Sustainable Living in the Heatons

Monthly Meeting
2023-09-02 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-07-01 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-06-03 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-05-06 10:30 - 12:00 UTC | Patio Room, Heaton Moor United Church, Stanley Rd SK4 4HL, Patio Room, Heaton Moor United Church, Stanley Rd, SK4 4HL
The SLH monthly meetings are on the first Saturday of the month from 10.30am to 12.00 noon. Our meetings are held at the Patio Room, Heaton Moor United Church, Stanley Rd SK4 4HL. The room has direct access from the car park and has a shared kitchen and toilets very close to the room. Hot drinks will be provided for everyone.
Everyone is welcome to our meeting. Contact info@slheatons.org if you have questions. We use the time to discuss and plan our activities, and have occasional guest speakers. Everyone is welcome. Do come and meet us!

Evening Bat Walk
2023-08-27 20:20 - 21:20, 2023-08-24 20:25 - 21:25 | Greater Manchester
Join us on one of our bat walks at dusk by the river in Heaton Mersey using monitors to hear and see the bats out hunting for insects! Book your place on our Eventbrite page.
These evening bat walls will give you the chance to hear and observe the bats using our special bat monitoring equipment. The insects will be out and the bats will be hunting!
The events will last just over an hour, and will take you from a meeting place in Heaton Mersey down to the river. Please wear appropriate shoes for uneven terrain.
The walks are led by volunteers from Sustainable Living in the Heatons. We ask for a voluntary donation of £6 for adults over 18, payable in cash on the night. Please book a place for all adults and children attending.
Our bat walks are always popular and oversubscribed. If you or your party need to cancel your booking, please do so as soon as possible via Eventbrite. If you are unable to cancel it through Eventbrite please contact info@slheatons.org. If the event is fully booked please contact info@slheatons.org to go on the waiting list.
Having booked for the bat walk, you will receive more detailed information and meeting details by email a few days before the event. If you need more information please contact us at info@slheatons.org
The bat walks are led by volunteers from Sustainable Living in the Heatons, trained by ecologist Jeff Clarke, and with funding from the Stockport Hydro Environmental Challenge Fund to purchase the bat monitors.

Bike Friday
2023-08-25 07:45 - 09:00, 2023-07-28 07:45 - 09:00, 2023-06-30 07:45 - 09:00, 2023-05-26 07:45 - 09:00, 2023-04-28 07:45 - 09:00 | Greater Manchester
Join members of the SLH team who help to lead this great event from Manchester Friends of the Earth.
Bike Friday is exactly what it says on the tin: A bike ride on the last Friday of every month. We set off from Heaton Chapel train station at 7.45am and lead on a route heading into Manchester City Centre.
The ride is on quiet routes and are suitable for everyone — from the regular commuter, to the first timer wanting to try a new way of getting into work.

Heaton Mersey Village Garden Maintenance Session
2023-08-22 10:30 - 12:30, 2023-08-13 10:30 - 12:30, 2023-07-25 10:30 - 12:30, 2023-07-09 10:30 - 12:30, 2023-06-27 10:30 - 12:30, 2023-06-11 10:30 - 12:30, 2023-05-23 10:30 - 12:30, 2023-05-14 10:30 - 12:30 | Greater Manchester
Come and join Heaton Mersey Village Gardeners for a task day at Heaton Mersey Village Garden! There is lots of information about this space in our blog. Contact us via info@slhheatons.org for more information about what we do or feel free to drop by the Village Garden in person. We still meet even during winter months, although the task day is weather permitting.

Monthly Meeting/Summer Social
2023-08-09 18:30 - 21:30 | SK4 5NH
This month we are taking our monthly meeting outside for a summer social!
We are meeting on Wednesday 9th August at 6.30 onwards at Marbury Road Edible Garden in Heaton Chapel. It will be an informal social event, a chance to catch up but also a great chance to check out this newly developed area and to hear about all great work being done by the community group there. Kell spoke about it at a recent monthly SLH meeting and also at our the last Low carbon Heatons event.
Bring drinks, snacks or food to share.
The nearest postcode is SK4 5NH. The site is just off Marbury Road on Nelstrop Road North, the walking and cycling path to the Fallowfield Loop. It’s on the right, just after the last house, opposite what was Shore Folds Urban Farm, now a construction site. Go through the gate into the field.
There’s an events shelter and a log seating circle but you might like to bring your own chair. Sensible footwear is advised although there are laid paths. The composting toilet will be available too. Some things will be available to buy by card or cash: jams, syrups, honey, dried teas and fresh produce.
If the weather is poor we will go to the George and Dragon Pub in Heaton Chapel.
If you need more details send an email to info@slheatons.org or on the day phone 07854 898 418.

Monthly Meeting
2023-08-09 18:30 - 21:30 | Greater Manchester
This month we are taking our monthly meeting outside for a social. The venue is still TBC at the moment so watch this space!

Everyone is welcome to our meeting. Contact info@slheatons.org if you have questions. We use the time to discuss and plan our activities, and have occasional guest speakers. Everyone is welcome. Do come and meet us!

Bike Ride: Mirrlees Fields
2023-07-15 10:00 - 15:00 | Greater Manchester
A ride through the Stockport suburbs, to picnic in the green Mirrlees Fields by Woodsmoor, once partly occupied by the diesel engine factory.
Meet at 10am Moor Top pub car park, return around 3pm.
Distance 12 miles.

