The latest news, stats and facts on key environmental issues. The latest news from Sussex Green Living.
Do you want to be inspired and hear some good news for once? There are a lot of problems in our world, but come and to a presentation by Nicola Peel at Worthing, Lewes or Midhurst in July and learn about her positive approach to some serious environmental issues.
School celebrates after winning eco art award – article
A new way to explore the South East, the Discovery ticket, has officially just been launched in the South Downs for the summer 2014, giving families the freedom and flexibility to hop on and off all buses in the National Park throughout the day,
Post submitted on behalf of CAGNE – Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions. This page tells you where to find more information about the new flight path plan and what you can do to object.
Your Action is Needed Now!
Please participate, there is a deadline of 14th August, Read more
Pupils from 20 primary schools, two from West Sussex, told high-level politicians and industry leaders how they thought plastic waste could be reduced.
The children, from Seaside Primary School in Lancing, and Waterfield Primary School in Crawley, Read more
Make your own scarecrow – article
This Sunday 22nd June sees the annual Sussex Festival of Nature which takes place on the South Downs at Stanmer Park, Brighton. The event allows visitors to explore the varied landscapes of the county, whilst finding out more about sustainable ways to connect with the environment. Sussex Green Living’s 100% recycled stand, Pedro and his recycled robots will be there, playing green games and giving ideas as to how people can lead a greener life. Read more
There is no doubt that more families in Sussex than ever before are trying to live a green life these days.
The availability of online information and environmentally friendly products mean that it is now possible to live a green life without making huge efforts or sacrifices. However, this seems like a good moment to consider how far Sussex residents have come in making their homes as energy efficient as possible.
You can make a difference……Last week we published an urgent message about another disaster in the Philippines… the Philippine Community Fund (PCF), their community centre, health centre, school for 600 children and 3,000 families are being evicted from their homes on this Manila dumpsite. The full story can be read here.
You can support them in many ways:
Sussex Green Living actively promotes this amazing UK founded charity the Philippine Community Fund. We sell their upcycled merchandise on our recycled stand to raise money for them and show “there is no such thing as rubbish, just a waste resource in the wrong place”. Well this charity and the 3,000 families which live on the same dumpsite as the charity, desperately need your help. Read more
Do your bit for the environment in bottle top event – article
Is it raining bottle tops?
On Saturday 5th April 9.30am – 12 noon there are certainly going to be thousands of plastic bottle tops at the Quaker Meeting House in Horsham, as volunteers gather to do their bit for the environment. As part of the West Sussex Climate Change Board, Don’t Waste Your Week, Sussex Green Living are running a fun family event. Read more
Wrappers to riches contest – article
Seed swap event a growing success – article
The Brighton Science Festival is coming to Billingshurst on Friday 29th May 2015. It looks like a fairground. It IS a fairground, but each of the stalls has a surprise, something to grapple your mind, to discover, explore and play with. The Incredible Machine, the Amazing Shrinking Puppet Booth, upside-down Goggles, Bat the Rat, Pin the Tail on the Whale, plus many incredible other things, plus incredible talks from Richard Robinson – (“Victor Meldrew meets Basil Fawlty! Fantastically engaging!”) Read more
Letter from www.greenpeace.org
Letter from Greenpeace…..
Will they ever stop? The South Downs National Park – a designated area of outstanding natural beauty – is now the target of frackers.
In December, I told you Celtique Energie had applied to drill for gas and oil in Wisborough Green, West Sussex.
Transition Worthing’s (5th) Spring Seed Swap, Sow, Grow & Food fair at Oak Grove College, Worthing.
Date: 8th February Time: 12.00 – 16.00 hrs.
Sussex Green Living’s 100% recycled stand, Pedro and his recycled robots will be there, playing green games and giving ideas as to how people can lead a greener life. Read more
As we bid farewell to the warming comforts of mulled wine and mince pies, we move into what is turning out to be the wettest and windiest New Year’s months. With the weather looking to stay as dreary and cold for the foreseeable weeks and months ahead, we are still faced with the burden of keeping our homes heated.
Learn how to stay warm and save money…..
Worthing is on the map! The Project Wild Thing film is coming to Sussex on 6th March! Project Wild Thing is a movement to get more kids (and their folks!) outside and reconnecting with nature.
Quakers supporting recycling – article
Adopting one of these green new year resolutions or as many of them as possible, will help the environment and your wallet. Just making these changes could save you £1167 a year, read on.
Our trees, our planet, our future.
In recent years the overall sale of real trees has declined in both the UK and US suggesting that perhaps, as environmental awareness increases, people are opting for the more eco-friendly tree. The producers of both will argue a strong case for their businesses but there are a lot of factors to take in to account when comparing them. Which one is greener …..
Quakers support for recycling – article
Horsham Quakers and the William Penn Primary School unite
Sussex Green Living with the help of Horsham Quakers and local residents launched a third recycling collection point in Horsham, last Saturday (7th Dec) at their monthly Green Coffee Morning and Mini Market. This scheme will enable the people of Horsham to divert specific landfill waste resources into a recycling scheme financially benefiting the William Penn Primary School in Coolham. This is fantastic green community collaboration between the Horsham Quakers and the William Penn School which is a unique primary school with a Quaker foundation. Read more
Award winning Sussex and Amazon based environmentalist Nicola Peel writes about fracking, water pollution and action we can take to protect our water supply…..
I read that “Water UK has found that potential risks to water from fracking can be avoided with the right rules and regulations in place”. So Water UK can prevent cement from ever cracking? If so well they need to communicate with the companies in the USA and Australia that are having terrible problems. Read more
