Take Action Archives | Sussex Green Living https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/category/take-action/ Sussex people inspiring a climate for change Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:45:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Repair Starts Here https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/repair_starts_here/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:45:05 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=39043 Across Sussex, people are proving that repair is not a thing of the past but part of the future we need to build. From Storrington to Horsham, Lewes to Brighton, Repair Cafés show what a circular economy looks like in everyday life: people coming together to fix broken things, share knowledge and stop waste before […]

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]]> Refilling Hope in a Throwaway World https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/refilling_hope/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:08:31 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=39031 It isn’t easy to make time for change. Between work, family and the daily scramble of modern life even simple acts of care can feel like luxuries. Yet at the refill station in Chanctonbury Leisure Centre I watched someone carefully scoop oat powder into a reused container and it made me pause. In that small, […]

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]]> Batting for Change: Repair and Reuse Take Root in Local Cricket https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/batting-for-change-repair-and-reuse-take-root-in-local-cricket/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:26:07 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=37956 In a small workshop in Haywards Heath, cricket bats are being restored to life. Barney Morris, better known as Barney Bats, repairs around 50 damaged bats each week. After a busy weekend of matches, his workbench can resemble a triage unit as bats arrive in need of care and attention. Morris, who runs the cricket […]

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]]> The Trouble With Sustainability https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/the-trouble-with-sustainability/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:57:00 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=36867 by Amanda Law, the Brighton Socks Company  Having coffee with an old friend in Brighton’s North Laine recently, the conversation quickly, and inevitably, turned to the climate crisis. Many of my conversations do these days, especially when discussing my small business, the Brighton Socks Company. My friend and I agreed, without question, on the need […]

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]]> A Beekeeper’s View: Simple Ways to Help Sussex Pollinators https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/helping-pollinators-sussex/ Mon, 19 May 2025 09:33:26 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=36455 by Daisy Day, Master Beekeeper In Britain there are around 250 different species of bees. A few of these are social insects living in large organised communities such as bumblebees and of course honeybees. All bees feed on nectar for energy and feed their larvae on pollen for protein, both collected from flowers. Pollination is […]

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]]> Let it grow: the case for messy gardens and living soil https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/let-it-grow-the-case-for-messy-gardens-and-living-soil/ Tue, 13 May 2025 09:03:43 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=36447 by Elle Runton. Deputy Trustee Sussex Green Living. It would be fair to say I’m not yet a gardener. My grandfather had a smallholding, and my uncle just lays his thumb on a plant leaf and it blossoms at his touch, but I’m embarking on a learning journey—with some success. My local Sussex nursery-bought raspberry […]

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]]> Let Nature Lead: A No Mow May Journey in Sussex https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/let-nature-lead-a-no-mow-may-journey-in-sussex/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:43:49 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=36285   Written by Marianne Lindfield Living with the land and recognising that even our gardens are part of it has been part of my thinking for a long time. As a permaculturalist observing patterns, valuing edges and letting nature lead is not new but each year the practice becomes more visible. This spring has brought […]

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]]> From Donation to Dump: The Environmental Cost of Charity Shop Surplus https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/from-donation-to-dump-the-environmental-cost-of-charity-shop-surplus/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:03:18 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=34977 Written by Katie Webber You know that big bag of old clothes you dropped off at the charity shop after having a wardrobe declutter? You probably felt a warm glow of generosity by donating your unwanted bits to a good cause (and it’s probably also a relief to get all that clutter out of sight […]

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]]> Exciting new family friendly event in Horsham https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/exciting-new-family-friendly-event-in-horsham/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 21:36:36 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=34306 Press release – PLANT TO PLATE FESTIVAL – brought to you by Sussex Green Living Growing together – Food – Fun – Family – Free From 10am-4pm on Saturday 26th April, Horsham will come alive to celebrate green living in Sussex – perfect for mums, dads, and little ones alike. It’s a day packed with […]

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]]> 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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]]> Celebrating Local Apples: Sweet Success at Transition’s First Apple Day https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/celebrating-local-apples-sweet-success-at-transitions-first-apple-day/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:00:17 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=33178 The post Celebrating Local Apples: Sweet Success at Transition’s First Apple Day appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> Residents call on MPs to vote for landmark Climate and Nature Bill https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/residents-call-on-mps-to-vote-for-landmark-climate-and-nature-bill/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:56:38 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=33110 Residents in Arundel and South Downs are calling on local MP Andrew Griffith to vote for a landmark piece of environmental legislation at its second reading on 24 January 2025. Members of Greening Steyning, Sussex Green Living, and South East Climate Alliance gathered this weekend for a photo opp to raise awareness about the Climate […]

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]]> Sussex is Really Buzzing https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/sussex-is-really-buzzing/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 13:51:30 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=29446 Getting Sussex Buzzing again!

