Six years after winning The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition, Senior Runner-up Hiya Chowdhury talks about how the #QCEC changed her life. Read her blog for inspiration to enter the #QCEC 2024: royalcwsociety.org/post/hiya-chow…

Two weeks to go to submit your entries to #QCEC2024 !

How can you relate to this year’s theme and questions?

Get writing tips by signing up to Write Around the World, our digital literacy programme: royalcwsociety.org/writearoundthe…

The Green Fair is coming to West Ham Park on Monday 6 May. Organised by @Sustainablenewham. All welcome to this free event from 11am -4pm around the bandstand. #WestHamPark150

Find out more about the proposals to develop the Old Nursery Site in West Ham Park and have your say 👉 bit.ly/whpoldnurserys…

Come and hear more about the plans for the Old Nursery site in West Ham Park tomorrow (17 April) from 3-5pm near the playground. We want to hear your views! If you can’t make it along tomorrow, further dates for engagement are listed on this webpage 👉cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/g…

Could this be your waste? If your rubbish is found fly-tipped in #EppingForest , you could be fined or prosecuted. Always check your tradesperson has a Waste Carrier Licence before they dispose of your waste, get a receipt for the work & if possible, take a photo of the vehicle.

Beautiful colours captured in West Ham Park! 🌼

📸: sallyillustration, Instagram

Tulips are some of our favs and these pink beauties are certainly brightening up our day. Spotted in the ornamental garden. 👀

Have you entered the #QCEC2024 yet?

Winning this Competition could lead you to win a trip to London full of educational opportunities, with the week culminating in an Award Ceremony at Buckingham Palace!

Enter here: royalcwsociety.org/essay-competit…

Our #Volunteering Guide is full of opportunities to 'lend a hand' in support of #EppingForest .

Meet the wonderful groups from across the Forest whose passion and hard work is vital to conserving #London ’s largest biodiverse green space.

View here:
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Great to welcome so many brilliant women to celebrate the launch of More Leading Women thanks to Baroness Nicky Morgan Natalie Campbell Libby N Eve Poole Caroline Haines Cheryl Giovannoni you can download it here:
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This year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is taking place in Samoa, with the theme ‘One Common Wealth’.

Our #QCEC2024 video features Brianna Fruean, a young Samoan climate activist.

Have your say on global topics and submit to #QCEC2024 now:
royalcwsociety.org/essay-competit…

A big thank-you to everyone who participated in #EppingForest 's first 'Lend a Hand Day'. 👏🏻
Tomorrow, Epping Forest will release our new volunteer guide, which outlines the wide range of opportunities to get involved with our partners throughout 2024.
#WeLoveVolunteers 💚

The theme for The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024 is ‘Our Common Wealth.’

What do you know about Commonwealth values, and how can they be used to inspire change in the world?

Enter the competition here: royalcwsociety.org/essay-competit…

The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024 is now OPEN!

The #QCEC 2024 theme is 'Our Common Wealth', and entries can be submitted via our website until 15 May:
royalcwsociety.org/essay-competit…

The Royal Family

#QCEC #OurCommonWealth #Commonwealth

Among the schools that attended the Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration is Somervale School, whose students have previously participated in The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition.

Get ready for the launch of the #QCEC2024 this Friday 15 March!
royalcwsociety.org/essay-competit…

The Church garden of St Dunstan-in-the East is just one of 180+ green spaces we manage in the #SquareMile . Listen to Caroline Haines, Chair of our Natural Environment Board, talk to BBC Radio London about this special outdoor space & its history loom.ly/DGB5fvs BBC Sounds

As part of our #EppingForest 'Lend a Hand Day' on Sat 23 March, 1-3pm, the Epping Forest Conservation Volunteers will be running a practical conservation task helping us to improve the biodiversity of the Forest in Chingford. For info & to book:
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Would you like to find out more about volunteering in #EppingForest ? Well, we've organised the first in a series of taster sessions for you to come and 'Lend a Hand'. There's something for everyone! Please click on the links below to find out more and to book your place:

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This year is West Ham Park's 150th anniversary!

West Ham Park has been a vibrant and beautiful place for the community to use and enjoy since 1874. Stay tuned for a number of exciting events to celebrate the 150th anniversary. #WestHamPark150