Group Members of WEN
We offer group membership options for voluntary and community groups and for non-voluntary groups and businesses. The financial support this provides helps us deliver our services and projects. For businesses, being a member of WEN is a way to show support to local community environmental activities.
To find out about the benefits of being a member of WEN, see our Membership page.
Thank you to all the following group members.
- Birkenhead CND
Birkenhead CND is part of the national CND organisation, campaigning for peace and a nuclear-free world. CND campaigns for British nuclear disarmament and a global ban on nuclear weapons. They oppose nuclear power, and encourage non-military solutions to conflict.
Phone: 0151 201 2273
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Community Foundation for Merseyside is an independent charity that promotes local giving to address local disadvantage. They help individuals, families, companies, charitable trusts, public sector bodies and organisations connect, support and invest in Merseyside’s communities through charitable giving. Since 1999, they have distributed over £47 million to charities and community groups in Merseyside.
Address: Community Foundation for Merseyside, Third Floor, Stanley Buildings, 43 Hanover Street, Liverpool, L1 3DN
Website: cfmerseyside.org.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/cfmerseyside
Phone: 0330 440 4900
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The Compost Works mission is to make food waste composting accessible to residents in the Liverpool City Region. They do this through setting up communal composting facilities and running training and educational workshops.
Compost Works’ community composting sites in Wirral can be found at:
- St James Church, Victoria Road, New Brighton
- Here We Grow Community Garden, Bentinck Street, Birkenhead
- Christ Church, Kings Road, Higher Bebington
- Serpentine Road Family Church, Liscard Road, Liscard
Website: compostworks.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CompostWorksUK
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Dale Farm Trust in Heswall provides a day service for adults with disabilities and support for adults with mental health needs, in partnership with Wirral Evolutions. The farm provides opportunities to learn life skills through the therapeutic use of horticulture. The farm is Soil Association Certified Organic and offers fruit and veg, manure, logs, chippings and plants for sale to the public to support the service.
Address: Dale Farm, 51 Oldfield Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 6SN
Website: dalefarmtrust.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/dalefarmtrust
Phone: 0151 666 5190
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Energy Projects Plus is an independent social enterprise and registered environmental charity that has been in operation since 1995. They work to reduce levels of fuel poverty in the Cheshire and Merseyside area and promote warmer homes nationwide. Energy Projects Plus aims to empower members of the community to take action on reducing their energy bills by providing information and support on how to be energy efficient.
Address: Energy Projects Plus, Sandon Building, Falkland Road, Wallasey, CH44 8ER
Website: www.epplus.org.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Energy.Projects.Plus
Phone: 0800 043 0151
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In 1994 WEN supported the Time Capsule Project at Ness Gardens. Capsules around the world contained environmentally relevant items with letters of apology to our grandchildren and outlines of hopes for the future. There was another event at Ness Gardens in 2019 to mark the 25th anniversary of the time capsule burial.
Website: www.ecotimecapsule.com
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Faiths4Change is a Merseyside based environmental charity covering the North West of England. Their work is rooted in the knowledge that the wellbeing of our planet and all inhabitants are interdependent – beliefs, teachings and practices held in common by all world faith communities and people who don’t have a religious faith.
Website: www.faiths4change.org.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/faiths4change
Phone: 0151 705 2162
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- Falkland Road Organic Gardeners (FROG)
The Falkland Road Organic Gardeners (FROG) grow food and flowers in the raised beds and polytunnels around the WEN building. Members of the group enjoy the harvest of fruit and vegetables that grow and ripen over the year. FROG always make sure that there are plenty of plants ready for the sale at our annual Spring Fair, a great fundraiser for WEN.
Membership of FROG is open to anyone who has completed a gardening course at WEN. For more details about FROG or the next gardening course, please email wen@la21.net
The Green Community Shop and Centre is a not-for-profit community endeavour, based on the values of co-operation, sustainability and local participation. The shop sells donated goods, local arts and crafts, Fair Trade items, and refills of Ecover products. There is a toy and book library and a community room, which is available for meetings. The centre also hosts Woodchips, a parents and tots group.
