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SDNPA/A.K.PurkissBringing new life and meaning to nature through power of words23 October 2026 - 14:40
Sussex Green LivingStudents Put Repair and Sustainability into Practice14 October 2026 - 16:37
AlfomedeirosDo More by Doing Less in your garden this Winter 14 October 2026 - 16:36
Community Wellbeing Garden“The Community Garden is Nature’s Samaritans!”29 September 2026 - 12:09
Bringing new life and meaning to nature through power of words
/in Biodiversity & Nature, Children & nature, Ecology, Events, Uncategorised/by Rozi VargaThe amazing butterflies, bats, birds and bees of the South Downs National Park are the focus of a new thought-provoking digital exhibition of poetry, stories, film and spoken words.
Species Stories is a fascinating creative exploration of the National Park’s most recognisable wildlife, bringing to life people’s reflections, feelings and imaginations. The collection has been produced by talented writers and artists from Black and ethnically diverse backgrounds, as well as children and young people from across the National Park. The free exhibition has been produced in partnership with Brighton-based arts and heritage organisation Writing Our Legacy, the South Downs National Park Trust and the Foyle Foundation. Read more
Students Put Repair and Sustainability into Practice
/in Education, Events, Money saving ideas, Repair Cafe, Take Action/by Rozi VargaWhat if, before replacing something that stops working, we asked: Can it be repaired?
Repair does not have to mean being an expert with a toolbox. It can mean finding out whether something can be fixed before buying a replacement, learning a simple skill, asking someone with experience for help or visiting a local Repair Café.
Sussex is fortunate to have a community of volunteers making this possible. Sussex Green Living launched West Sussex’s first Repair Café in Horsham in 2017 and has supported the development of many others. There are now 19 in West Sussex bring people together to share practical knowledge and give broken household items another chance. Read more
Do More by Doing Less in your garden this Winter
/in Biodiversity & Nature, Ecology, Take Action/by Carrie CortWe used to find comfort in a tidy garden, but for many people that has changed. As summer fades they no longer reach for the rake, secateurs and garden bags. They know that leaving the garden alone is not neglect, it is good sense.
What we used to view as untidy, we now know is often a winter lifeline for Sussex wildlife. Fallen leaves provide shelter for beetles, spiders and other invertebrates. The insects sheltering among autumn debris are part of the intricate web that keeps nature’s food systems thriving, providing food for birds and other wildlife, while the survivors of winter will return to pollinate flowers when the growing season begins again. By removing all the detritus, we may unknowingly remove their homes, and lives, too. Read more
“The Community Garden is Nature’s Samaritans!”
/in Biodiversity & Nature, Health and wellbeing, Take Action/by ElisabethGardening and particularly gardening in a group can bring many wonderful benefits to all, regardless of health, age or circumstance. We’ve invited Kate Green from Petworth’s Community Wellbeing Garden to explain.
Kate, is the founder of the charity, a wheelchair accessible therapeutic garden which has been running for 21 years. She is a permaculture designer and teacher, and has designed, set up and run various gardens (school, elder care, market) as she finds joy in re-connecting people with nature through community projects. Read more
Weather, food prices and the case for growing your own
/in Climate change, Food Waste, Health and wellbeing, Money saving ideas, Sussex Green Hub, Take Action, Uncategorised/by ElisabethUnpredictable weather is putting pressure on food production, with smaller harvests and higher prices making food security an increasingly important issue for households and communities.
Heavy rainfall followed by heatwaves, with almost three quarters of England & Wales still officially in drought, the weather has severe impact on UK agriculture, leading to smaller produce, stressed livestock and higher prices. Read more
Second Hand September – First Choice is Second-Hand!
/in Money saving ideas, Repair Cafe, Sussex Green Hub, Sustainable Fashion, Take Action/by ElisabethAlthough we are a tiny country, of all the countries in the world, only the massive USA is worse than us in terms of wasting clothes!
Even cheap fashion has a secret cost, and it’s a surprisingly big cost if we consider how and where clothes are manufactured, by whom, how they’re transported here, how many times they’re worn, and where in the world they are taken before being dumped or burned! Read more
How our food waste creates green energy
/in Energy, Food Waste, Take Action/by ElisabethBy now, those of us living in the Horsham area are becoming familiar with putting out our food waste every week together with either the general waste bin or the recycling bins. After three months, the take up is already around 60% which is notably above the national average. It is very much hoped, as the habit settles in, this percentage can be significantly increased. Read more
When a Community Comes Together to get a Float Back on the Road
/in Education, Events, Fundraising, Green Business, Transport/by ElisabethEarly August brought an unexpected setback for Sussex Green Living when its iconic electric Eco Float broke down. After a complex recovery, the float was finally towed onto a trailer and taken to The Milk Float Company in nearby Alford, where Len – who has spent his life maintaining and rebuilding milk floats – was able to assess the problem. His prognosis was clear: the Eco Float needed a new control panel and accelerator, at a cost of £1,550.
For a small charity, an unexpected repair bill of this size could have been a major obstacle. But what happened next was a powerful reminder of the value of local community support. Read more
New youth project highlights care for local ecology in Westergate
/in Biodiversity & Nature, Children & nature, Education, Take Action, Uncategorised/by ElisabethStudents from Ormiston Six Village Academy have unveiled a massive (40m) new mural along with dynamic new signs for local bins, as part of a project they have designed to increase respect for the natural world in their area.
Developed with input from the whole school community, the project supported a number of students in Years 8 – 10 to work with two commissioned artists – selected by them – to create art interventions in the school’s local Westergate village intended to inspire greater respect for the natural world locally. Read more
Why solar has been our best home investment
/in Uncategorised/by ElisabethWhen we moved into our Sussex new-build a few years back, we knew the bills would be steep. We were a family of four, the cost-of-living crisis was in full swing, and with two young children, the washing machine was never going to get a rest. Nervous about rising costs, we looked into solar and decided to take the plunge. Read more