SLH Bike Ride for Heatons SummerFest: Heatons Orchards
2023-07-02 10:30 - 12:30 | Greater Manchester
This ride has been arranged to fit in with the Heatons Big Summer Weekend. This is a particularly quiet ride for people who want to get confident on local routes and quiet roads, and involves some parts of The Heatons Link.
The route will be through some of the orchards in the Heatons, and other green spaces on the way, taking in the River Mersey, The Bowl, Heaton Mersey Common, The Meadows, Nelstrop Road, a bit of the Fallowfield Loop and Heaton Moor Park. It is mostly off-road or on quiet roads. Those who choose not to do the whole ride can leave the group after about an hour at the original meeting place.
Meet at 10.30 am in the car park at the back of The Good Life and The Heaton pub on 474 Didsbury Road Heaton Mersey SK4 3BS. We will be ending at the Farmers’ Market on Shaw Road for 1pm, where we hope you can find something tasty for lunch!
Distance about 8 miles, on quiet roads or off road, mostly flat.

SLH Bat Walk for Heatons SummerFest
2023-07-01 21:30 - 22:30 | Greater Manchester
Sustainable Living in the Heatons have been organising evening bat walls in the spring and autumn for the past two years, but this is the first late evening summer bat walk! Part of the Heatons Big Summer weekend, it will give you the chance to hear and observe the bats using our special bat monitoring equipment. The insects will be out and the bats will be hunting.
The event will last just over an hour, and will take you from a meeting place in Heaton Mersey down to the river. Please wear appropriate shoes for uneven terrain. Insect repellent can be useful at this time of year, and/or long sleeves and trousers. The walk will be led by volunteers from Sustainable Living in the Heatons. We ask for a
voluntary donation of £6 for adults over 18, payable in cash on the night. Please book a place via eventbrite for all adults and children attending.
These bat walks are always popular and oversubscribed. If you or your party need to cancel your booking, please do so as soon as possible via eventbrite. If you are unable to cancel it through eventbrite please contact info@slheatons.org. If the event is fully booked please contact info@slheatons.org to go on the waiting list.
Having booked for the bat walk, you will receive more detailed information and meeting details by email a few days before the event. If you need more information please contact us at info@slheatons.org.
The bat walks are led by volunteers from Sustainable Living in the Heatons, trained by ecologist Jeff Clarke, and with funding from the Stockport Hydro Environmental Challenge Fund to purchase the bat monitors.
Click here for information about previous bat walks and other events organised by Sustainable Living in the Heatons.

Plant, Save and Protect
2023-06-29 19:15 - 21:00 | The Heatons Sports Club, The Heatons Sports Club, Green Lane, Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK4 2NF, United Kingdom
Sustainable Living in the Heatons (SLH) invite you to attend the third in our series of Low Carbon Heatons events.
This event will consider the interaction between individuals and their physical environment – the connection between plants, wild life and the world around us.
Our speakers include experts from the Cheshire Wild Life Trust , Manchester Urban Diggers and Hive5 . We will also present a case study on a local success story. You will have the opportunity to learn more about:
– the loss of biodiversity and the affect on climate change,
– how eco systems and the biodiversity they contain are natural carbon sinks
– how conserved or restored habitats can reduce the negative effects of climate change and contribute towards reducing the carbon footprint of the local area
– why biodiversity is so important for the carbon cycle.
The event is free however booking is essential. To book your place go here.

Bike Ride: Sunday June 25th Mayfield Park, Manchester.
2023-06-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Greater Manchester
This will be a circular route to the newly created Mayfield Park near Piccadilly station in Manchester. Outwards, we’ll follow the route of a disused railway, a disused canal and an active canal to the heart of Manchester, returning along the Oxford Rd cycleway. We are allowing 90 minutes for lunch and play (and note – there is no age limit on the park activities and yes, some adults will be going down the slide over the river). Bring a picnic and some money for drinks, snacks and ice cream from the coffee shop.
Meet at 10am at the Moor Top pub car park, returning around 4pm.
Distance around 15 miles. Large sections off-road and on cycleways, but using some quieter roads in the city.

SLH events at Heatons Open Gardens
2023-06-18 10:00 - 17:00 | Heaton Mersey Village Garden
Come and visit our stall at Heaton Mersey Village Garden on Didsbury Road! The garden is looking fab thanks to the hard work of Dorothy and the gardening team. We will have lots of information about forthcoming activities and you can meet the friendly team to find out what we do and how to get involved.

SLH Visit to Castlefield Viaduct
2023-06-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Greater Manchester
This new urban initiative by the National Trust started 2022 and has been popular. Some of the SLH team and their families will be making a visit and invite you to join them. Email info@slheatons.org and we will let you know how we are travelling and where you can meet us. Everyone will be welcome.

Hedge Maintenance
2023-05-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Priestnall Allotments Hedge
Hedge maintenance session. We’ll be clearing the path running alongside this ancient hedge, weeding around the hedge, threading the branches and picking up litter. Come and join us to take part, or have a chat about what we are doing. Wear sturdy shoes and long sleeves and bring gloves if you have them, although we will come with equipment.
We usually have a break around 11am – tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided!
The hedge is between Priestnall allotments and the recreation field, on the lane that links Trentham Avenue (SK4 3QD) and Mersey Road. All welcome.

SLH Stall at Greenstock Community Fun Day
2023-05-18 11:00 - 16:00 | Woodbank Park, Turncroft Lane, Offerton, Stockport, SK1 4JR
Come and chat to the SLH volunteers at our stall at the Greenstock community fun day on Woodbank Park.
