recycled scarecrows

Make your own scarecrow

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Make your own scarecrow – article

Sussex Festival of Nature

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This Sunday 22nd June sees the annual Sussex Festival of Nature which takes place on the South Downs at Stanmer Park, Brighton. The event allows visitors to explore the varied landscapes of the county, whilst finding out more about sustainable ways to connect with the environment.  Sussex Green Living’s 100% recycled stand, Pedro and his recycled robots will be there, playing green games and giving ideas as to how people can lead a greener life. Read more

How Do Sussex Homes Rate When It Comes to Saving Energy at Home?

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Simple livingThere is no doubt that more families in Sussex than ever before are trying to live a green life these days.

The availability of online information and environmentally friendly products mean that it is now possible to live a green life without making huge efforts or sacrifices. However, this seems like a good moment to consider how far Sussex residents have come in making their homes as energy efficient as possible.

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You can help this Philippine disaster

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You can make a difference……Last week we published an urgent message about another disaster in the Philippines… the Philippine Community Fund (PCF), their community centre, health centre, school for 600 children and 3,000 families are being evicted from their homes on this Manila dumpsite. The full story can be read here.

You can support them in many ways:

 

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New disaster for families in the Philippines

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Sussex Green Living actively promotes this amazing UK founded charity the Philippine Community Fund. We sell their upcycled merchandise on our recycled stand to raise money for them and show “there is no such thing as rubbish, just a waste resource in the wrong place”.  Well this charity and the 3,000 families which live on the same dumpsite as the charity, desperately need your help. Read more

Wild Green Play sessions

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Children outsideGetting children outside and away from gadgets and gizmos can be a challenging. Yet physical activities, engaging with nature and play have been proven to be essential for positively influencing our health and well-being.

During the school holidays Sussex Green Living run wild green play sessions or wild green walk and talks for families.

 

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plastic recycling

Do your bit for the environment in bottle top event

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Do your bit for the environment in bottle top event – article

Easter Wild Green Play Session

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Easter trailDate: Friday 11th April 1.30pm until about 4pm

Venue: Pear Tree Farm, West Chiltington Lane, Coneyhurst, Near Billingshurst, RH14 9DP – home of Natural Nurture Children’s nursery.

Sussex Green Living are running an Easter Wild Green Play session thanks to Pear Tree Farm who are kindly allowing us to run wild on their beautiful farm. Read more

Eco children’s nursery Open Day and Holiday Clubs

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outdoor playInterested in a natural way of learning in an outdoor environment?  Looking for a unique location for your child? Want to see what Natural Nurture can offer?

Come to our Open Day on Saturday 22nd March 2014!

Natural Nurture is a nursery school for children aged 3 and upwards. Read more

Bottle Top Madness Event

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recycling bottle tops

Is it raining bottle tops?

On Saturday 5th April 9.30am – 12 noon there are certainly going to be thousands of plastic bottle tops at the Quaker Meeting House in Horsham, as volunteers gather to do their bit for the environment.  As part of the West Sussex Climate Change Board, Don’t Waste Your Week, Sussex Green Living are running a fun family event. Read more

Biscuit wrapper recycling

Wrappers to riches contest

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Wrappers to riches contest – article

The Family Festival for 2014!

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Family Festival Sussex

Elderflower Fields Festival

23rd – 26th May 2014

With a wet winter behind us and the arrival of the spring, now is the time to get this great event in your diary. Elderflower Fields Festival is an idyllic way to spend the weekend with the entire family.  Super Early Bird tickets are all sold out although there are still Early Bird offers available for a limited time only. Read more

Seed swap event a growing success

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Seed swap event a growing success – article

Heat-Pump, Solar & Low-Carbon Tech Events

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Energy eventsThree events examine energy efficient and renewable energy technologies, looking at the pros, cons, costs and practicalities:

  • Sustainable Business Breakfast – 27th February, 08:00 to 10:00, Newhaven.  Air source heat-pumps, energy management systems, best practice case study.