Sussex is really buzzing in 2024 thanks to exciting new collaborations between Sussex Green Living and local businesses: a new way of combining practical solutions to current and future environmental issues with community outreach, fundraising and business wellbeing. The Pollination Education Stations and Green Business Network have been developed in collaboration with Billingshurst based agency PMW Communications as part of their generous gift of pro bono work with 30 local charities to celebrate their 30 years in business.

One week after Sussex Green Living launched these new endeavours at the Sussex Green Hub, the first Pollination Education Station (PES) has been installed. Horsham based business, Envitia Ltd, a digital and data services company based in Horsham, will focus on one charity each quarter and on Monday 4th March, as part of their fundraising and collaboration with Sussex Green Living, they set up their Pollination Education Station, a haven for pollinators, with a community herb bed and an information board.

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]]> Everything, Everywhere. All at once.  https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/ Thu, 18 May 2023 06:32:21 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=27209 In 1992 the world’s governments signed both climate and biodiversity conventions.  That was the time in history when the world, already after significant delay and procrastination, understood our predicament and agreed to do something about it.  Since then, no number of conventions, plans, targets, ambitions, or “COPs” (Conference of Parties signing the convention) has made […]

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]]> Sussex Green Living – Spreading like Wildflowers! https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/sussex-green-living-spreading-like-wildflowers/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:30:13 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=27022 This month’s Sussex Green Ideas webinar focused on the OnePlanet technology platform which is designed to enable users to understand how health, environment, community development and economy are interconnected, and support pathways to action. Pooran Desai, founder of OnePlanet, kicked off the presentation with some background to his 35 year journey in sustainability that includes […]

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]]> Local Elections – Who is supporting Climate and Nature Pledge? https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/local-elections-who-is-supporting-climate-and-nature-pledge/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 07:27:02 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=26985 The post Local Elections – Who is supporting Climate and Nature Pledge? appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> The Importance of Nature https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/the-importance-of-nature/ Wed, 05 Apr 2023 06:18:00 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=26438 We all want a world where our climate is stable, nature thrives, and where all people have health, happiness, and prosperity – it’s our human right, right? Unless we change things, we are on track to breach the 1.5°C temperature increase limit set by the Paris Agreement by 2030. The breach risks irreversible environmental degradation […]

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]]> SECA Annual Event – Meeting of Hope https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/seca-annual-event-meeting-of-hope/ Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:30:59 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=25945 It was the first time I had been to a SECA meeting, and it was inspiring to see over a hundred people working together for change. We arrived in Brighton in an electric car, (my first time in such a conveyance), for the annual South East Climate Alliance or SECA meeting, the aim being to […]

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]]> What does COP 27 mean for us locally? https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/what-does-cop-27-mean-for-us-locally/ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 07:00:13 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=24781 As COP 27 begins, what’s happening locally to help save our beautiful little planet from doom? Well, Horsham District Council held a Climate Action Day on 20th October to help prepare the parish councillors for what lies ahead for all of us. Two thirds of the 32 parish councils in HD were represented, with 11 […]

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]]> Is the climate broken? Opinions from the people of Horsham https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/is-the-climate-broken/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:15:20 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=24208 Is the climate broken? Should the Government be doing more about it? Can ordinary citizens do anything? How will things look for our children and grandchildren? To find out what the people of Horsham think, we spent a recent lunchtime patrolling the busy streets around the Swan Walk Shopping Centre. Do you think more action […]

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]]> Climate Change hits Sussex as UK Declares First Red Extreme Heat Warning https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/climate-change-hits-sussex/ Tue, 19 Jul 2022 05:52:11 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=22927 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 […]

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]]> COP26 Climate Summit:  The Road to Glasgow passes through Sussex by Geoff Barnard (first published in WSCT) https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/cop26-climate-summit-the-road-to-glasgow-passes-through-sussex/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:30:06 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=19501 The COP26 Climate Summit starts in Glasgow on November 1st.  It’s an opportunity that simply can’t be missed if the world is to get on top of climate change, and the multiple threats it poses to the planet, before it’s too late. But who knew that crucial, behind-the-scenes, preparations for the conference are happening right […]

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]]> Los Cedros Reserve – An update and photos from our friend Nicola Peel https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/los-cedros-reserve-an-update-and-photos-from-our-friend-nicola-peel/ Sun, 22 Mar 2020 14:24:14 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=12946 Los Cedros Reserve - Andean cloud forest of Ecuador - UNDER THREAT

Our friend Nicola Peel has sent us an update and some incredible photos from her visit to the Los Cedros Reserve in the cloud forest of Ecuador which is now threatened by gold, copper and molybdenum mining.

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]]> Local pupils tackle plastic waste issue in Parliament https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/local-pupils-tackle-plastic-waste-issue-in-parliament/ Sat, 28 Jun 2014 17:35:32 +0000 http://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=6434 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, were finalists in a nationwide competition run by Wastebuster – a waste education programme available to all primary […]

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