A Greener, More Connected Southport.
Connecting people to nature, to each other, and to the place we call home.
Who We Are
Our History
The Hearth Network is Southport's community sustainability organisation. We run programmes that connect people to nature, to each other and to the idea that a greener, more connected Southport is possible right now. From forest school to community lunches, beach cleans to sustainable sewing — everything we do is rooted in this place and the people who call it home.
Why we're called The Hearth
The hearth is the oldest gathering place there is — the fire at the centre of home and community, where people are fed and warmed, where stories are shared, and where strangers become friends. Most modern homes no longer have a fireplace, but Southport still needs a hearth like that. We're lighting a modern, green one — burning a renewable, earth-friendly fuel — and there's a place around it for you.
What Happens Around The Hearth
Reduce textile waste
Mend, make & reuse
Sewing circles, repair workshops & clothes swaps, all designed to keep clothes and textiles out of landfill — and pass on the skills to make things last. Because caring for what we have is caring for the earth.
Nature for wellbeing
Out in nature, together
Forest School for young people, outdoor sessions for older neighbours and beach cleans along the Sefton Coast — time in nature that's good for people and for the place we share.
Community meals
Community meals
A place at the table
From the Big Green Lunch to meals for neighbours who'd otherwise eat alone — bringing people together around good food. Because a sustainable community is one where everyone belongs.
