Marianne Lindfield, Author at Sussex Green Living

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Entries by Marianne Lindfield

Youth in Action (first published in West Sussex County Times)

28 July 2022/in Youth Eco Forum/by Marianne Lindfield

Last month marks 2 years since the launch of our Youth Eco Forum (YEF), a group of young environmentalists that meet to discuss their concerns about the environment, share solutions and plan events. “Whilst it’s true that you can only do so much alone, by coming together, we can find ways to reduce the human […]

Play with Plastic Free July (First Published in West Sussex County Times)

21 July 2022/in Climate change, Refill/by Marianne Lindfield

Going plastic free for a whole 31 days does sound pretty daunting, some would argue impossible, but it’s a great opportunity to get a little creative, learn something new and hopefully pick up a couple of new habits you can stick to. It’s like diet and exercise, if you’re not enjoying it and it doesn’t […]

Climate Change hits Sussex as UK Declares First Red Extreme Heat Warning

19 July 2022/in Climate change, Take Action/by Marianne Lindfield

Soaring temperatures have left Sussex residents sweltering after an extreme heat warning raised the question whether this week has been the hottest on record in the region and what we should be doing to tackle climate change. The national emergency came only a day after Sussex Green Living’s CEO Carrie Cort, her son and the […]

The Importance of Rainforests (First Published in West Sussex County Times)

14 July 2022/in Biodiversity & Nature, Climate change, Ecology/by Marianne Lindfield

I have been blessed to spend 20 years working in the Ecuadorian Amazon and Choco cloud forest, a world away from my home in Pulborough. It has been like having parallel lives. The UK has one of lowest levels of tree cover in Europe at 13%, globally ranking 136th out of 189 countries. Looking down […]

Go Greener Rudgwick Recycling by Fiona Sodha (first published in West Sussex County Times)

7 July 2022/in Recycling/by Marianne Lindfield

Go Greener Rudgwick (GGR) is a group of local volunteers who meet regularly to sort single use plastics that can’t be recycled at home, but can be left in the Rudgwick Youth Centre recycling bins. We work in conjunction with Sussex Green Living in Horsham to sort and box items to be sent to Terracycle, […]

We Need Worms …and Book Worms by Morag Warrack (first published in West Sussex County Times)

23 June 2022/in Climate change/by Marianne Lindfield

We’re slowly moving towards creating a more permanent Green Hub for Horsham, inspired by the excellent Zero at Guildford. One of the many things we’d love, alongside a Community Fridge, a Seed Bank, and a Library of Things (such as ladders or tents) is a Green Book Library. There are countless wonderful books available, some written […]

Swift Action Needed: Citizen Science for Horsham Swift Box Project (first published in West Sussex County Times)

16 June 2022/in Biodiversity & Nature, Ecology/by Marianne Lindfield

Swifts have been thriving for about 70 million years, when they would have been nesting in crevices in rocks and trees alongside the last of the Tyrannosaurs. But despite millions of years, something has now gone dramatically wrong, and UK numbers have plummeted in the last 25 years. These extraordinary birds can remain in the […]

Refill is the new Recycle

13 June 2022/in Food Waste, Refill, Single use plastic/by Marianne Lindfield

I’ve always considered myself to be a bit of a greenie, I recycle after all! However, last month I took part in The Big Plastic Count organised by Greenpeace and Everyday Plastic. The aim was to count my plastic packaging waste over the course of a week and record it as part of a nationwide […]

World Environment Day (first published in West Sussex County Times)

9 June 2022/in Eco News/by Marianne Lindfield

2022 marks 50 years since the conference which led to the designation of 5th June as World Environment Day. ‘Only One Earth’ was the motto for the 1972 Stockholm Conference and half a century later, do we doubt that this planet is our only home, whose finite resources are running out? World Environment Day 2022 will be […]

The Wool Revival (first published in West Sussex County Times)

2 June 2022/in Eco News/by Marianne Lindfield

Don’t we all love to see spring lambs in wildflower meadows, and sheep in green fields? In total contrast, who wants to see a factory producing acrylic? A synthetic produced mainly in India and China, it’s made from chemicals so dangerous that special regulations have had to be made to prevent explosions at the factories […]