Carrie Cort

Are You Emergency Ready?

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Horsham Eco Churches met at Sussex Green Hub last week and discussed the Government’s recently launched Be Ready campaign. In other countries such as France, Ireland and The Netherlands, being ready for emergencies has been a normal part of everyday life for years.  

Be Ready is the first stage of the UK Government’s three-year campaign, to help households feel better prepared for events such as storms or heatwaves, which can disrupt services including power, water, phones and the internet.   Read more

Karolina Grabowska

Careers That Make a Difference: Why Green Careers Are Everyone’s Business

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This November, West Sussex, Brighton & Hove Careers Hub is extending National Green Careers Week throughout the whole month to help young people explore opportunities and understand that green careers are broader than you may think.

We often picture green careers to be focused on renewable energy engineers or environmentalists. But businesses need people who can help them adapt to the changing economy, reduce environmental impact and use resources efficiently. This is why you’ll often find a green thread running through careers in many sectors, including finance, law, technology, food, fashion, construction and marketing. Read more

Carrie Cort

Gift Giving with a Difference — Without the Price Tag

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Think green living means compromise? Charity-shopping isn’t for you? Spending a fortune on eco-friendly things is out of your budget? Maybe think again.

Sussex Green Living (SGL) is inviting local residents to discover a smarter and surprisingly affordable way to approach gift giving. Whether you’re environmentally committed, watching every penny or simply looking for something different, come and see what Sussex Green Hub in Horsham has to offer on Saturday 31 October. Read more

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Fix it, refill it, share it: why Horsham’s Sussex Green Hub deserves a spot in your diary

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In her regular WSCT column Councillor Joanne Knowles, Chairperson of Horsham District Council, took us behind the scenes of community life following her recent visit. Her column shares stories from across our District, shining a light on the people, places and projects that make our community thrive and celebrating the spirit of our District. Fix […]

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Bringing new life and meaning to nature through power of words

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The 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

Sussex Green Living

Students Put Repair and Sustainability into Practice

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What 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

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Do More by Doing Less in your garden this Winter 

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We 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

Community Wellbeing Garden

“The Community Garden is Nature’s Samaritans!”

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Gardening 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

Sussex Green Living

Weather, food prices and the case for growing your own

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Unpredictable 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

Sussex Green Living

Second Hand September – First Choice is Second-Hand!

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Although 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