Address: 49 – 51 Christchurch Road, Oxton, Wirral, CH43 5SF
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/44260070767
Phone: 07847 069057
Grow Wellbeing is a not-for-profit organisation that provides opportunities for children, young people and adults to engage in the natural environment for learning, health and wellbeing.
Address: Studio 101, Make Hamilton, 69 – 71 Argyle Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6LQ
Website: www.grow-wellbeing.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Grow.Wellbeing.NorthWest
Phone: 07841 753309
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Heswall Quakers Meeting House opened in 1963. Quakers believe that by meeting together for communal worship, they are empowered to find both peace and strength for their work in the world. Quakers in Wirral and Chester are working to support many activities and campaigns for a better world, including involvement in groups in the Transition Town network.
Address: Quaker Meeting House, North Drive, Heswall, CH60 0BD
Website: heswallquakers.org.uk
Phone: 07932 113358
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HYPE stands for ‘Helping Young People Everywhere’. They deliver a range of youth activities and specialise in supporting young people aged between 7 and 24 years, who are living in highly deprived neighbourhoods where opportunities are limited.
Head Office address: Grand Entrance South Lodge, Birkenhead Park, Park Road North, Birkenhead, CH41 4HD
Website: hype-merseyside.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HYPEmerseyside
Phone: 0151 653 7024
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JourneyMEN acts to save and rebuild men’s lives that would otherwise be lost in the mental health crisis. Their aim is to provide an early intervention service that not only works with all agencies and services in our community, but actively channels men to their network before reaching crisis point.
JourneyMEN run a Gardening Club at their plots at the Edward Kemp Gardens in Birkenhead Park to promote the physical and mental health benefits of gardening. WEN provides support to the members of the club by running gardening courses to teach the men new skills.
Address: 56 Chester Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 5EA
Website: journeymencic.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/JourneyMENcic
Phone: 0151 792 9159
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Merseyside Cycling Campaign is a not for profit organisation run by volunteers, campaigning for better and safer space for cycling. Membership is open to anyone – cyclist or not – who supports the aims and objectives for safer cycling, traffic calming and a healthier environment.
Website: www.merseycycle.org.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/merseycycle
Instagram: www.instagram.com/merseycycle
Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/merseycyclists.bsky.social
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The Merseyside Environmental Trust exists to raise awareness of environmental issues through promoting open discussion of global and local concerns, stimulating scientific enquiry and debate. MET holds informal Green Drinks sessions each month, where people who work in the environmental field can meet up and make new contacts. The events are unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends or developed new ideas thanks to taking part.
Website: www.met-net.org.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/merseysideenvironmentaltrust
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The Rotary Club of Heswall is part of the country and worldwide Rotary Club organisation. Members aspire to promote advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in common purpose.
The Heswall Rotary Club raises money for local and international charities and run a secondhand book sale.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/HeswallRotary/
The Tranmere Harris Allotment Society is based at Prenton Road West.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/p/Tranmere-Harris-Allotment-Society-100064803963936/
UK Unplugged provides opportunities for families to create and explore with events and activity boxes that encourage learning through play. Activities are designed to encourage time away from screens, with crafts, games, stories and food to explore different cultures, careers and history. UK Unplugged source eco-friendly craft materials and showcase the work of local sustainable businesses. They take donations of off-cuts of wood, fabric and leftover craft supplies to be transformed for the kits in the boxes.
Website: ukunplugged.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukunpluggedcic
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Sahir provide information and support for LGBTQ+ people and those living with, affected by or at risk of HIV in Merseyside. Support is free and confidential and services include a phone advice helpline, counselling sessions, HIV testing, training courses, and ‘Living With HIV’ and LGBTQ+ peer support groups.
Address: Sahir, 4th Floor, 151 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2AH
Website: sahir.org.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sahir.house.5
Phone: 0151 673 1972
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St Mary’s Church in Liscard is a Grade 2 listed building. which has been serving this area of Wallasey since 1877. There is an Eco Garden in the grounds of the church, which was established in 2023 after receiving funding through the Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority Community Fund.
Volunteers grow fruits and vegetables and run children’s gardening activities. There are also wildflower areas. Recycling and reusing are an important part of the garden with old wooden pallets upcycled into planters and benches, and reclaimed bricks and sandstone used for edging.
