Background

Brent Friends of the Earth (FoE) was formed in 2006 by Loretta Bradley. We currently have around six active members, and are a diverse group of people with different backgrounds and skills, but we all share the wish to protect and improve our local environment. The group has gone from strength to strength, and was nominated for four FoE National Earthmover awards in the last few years - Group of the Year 2008; our Press Officer, Viv Stein, was runner-up as individual Friend of the Earth in 2009, in 2010 our Brent Cross Cricklewood (BXC) campaign was nominated by FoE for Campaign of the Year, and in 2011 our Green Fair was nominated for Best Outreach Event.

Our activities include running campaign and information stalls, holding public meetings, lobbying the council and politicians, arranging photo events with the local press. We ran a highly successful week of events at the Tricycle Cinema based around the environmental film, The Age of Stupid.  We have held a number of public meetings, such as an Eco Hustings before the last general election, and on the Heathrow Expansion. We have helped shape Brent’s climate change strategy, both in its formulation and as representatives on the strategy steering group.

We have taken part in consultations, such as the Council’s and West London waste strategy, lobbying MPs as part of the Big Climate Connection. Members have also sat on the board of the now-defunct Green Zones project, and we also have links with other groups such as Brent Campaign against Climate Change, Brent Sustainability Forum, Kensal to Kilburn and Willesden Transition Towns, and Local Fruit Harvesters.  Currently we are campaigning for a sustainable Brent Cross redevelopment (members set up the high-profile BXC Coalition campaign group), on FoE’s Energy campaign against fuel poverty and a campaign for better air quality in Brent.

Brent FoE is currently co-ordinated by Robert Gray and we are always keen to hear from new members. If you would like to get involved, get in touch!

Meetings

Brent Friends of the Earth meet every month. Meetings are open to all - please just let us know that you are coming by using the contact page. Please visit our Diary page for the date and venue of the next meeting.

Joining Brent Friends of the Earth

If you are thinking of joining the group, please read our New Members' Pack.