbokj7mk

[Parks Community UK @ParksCommUK]

Benches that contain hidden stories, what a fantastic idea 👏💚!

[Sunderland UK @SunderlandUK]

Sunderland’s carbon emissions mostly come from:

🏭Industrial and commercial emissions;
🏠Domestic emissions; and
🚗Transport emissions.

Sunderland has reduced its carbon emissions by 28% from 2005 to 2017. Together we can reduce Sunderland's carbon emissions every year.

[martin hulse @twbpt]

First picture on the wall of my new office. This 1898 map of the River Wear was perfect for the space. What next?

[David Allan @davidm_allan]

Explored this almost forgotten historic alleyway on the north bank of the River Wear near Wearmouth Bridge for the first time this week – what a gem... @RiversideSund @SunderlandUK @NorthEastTweets @ExploringNEUK @HistoricEngland @visitneengland

[Julia Bradbury I HAVEN'T BOUGHT BLUE TICK💙 @JuliaBradbury]

Spending time to dwell on nature can improve your wellbeing- research shows that just 20 mins can improve your mood.Only 6% take the time to celebrate things like the first seasonal first day of spring. @nationaltrust is helping to plant more blossom trees #BlossomWatch #hanami