Climate change and environment news

Pick up a bag and join the Great British Spring Clean

From running your own spring clean to joining our monthly Litter Challenges, there are various ways to connect with others and help keep our borough clean.

Council news | 11 Mar 26

Join the Barnes Common Big Litter Pick

Join the Big Annual Litter Pick in Barnes and take part in the Great British Spring Clean on Sunday 22 March.

Community news | Barnes Common Limited | 10 Mar 26

Give your items a second life at next weekend's Twickenham Repair Café

The next Twickenham Repair Café will be open on Saturday 21 February, for the repair of household items.

Community news | Twickenham Repair Café | 10 Mar 26

Cakes and cargo bikes are coming to Hampton

Fed up of getting stuck in traffic driving the kids around? Worried about how you’re going to fit in nursery drop off and get into the office? Come and chat to local parents on 20 March about cargo bikes and how they can revolutionise your family journey.

Community news | Cargo Collective | 04 Mar 26

A community effort to bring back one of London's rarest plants

Richmond upon Thames is joining a London-wide effort to restore the endangered Turritis glabra (tower mustard) to the capital, uniting communities in a shared mission to safeguard one of the UK's rarest native plants for future generations.

Council news | 26 Feb 26

Find out what’s on this Repair Week

Repair Week (2 to 8 March) is a celebration of repair. Explore where you can pick up new skills, fall back in love with your stuff, and save money while helping the planet.

Council news | 26 Feb 26

Celebrate a new era for the historic Grove Gardens Chapel

Residents are invited to join in the celebrations of the restoration of Grove Gardens Chapel at the Old Burial Ground, Richmond. The 150-year-old Chapel has recently undergone extensive restoration and repair and has been brought back to life for the community to use once more, starting with the opening day on Saturday 7 March 2026.

Council news | 24 Feb 26

February update on the Teddington Launch Lock refurbishment project

The Environment Agency (EA) refurbishment project at Teddington Lock is continuing to progress well. Last year, the team completed ground investigations at site, removed the upstream lock gates for refurbishment, established a temporary ‘stop-log’ barrier in place of the upstream gates, and installed propping throughout the lock chamber.

Community news | Environment Agency | 18 Feb 26

Give your items a second life at next weekend's Twickenham Repair Café

The next Twickenham Repair Café will be open on Saturday 21 February, for the repair of household items.

Community news | Twickenham Repair Café | 12 Feb 26

Twickenham Repair Café celebrates fourth birthday

70 volunteers packed St Margarets Hall to celebrate the enormous achievement of four years of the Twickenham Repair Café!

Community news | Twickenham Repair Café | 05 Feb 26

Richmond Sustainability Forum: Retrofitting your home

Learn about making your home more comfortable, greener, and cheaper to run at the Richmond Sustainability Forum at Duke Street Church on Tuesday 10 March.

Council news | 29 Jan 26

Funding available to support your green initiative

Submit your climate action idea by Friday 27 February and let us help you bring it to life.

Council news | 26 Jan 26

Community feedback shapes new events in parks policy

A new events policy for the borough's parks, commons, open spaces and towpaths has been adopted at committee, following consultation with residents.

Council news | 14 Jan 26

1,000 free trees for a greener community

Following last year’s successful tree giveaway, we’re giving away more free trees to residents, schools, and community groups to plant across the borough.

Council news | 14 Jan 26

Join the Big Dig Out at Grimwood Road Garden

Help Habitats & Heritage get garden-ready for spring on Sunday 1 February.

Community news | Habitats & Heritage | 14 Jan 26

Give your items a second life at this month's Twickenham Repair Café

The Twickenham Repair Café will be back on Saturday 17 January 2026 for their first event of the year.

Community news | Twickenham Repair Café | 13 Jan 26

Learn about heating your home safely at the Clean Air Night pop-up

This month, we are supporting Clean Air Night with a free webinar and local pop-up events to discuss wood burning and help everyone make informed heating choices.

Council news | 08 Jan 26

A Christmas message from the Leader of the Council

The Leader of Richmond Council, Councillor Gareth Roberts, has delivered his annual end of year message for 2025, reflecting on the many things that we have achieved in the last 12 months.

Council news | 23 Dec 25