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Festive Fun that doesn’t cost the Earth
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesFestive Fun that doesn’t cost the Earth.
Christmas doesn’t have to be a costly burden, with a little effort and imagination we can have a waste free festive season, save money and protect the planet for future generations. Read more
Dogs and Wolves
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesHow Affordable are Affordable Homes?
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesPreparing for Spring: Flowering Food for our Hungry Pollinators!
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesFirst, we must ensure these vital creatures have safe places to overwinter. These pollinators are essential for our survival, helping to pollinate one-third of the food we eat. That’s where our PES trail comes in, providing crucial havens across Sussex. This year, we’ve been busy installing these stations with the help of local businesses, parish councils, schools, and housebuilders. Read more
Enjoying Ducks and Protecting Ponds
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesEnjoying ducks and protecting ponds: Horsham Town has two new family-friendly Wildways Trails thanks to Horsham Green Spaces, and these are a wonderful way to explore nature, with both routes beginning and ending at picturesque ponds. Ponds are often home to ducks, and we are fortunate to have a newly restored, wildlife-friendly pond in Horsham […]
Worthing’s New Heat Network brings in the Community
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesWorthing’s new heat network brings in the community. Can we really find ways to ensure that everyone gets a benefit from Net Zero? Not just by doing the right thing, or far in the future, but here, now, in terms of tangible things like jobs and lower costs? According to Charlotte Owen, yes, we can. […]
Partnering for a Greener Future
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesPartnering for a Greener Future: At SGL we’re thrilled to be partnering with Greenwood, which is a great example of how a company can become ‘greener’.
Country Ways
/in Eco News, Ecology, Food Waste/by Eve DelvesWhen she married, she and her husband grew everything: cabbages, turnips, swedes, cauliflower, runner beans, potatoes, radishes, gherkins, onions…and nothing was wasted. Even the swede and turnip leaf greens were a healthy part of their meals.
Their early home had been derelict, condemned and unmortgageable and it took them many years to demolish and rebuild; everything was a hard slog. At one point a whole bay window fell out, and when it rained the water came up through the floor, so sometimes they ate dinner with friends in the upstairs bedroom! It was definitely a time of ‘Make do and mend’. Read more
Animal Friends
/in Children & nature, Eco News, Events, Green art & games/by Eve DelvesHorsham’s Future: Sustainable Developments
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesHorsham’s Future: Sustainable Developments. Although we have had a change of government and Horsham has a Liberal-Democrat MP instead of a Conservative representative, the pressure to build new houses in our local area is not going to change.
Rainbows and Hope
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Without Nature We Are Nothing
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesVote Wisely for the Planet
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesThe idea is that amongst all the spin, information, misinformation, and media stories, the conflicting reports can to some extent be unravelled and facts presented more clearly to inform people about what government advisors are saying, what candidates are saying, what they are doing, and what the MPs are actually voting for (or against).
MP Watch aims to provide unbiased information about MPs across all parties, so voters can be better informed.
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Confessions of a Reformed Lawn Addict
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesReality was very different. Inconvenient patches of muddy brown forever reappeared, worsening as my mower’s wheels tore into the damp sward. Which remained stubbornly uneven and tufty. Meanwhile, pesky “weeds” as I called them, just kept coming back. Not only had I committed myself to a futile task, I was looking in the wrong direction altogether. Was it all worth it? Read more
A Small Island
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesHorsham Cloth Nappy Library: Changing Nappies Changing Lives
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesWe’re Lucy and Sarah, local mums who loved cloth nappies for our babies so much that we’re now running the Horsham Cloth Nappy Library to support other families! As one of our favourite nappy retailers says, “You can change the world, – one nappy change at a time.”
Most people now recognise the damage single use plastics cause, and we’re making changes. Let’s now extend our thinking to other single-use products! Read more
Sussex Green Living’s new Pollination Education Station initiative
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesSussex Green Living’s new Pollination Education Station initiative! We are proud to announce the launch of our latest initiative, the Pollination Education Station and we are now calling on businesses, pubs, councils, schools, groups, and individuals across West Sussex to get involved.
The Pollin
ation Education Station initiative is a response to the urgent need to address the declining population of pollinators in Britain, which are vital for food production and maintaining ecosystems.
A Pollination Education Station is an eco-luxury destination for essential winged friends, such as solitary bees and butterflies. Each station is a purpose-built structure made from repurposed materials and provides a safe haven for pollinators to shelter, breed, and rest during their vital pollination missions. Each station comes with an educational plaque, creating awareness about the vital role of pollinators and offering suggestions for personal action. Plus a wooden ‘sponsored by’ sign. Read more
Community Composting Revolution
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesCommunity Composting Revolution
When I started a very small community composting project on our allotments in Chagford, on Dartmoor, I had no idea how it was going to grow. Initially, I was frustrated, firstly by people on our allotments having choking bonfires all the time. The smoke would roll down the hill and invade our house; not ideal when you have babies asleep inside.
Secondly, in those days we had ‘bulky household skips’ brought to our car park every month, for people to dispose of stuff the refuse collection couldn’t take. I soon realised a huge amount of garden clippings, hedge prunings, woody waste, grass cuttings and so on was being dumped so I called Devon County Council to suggest that they dedicate a skip just for garden stuff to stop it going to landfill and then we could use it on the allotments. To my enormous surprise they thought it was a great idea! Read more
Transition Horsham’s Annual Seed Swap
/in Eco News/by Eve DelvesIt’s spring! Well, nearly …we have some snowdrops out and it’s just glorious to see them. It is at least the promise that spring is on the way, and it’s not just us humans who appreciate the flowers-the insects also appreciate the life-giving nectar in these early blossoms.
If you’re a gardener, you’ll be thinking of what seeds you’ll plant this year too, and Sussex Green Hub’s next meeting on 24th February can help you with that, as Transition Horsham will be hosting their annual Seed Swap. Read more
Keep Lancing Lovely – Ten Years Cleaning Sussex Beaches
/in Eco News/by Eve Delves