Have Fun and Protect the Planet With Some Upcycled Garden Magic!

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tyre recyclingThe days are getting longer, the grass is getting greener, ladybirds and butterflies are coming out of hiding and temperatures are slowly getting warmer. It’s that time of year again, spring! It’s a time for resolutions, good deeds and most of all renewal, so what better way to start off the new year than with some positive upcycling in the garden? Read more

Outdoor Education Conference 20th March 2014

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South Downs ConferenceThe South Downs National Park Authority and Learning through Landscapes are running an Outdoor Education Conference – FREE to teachers working in or near the South Downs National Park, come along and take part in experiential workshops and much more…. Read more

Brighton Science Festival comes to Billingshurst

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Billingshurst event

The Brighton Science Festival is coming to Billingshurst on Friday 29th May 2015.  It looks like a fairground. It IS a fairground, but each of the stalls has a surprise, something to grapple your mind, to discover, explore and play with. The Incredible Machine, the Amazing Shrinking Puppet Booth, upside-down Goggles, Bat the Rat, Pin the Tail on the Whale, plus many incredible other things, plus incredible talks from Richard Robinson – (“Victor Meldrew meets Basil Fawlty! Fantastically engaging!”) Read more

Fracking in Wisborough Green

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Greenpeace

Letter from www.greenpeace.org

Letter from Greenpeace…..

Will they ever stop? The South Downs National Park – a designated area of outstanding natural beauty – is now the target of frackers.

In December, I told you Celtique Energie had applied to drill for gas and oil in Wisborough Green, West Sussex.

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Spring Seed Swap, Sow, Grow & Food Fair

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garden peasTransition Worthing’s (5th) Spring Seed Swap, Sow, Grow & Food fair at Oak Grove College, Worthing.

Date: 8th February    Time: 12.00 – 16.00 hrs.

Sussex Green Living’s 100% recycled stand, Pedro and his recycled robots will be there, playing green games and giving ideas as to how people can lead a greener life. Read more

Importance of play

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Outdoor PlayI have just read a really interesting article stressing the importance of play for children, where the author Dr Peter Gray compares human children to Carnivores and herbivores!  He says “There is a desperate need to give childhood back to children if we want our offspring to have happy productive and moral lives. We must allow more time for play not less, are you listening Michael Gove Secretary of State for Education”.

 

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Alternative ways to stay warm this winter

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As we bid farewell to the warming comforts of mulled wine and mince pies, we move into what is turning out to be the wettest and windiest New Year’s months. With the weather looking to stay as dreary and cold for the foreseeable weeks and months ahead, we are still faced with the burden of keeping our homes heated.

Learn how to stay warm and save money…..

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Film – Project Wild Thing coming to Worthing

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Worthing is on the map!  The Project Wild Thing film is coming to Sussex on 6th March! Project Wild Thing is a movement to get more kids (and their folks!) outside and reconnecting with nature.

 

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Quakers supporting recycling

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Quakers supporting recycling – article

Money saving green home new year resolutions

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Simple livingAdopting one of these green new year resolutions or as many of them as possible, will help the environment and your wallet. Just making these changes could save you £1167 a year, read on.

 

 

 

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Happy New Year!

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recycled robotsTo all the Sussex Green Living followers, we wish you a happy New Years Eve.  When making your New Years resolutions please make at least one green!  Tomorrow we will post a list of suggestions for you to consider, print off and impliment when you are sobber!

Have a safe and fun evening……. With love from Pedro, Ronny the Recycling Robot, Landfill Larry, Bottle Top Bob, the TerraCycle Tiger and Tiny Tips xxx

We want you, the people of Sussex, to take some ownership of  www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk.  Forward your suggestions for events, videos, parks and green spaces etc to be added to “your” site.

“Greening Sussex by Sussex families”