Sussex Green Living https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/home/ Sussex people inspiring a climate for change Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:00:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Delay your big garden tidy-up: Nature needs the mess  https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/delay-your-big-garden-tidy-up-nature-needs-the-mess/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:40:18 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=40039 Nature is still sleeping, so the best thing you can do is sit back and relax. Delay your spring garden clean-up until temperatures are consistently above 10°C for at least a week—often late April or when apple trees bloom.  Wait and Observe: Let the garden “sleep in” to support local ecology.  Protect Pollinators: Many butterflies, bees, and beneficial insects […]

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]]> How Sussex Golf Courses are Embracing Eco-Friendly Practices https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/how-sussex-golf-courses-are-embracing-eco-friendly-practices/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:48:37 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=40011 By Annie Button The stunning Sussex coastline and rolling downs provide a unique setting for the region’s golf courses. As environmental awareness grows and climate challenges intensify, these courses recognise that sustainability is essential for their future.   Sussex is an environmentally sensitive region, with unique coastal ecosystems, ancient woodlands, and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Careful stewardship […]

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]]> Arundel wetlands Centre – Communicating the Message of Nature https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/arundel-wetlands-nature/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:37:51 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=39965 Written by Keir Hartley “The most effective way to save the threatened and decimated natural world is to cause people to fall in love with it again-with its beauty and its reality” This was the vision of Sir Peter Scott, the tireless broadcaster and naturalist who established the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. We visited the WWT’s Arundel Wetland Centre […]

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]]> Birds in February: Challenges, Hope, and the Actions Homeowners Can Take https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/actions-to-help-garden-birds/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:42:41 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=39914 The post Birds in February: Challenges, Hope, and the Actions Homeowners Can Take appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> Do you “put your face on” before leaving the house? https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/do-you-put-your-face-on-before-leaving-the-house/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:20:51 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=39764 The post Do you “put your face on” before leaving the house? appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> Small but Mighty: Our Charity’s Ripple Effect Across Sussex in 2025 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/small-but-mighty-our-charitys-ripple-effect-across-sussex-in-2025/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:20:28 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=39677 The post Small but Mighty: Our Charity’s Ripple Effect Across Sussex in 2025 appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> Don’t Go It Alone This Year: Find Purpose in Community Action https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/dont-go-it-alone-this-year-find-purpose-in-community-action/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:17:24 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=39673 The post Don’t Go It Alone This Year: Find Purpose in Community Action appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> Try the Kindness Challenge: Why Veganuary is the Perfect New Year’s Resolution https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/try-the-kindness-challenge-why-veganuary-is-the-perfect-new-years-resolution/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:54:15 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=39664 The post Try the Kindness Challenge: Why Veganuary is the Perfect New Year’s Resolution appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> National Emergency Briefing held in Westminster  https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/national-emergency-briefing-held-in-westminster/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:33:21 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=39267 The post National Emergency Briefing held in Westminster  appeared first on Sussex Green Living.

]]> New art hub at the Sussex Green Hub https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/new-art-hub-at-the-sussex-green-hub/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:21:47 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=39132 New Art Hub at the Sussex Green Hub

We are excited to announce thanks to a National Lottery Community Fund grant we have launched a new activity at the Sussex Green Hub led by 'Em Makes' read on....

As the weather turns colder, with the first signs of snow, December is fast approaching.  Shops are filled with bright baubles and tinsel and everywhere we go, there are signs that Christmas is coming.  At each shop we are encouraged to buy this, buy that, spend more!!!

But if you, like me, would prefer to give something more special, more personal, and know that your gift has been made with something pre-loved, with a story, and possibly by your own hands at our monthly Art Hub at the Sussex Green Hub.

Here we provide a creative space where you can connect, create and make a difference by giving new life to something old.  Each last Saturday of the month (with the exception of December) we offer a wide range of resources and inspiration, and you are welcome to come and join us.  All ages are welcome at this free drop-in-event - creativity and self expression know no age limit!  You can join us for one of our workshops, bring ideas to share, or enjoy a cuppa and a cake, sit back and carry on with your own creative work.

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]]> Swap, don’t shop: Find fun ways to refresh your festive wardrobe the sustainable way https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/swap-dont-shop/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:38:11 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=39194 Christmas is a time of joy but also a time of overspending and overconsumption. But this year could be different, starting with your wardrobe. What if this festive season, you bought nothing new to wear?