Website: www.stmarysliscard.org.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064799046712
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Strive is an environmental charity led by young people to encourage sustainable living. Past projects have included a Christmas jumper swap and a screening of ‘Plastic Warriors’ film at The Light Cinema in New Brighton.
Tam O’Shanter Urban Farm is situated on Bidston Hill and is run by a charitable trust with the aim of providing an enjoyable and educational experience for children and adults. The farm provides lifelong sanctuary for the animals in their care, whilst committing to educating people about how their food is grown and reared.
Address: Boundary Road, Bidston Hill, Wirral, CH43 7PD
Website: www.tamoshanterfarm.org.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TamOShanterUrbanFarm
Phone: 0151 653 9332
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The New Brighteners was born out of a desire to help keep our beaches and seas in and around New Brighton clean and free of rubbish. This desire has grown stronger and broader to embrace many environmental ideals and support for different groups with a strong marine environmental remit.
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/thenewbrighteners
Tomorrow’s Women is a charity for women, run by women, offering support with a range of issues including domestic abuse, mental health, substance misuse, wellbeing and confidence, and social isolation.
Their Horta Project is a volunteer-run community garden project that is funded by the Royal Horticultural Society and Awards for All. Volunteers are working on the grounds and gardens within Tomorrow’s Women but eventually want to go out into the community to assist people who need support with the upkeep of gardens.
Address: Tomorrow’s Women Wirral, Beckwith St East, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 3JE
Website: www.tomorrowswomen.org.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tomorrowswomen
Phone: 0151 647 7907
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Transition Town West Kirby is part of the worldwide Transition Network of communities, each working to eliminate dependency on fossil fuels and cut carbon emissions.
They hold drop-in and open stage sessions in the community, run the monthly West Kirby Farmers’ Market, grow food in public places around West Kirby as part of the Incredible Edible scheme, and organise the annual Wirral Earth Festival and Travelling Light lantern parade events.
Website: transitiontownwestkirby.org.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/transitionwk
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Wallasey CND is a small, friendly group of people who are campaigning to raise awareness of the dangers of nuclear weapons.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/p/Wallasey-CND-100064415423238
Phone: 0151 638 3967
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The Wirral Academy of Performing Arts holds classes in song, drama and dance for 4 – 18 year olds. They also stage their own productions at venues in Merseyside and with other production companies in London’s West End.
Website: www.wapa.uk.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WAPAWirral
Phone: 0151 625 1763
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Wirral Repair Café is part of an international network of repair cafes where volunteers try to fix items, brought in by members of the public, that would otherwise be thrown away because they are broken, damaged or worn out. The goal is to reduce waste, encourage people to carry out their own repairs and save money too. Repair Cafés also bring the local community together in a warm and friendly atmosphere – as well as a repair service, you’ll also find a pop-up café with drinks and homemade cakes.
Wirral Repair Cafe takes place on the first Saturday of each month, 2 – 4pm at Birkenhead Central Library.
Address: Birkenhead Central Library,Borough Road, Birkenhead, CH41 2XB
Listing on Repair Cafe website: www.repaircafe.org/en/cafe/wirral-repair-cafe
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WirralRepairCafe
Phone: 07840 887368
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The Women’s Environmental Network is an environmental charity working on issues that connect women, health, equity and environmental justice. They take an intersectional feminist approach to tackling the climate and nature emergencies.
Address: 20 Club Row, London E2 7EY
Website: www.wen.org.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WEN.UK1988
Instagram: www.instagram.com/wen_uk/
Phone: 0207 481 9004
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XR Merseyside is the local group of Extinction Rebellion, a national network of people who care deeply about the future of our planet and use non-violent direct action to demand change at a time of catastrophic climate breakdown and biodiversity loss. The three demands of Extinction Rebellion to society and institutions are to tell the truth about the dangers we are in, act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and decide together through a Citizens’ Assembly on Climate and Ecological Justice.
Extinction Rebellion website: extinctionrebellion.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/xrmersey
BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/xrmerseyside.bsky.social
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