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Rugby Eco Hub Newsletter 7th August 2025

Dear Eco Hub friends and supporters,

 

If this is your first time receiving this newsletter and would like to find out more about the projects the Eco Hub hold please click HERE.

Overview of key dates

  • Every other Thursday (Next class on the 7th August): Knitting Classes, The Eco Hub, 7pm - 9pm
  • Fri 15th August: Volunteer BBQ, Rugby Eco Hub, 5PM - 9PM

Keep an eye on our upcoming events via our Events page.

We Joined Rugby Lotto!

Do you play the lottery? Well with Rugby Lotto you can be in with the chance of winning up to £25K Jackpot as well as other prizes - All for £1 a ticket. 

 

For every £1 ticket sold a percentage is given back to community groups like us to continue organising community projects such as Library of Things, Repair Cafe and The Growing 🌱 Group.

 

To buy your tickets and support Rugby Eco Hub please click HERE

 

Rugby Loto

Volunteers Needed!

Have you got a few spare hours? Please take a look at out volunteering opportunities:

  • Energy Efficiency Event Working Group - 30th November, Benn Hall, Times TBC
  • Watering and Weeding - Saturdays based off a rota system
  • Watch Repair Volunteer - 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month Jan- Nov
  • General cleaning of the halls - No Date or Time
  • Plus more..

You can take a look at these on our volunteer bulletin. 

Energy Efficiency Event - 30th November

Rugby Eco Hub are hosting an event around energy efficiency, it will include speakers, stalls and information sharing on all things sustainable energy. 

 

We are hoping that we are able to get 4-5 volunteers together to form a working group to help organise and make this a really successful event. 

 

If you are interested in being in the working group for this please contact Kirsty on kirsty.denyer@rugbyecohub.org

Repair Cafe

2nd + 16th August, The Eco Hub 10AM - 1PM

What an amazing first Saturday we have had at the Repair Cafe! From Rucksacks and Purses to Alexa Speakers to chain saws our fixers did an amazing job! (Why is there always a saw? :D ) 

 

We are still on the look out for fixers that would like to join in, so if you are handy with a screwdriver, a needle or Operating Systems come join in the fun on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! 

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Growing 🌱 Group

Saturdays, 10:30am -12:30pm at the Eco Hub

Our Growing 🌱 Group publish a leaflet on growing your own produce. Please find their new leaflet HERE

 

Come join us for a working party at the Pleasance Herb Garden, opposite the Squirrel Pub on Saturday 9th August from 2PM - 4PM. More information can be found HERE

 

 

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Our Caldecott planter is burning with amazing vegetables and herbs. This was just one days harvest!

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Each week when we harvest we put that produce into our kitchen and make lunch, this week our amazing kitchen team had fresh cucumber, beetroot, lettuce and chard. 

 

Hats off to the chef!

 

We meet up regularly and communicate through our WhatsApp group. Please click to join the group, find out about our future activities, and help us both to maintain and water the planters as well as help plan our future growing projects across the Borough. 

 

Library of Things

The Library of Things have now introduced more products which you can find on our catalogue HERE. 

 

Just some of the great items we have on offer are;

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Supporting the Library of Things 

If you are having a spring clean and see some items that you would like to donate please contact us!

 

As the Library of Things continues to grow, we would love it if more and more people start using this amazing community resource.  You can help make this a reality by distributing flyers to the local community.  If this is something you feel you could help with, simply come to the Hub to collect some flyers and let us the know the street(s) you are able to do.  You can find the list of priority streets here. 

Volunteers Barbecue - 15th August, 5pm-9pm

 

As a thank you to all of our volunteers we are holding a BBQ at The Eco Hub. 

Please join us in celebrating the success that we have had with food, drink and music. 

 

If you would like to RSVP please fill in the following form - HERE

Knitting Classes

7th + 21st August 7pm - 9pm

From Thursday 5th June, we are fortunate to be able to offer Knitting Classes at Rugby Eco Hub, kindly hosted by Irina Meier.  We welcome absolute beginners, rusty old-timers and unsure novices, but also experienced knitters might be interested as the 'continental knitting technique' will be shown.  

 

To book a space, please complete this google form.  Suggested donation: £3.  

*We will need a minimum of 6 people for this to take place.   

Knitting with irina

FreVktchn, the Eco Hub, 3pm-5pm

 

FreVktchn is a charity organisation that helps vulnerable people, if they need a hot meal or advise on benefits or housing, FreVktchn is there to help. 

 

They hold their free meals in a session at The eco hub every Saturday 3pm - 5pm and is open to all that may need it, 

 

If you, someone that you know or someone you meet in the street may need some help please make your way down to the Eco Hub and grab some delicious home cooked vegan food. 

Frevktchn

In other news

Room Hire Available at Rugby Eco Hub

We are keen for the Eco hub to be used by the community. You can rent the hall or side room for events or meetings. Find more information here.

If you would like to submit content to future editions of the newsletter please email info@rugbyecohub.org

Visit us at Rugby Eco Hub

Rugby Eco Hub, Claremont Centre, Bath Street, Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3QE

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