Health and wellbeing Archives | Sussex Green Living https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/category/health-and-wellbeing/ Sussex people inspiring a climate for change Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:51:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Sussex Environmental Charity Marks Banner Year with Call for New Volunteers https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/sussex-environmental-charity-marks-banner-year-with-call-for-new-volunteers/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:48:06 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=33628 Sussex Green Living is celebrating a remarkable year of environmental activism and community engagement, while announcing ambitious expansion plans for 2025. The grassroots charity has seen unprecedented growth in its initiatives across the region, particularly in its innovative business partnerships and educational programmes. “The climate and ecological emergency affects us all, small changes by many […]

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]]> Taste or Waste? (first published in West Sussex County Times) https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/taste-or-waste/ Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:00:28 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=23436 I recently listened to a Sustainable Squad podcast (Listen to this episode now on @spotify and @applepodcasts) with Shane Jordan, who became a chef by chance because of his involvement with Food Cycle, collecting unwanted food from shops by bicycle then taking it to be cooked at a Sussex community centre. In his book, Food Waste […]

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]]> Community Eco Centre for Horsham https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/community-eco-centre-for-horsham/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:20:40 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=21517 The post Community Eco Centre for Horsham appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> Seeds and Spring into Spring (first published in West Sussex County Times) https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/seeds-and-spring-into-spring-first-published-in-west-sussex-county-times/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:35:19 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=21431 Did you make it to the Transition Horsham Seed Swap last weekend, at the Kinder Living Home Show? If so, you will know that there was seed available from local allotmenteers, gardeners and Garden Organic … as well as a lot of talk about how things grew last year! If you missed it – never […]

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]]> Spring into Spring at the Sussex Green Hub https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/spring-into-spring-at-the-sussex-green-hub/ Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:59:17 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=21121 The post Spring into Spring at the Sussex Green Hub appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> Hope and help on hand for Horsham District people and planet! https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/hope-and-help-on-hand-for-horsham-district-people-and-planet/ Thu, 27 Jan 2022 07:47:07 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=20743 The post Hope and help on hand for Horsham District people and planet! appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> On owning an eco pet by John Thompson (first published in West Sussex County Times) https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/on-owning-an-eco-pet-by-john-thompson-first-published-in-west-sussex-county-times/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:00:12 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=20250   As the time of seasonal exchange of presents approaches, many people may be considering gifting an animal. The number of dogs and cats in the UK has shot up to 12 million of each. They undoubtedly make great pets and bring enormous pleasure but these large numbers bring difficulties as well as delights. The […]

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]]> Green Chat Weekly Pop-Up! https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/green-chat-weekly-pop-up/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:04:26 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=20065 The post Green Chat Weekly Pop-Up! appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> The new Sussex Green Hub is officially open! https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/the-new-sussex-green-hub-is-officially-opened/ Fri, 08 Oct 2021 11:30:15 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=19699 The post The new Sussex Green Hub is officially open! appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> Bright future enjoyed by St Mary’s School https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/bright-future-enjoyed-by-st-marys-school/ Mon, 06 Sep 2021 14:02:44 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=19269 The post Bright future enjoyed by St Mary’s School appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> John Lewis donates ‘Great Green Hamper’ for Christmas updates on ‘Small Green Steps survey’ https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/john-lewis-donates-great-green-hamper-for-christmas-updates-on-small-green-steps-survey/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 09:16:55 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=19236 The post John Lewis donates ‘Great Green Hamper’ for Christmas updates on ‘Small Green Steps survey’ appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> Tesco grant helps us share Bright New Future https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/tesco-grant-helps-us-share-bright-new-future/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:43:29 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=19224 The post Tesco grant helps us share Bright New Future appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> Wow No Cow! by Keir Hartley (first published in West Sussex County Times) https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/wow-no-cow-by-keir-hartley/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 12:54:15 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=18810 If you are reading this column, there’s a good chance that you have an urge to do ‘the right thing’. You’re the sort who’s first to help in a crisis. You were the first to raise the subject of climate change. And the first to actually do something about it! And what better first step […]

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]]> Beyond Be-Leaf: A Day in the Woods by Liz Stack https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/beyond-be-leaf-a-day-in-the-woods-by-liz-stack/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 11:01:18 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=20322 The post Beyond Be-Leaf: A Day in the Woods by Liz Stack appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> Lets visualise Horsham in 2030 together https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/horsham2030/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 14:46:59 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=18744 At our next Sussex Green Ideas online meeting, on July 21st at 7.00pm, we will be useing two books to help identify what Horsham District groups could usefully build now – and by 2030. Chris Goodall – “What do we need to do now?” (discussed at Steyning Green Books 6/5/21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrxFSLl9tsw). Chris explained a number […]

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]]> Fun family bird spotting https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/fun-family-bird-spotting-sussex/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:10:55 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=16013 Why not learn your A – Z of Common British Garden Birds   We are all becoming more acquainted with our homes and gardens. We have rediscovered the simple pleasures of watching the birds come in and out of our space. If you have found yourself becoming something of a twitcher, you might want to […]