Before you panic about party season, hear me out. The fashion industry produces 100 billion garments annually, yet we wear items an average of just seven times before discarding them according to The Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Meanwhile, recycling that glittery party dress isn't the solution we imagine - mixed fabrics are virtually impossible to separate and recycle effectively.

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]]> Stress Awareness Week: finding balance through everyday choices  https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/stress_awareness_week/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:43:21 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=39103 As Stress Awareness Week (3 to 7 November) begins, Sussex Green Living says concern about the environment is becoming part of the pressure many people feel in daily life.  Many worry about our changing weather, plastic pollution, air quality and the loss of biodiversity. These concerns have become part of the background to modern living, […]

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]]> Filtering Out Microfibre Pollution https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/filtering-out-microfibre-pollution/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:38:03 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=39071 Did you know your daily diet might include a helping of plastic? Microplastics have been found in honey, sea salt, bottled water, and even human blood and lungs. While they may be “micro” in size, their impact on health and the environment is anything but small. We can’t see them, but they’re everywhere. Every time […]

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]]> National Lottery grant helps local project look to a sharing future https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/national-lottery-grant-project/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:13:42 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=39062 Sussex Green Living has received a National Lottery Community Fund award to expand its work with young people and families, while exploring the creation of a “Library of Things” for Sussex.  SGL is best known for running the monthly Repair Café and Green Hub in Horsham. Since it was launched, volunteers have repaired hundreds of […]

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]]> 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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]]> Grain and Flame – Recycling Comes of Age https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/grain-and-flame-recycling-comes-of-age/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:37:32 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=38884 by Keir Hartley The sustainability movement has achieved great things in the last decade. “Repair”, “recycle” and “reuse” are words that everyone uses now, from businesses and TV shows to repair cafés across the country including the ones run by Sussex Green Living. Dare we hope they’re here to stay? The evidence suggests so, as […]

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]]> Crafternoons in Horsham https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/crafternoons-in-horsham/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:01:05 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=38888 This October Sussex Green Living will be opening the doors to something new at the Horsham Repair Café. We are calling it Crafternoons, and the idea is simple: an afternoon each month where people can sit together, bring something they are making, and enjoy a couple of hours of creativity and company. The support of […]

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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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]]> A Simpler Way: Life With Refills https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/a-simpler-way-of-life/ Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:39:41 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=37489 Once I figured out how to make refill work in my life, it’s become something beautifully simple. I’m lucky to have an organic shop nearby that stocks seasonal fruit and veg, refill options for pantry staples, toiletries and household cleaning, as well as kombucha on tap and fresh herbs. It’s a place I actually enjoy […]

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]]> From Repair to Refill: Local Projects Rethink Waste and Rebuild Community https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/rethink_waste/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:17:06 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=37219 By Keir Hartley  Across West Sussex, more and more communities are finding simple ways to cut waste and make the most of what they already have. Whether it’s fixing broken items, passing on unwanted goods or switching to refillable options, people are discovering that small changes can make a big difference. At Sussex Green Living, […]

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]]> New refill service coming to Storrington this July https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/new_refill_service/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:59:12 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=37136 Sussex Green Living is excited to announce that a new dry-food refill service will be coming to Storrington this summer. The service will launch on Wednesday 23 July at Chanctonbury Leisure Centre and will run every fourth Wednesday from 9am to midday alongside the UK Harvest food hub. Local residents can bring their own containers […]

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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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]]> Children’s Gardening Week, butterflies and beautiful salads https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/childrens-gardening-week-butterflies-and-beautiful-salads/ Mon, 26 May 2025 10:16:55 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=36464 24 May – 1 June 2025 www.childrensgardeningweek.co.uk www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/nomowmay by Marianne Lindfield – Climate Action Engagement Officer, SGL Children’s Gardening Week arrives as May gives way to June, when the garden has found its stride and everything is stretching into summer. It often falls during half term, which makes it the perfect time to step outside […]

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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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]]> Second-Hand, First Choice: Vinted Saves Money and the Planet https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/second-hand-first-choice-vinted-saves-money-and-the-planet/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:56:37 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=34986 Written by Katie Webber In a world of fast fashion, how can we buy sustainable clothing that is also affordable? Is Vinted the answer to saving our pockets and the planet? Everyone loves a bargain, and it’s an even bigger win when buying cheap clothes doesn’t have to compromise on quality and style. Vinted is […]

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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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