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]]> Resilience is key https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/resilience-is-key/ Sun, 10 Jan 2021 19:52:39 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=15656 When the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD) died, his last word was aequanimitas (equanimity) Fitting: he was an honest man whose reign was prosperous and peaceful. What’s his relevance? What’s so good about equanimity? One man who knows is Paul Hannam, who gave a fascinating talk at our Horsham Climate Cafe on Saturday 2nd […]

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]]> Will Covid Be a Catalyst for Greener Aviation? https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/will-covid-be-a-catalyst-for-greener-aviation/ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:52:09 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=15490 The post Will Covid Be a Catalyst for Greener Aviation? appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> Will rising CO2 be the next passive smoking? https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/will-rising-co2-be-the-next-passive-smoking/ Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:39:24 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=15094 We already know that rising levels of carbon dioxide from global warming are bad for the planet. They are ruining the climate, causing floods raising sea levels, and making fertile areas uninhabitable. But are they already starting to kill us individually? Before global warming, the average level of CO2 in the atmosphere fluctuated around 280 […]

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]]> Horsham Eco Churches Connect to Nature https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/horsham-eco-churches-connect-to-nature/ Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:27:11 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=15071 Horsham Eco Churches Horsham Eco Churches was set up by Silver Eco Church Award winning St Mark’s Church and Brighton Road Baptist Church through Horsham Churches Together (HCT). We encourage and inspire other churches on their Eco Church journey, and seven other HCT Churches have already registered with A Rocha UK’s Eco Church award scheme. […]

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]]> Fiona Harvey Tells us How far we’ve come https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/fiona-harvey-tells-us-how-far-weve-come/ Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:14:53 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=14939 Fiona Harvey tells us how far we’ve come.It’s all too easy for campaigners on a big issue to tire, and start to despair. You must know what we mean. You spend years leafleting, going to meetings, arguing with the most obdurate people you’ve ever met, ringing up radio phone-ins….and all the while juggling work, family, […]

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]]> Confronting stories of despair https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/confronting-stories-of-despair/ Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:52:49 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=14940 “Don’t confuse me with the facts, I’ve already made up my mind.”  Everyone who has worked on climate change, trying to nudge, to persuade and to inform has run up against that refrain in some form or another many times. Puzzled progressive scratch their heads. “Wasn’t there supposed to have been something called the Enlightenment? […]

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]]> Can you help make climate scarves? https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/can-you-help-make-climate-scarves/ Mon, 28 Sep 2020 10:23:57 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=14784 The post Can you help make climate scarves? appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> Food and community resilience https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/food-and-community-resilience/ Mon, 21 Sep 2020 15:51:21 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=14747 On Tuesday the 15th of September, we had a very interesting talk from Adam Stark from The Food Resilience Project in Cootham. Adam teaches religion and philosophy at the Weald School, and is a self-published writer as well as an environmental campaigner, along a list of other accomplishments. The evening started with a movie trailer […]

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]]> Learn from our Youth Eco Forum https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/learn-from-our-youth-eco-forum/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:12:14 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=14708 The post Learn from our Youth Eco Forum appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> Outdoor Education https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/outdooreducation/ Mon, 27 Jul 2020 21:09:34 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=14455 The post Outdoor Education appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> Guildford Community Hub unites community https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/guildford-community-hub-unites-community/ Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:23:15 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=14417 On Tuesday evening our Horsham Future Forum were inspired by a presentation about the new Guildford Community Hub which it is in the early stages of development. It consists of 12 different local organisations working together, their aim: education and engaging the wider population to drive behavioural change, and thereby try to reduce consumption emissions. […]

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]]> Learn about Horsham’s eco churches https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/learn-about-horshams-eco-churches/ Wed, 08 Jul 2020 22:54:34 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=14362 On Tuesday 7th July 2020 our Horsham Future Forum meeting talk was presented by Rosemary Couchman and Karen Park from Horsham Churches Together – focusing on eco churches. There are 32 churches in Horsham Churches Together representing Christian denominations in Horsham and the surrounding villages. Horsham Churches Together looks to witness together, work together and […]

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]]> All About Horsham goes green! https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/all-about-horsham-goes-green/ Mon, 22 Jun 2020 21:01:27 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=14216 The post All About Horsham goes green! appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> 29% of Horsham’s green space could be lost https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/29-of-horshams-green-space-could-be-lost/ Fri, 19 Jun 2020 15:26:16 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=14189 HELP KEEP ROOKWOOD GREEN PLEASE! On Tuesday 16th June our weekly Horsham Future Forum and Youth Eco Forum attendees listened to an excellent talk by Peter Simpson, Trustee of the Friends of Warnham Local Nature Reserve and Sally Sanderson, Chair of Friends of Horsham Park. Friends of Warnham Local Nature Reserve, Friends of Horsham Park […]

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