Coming soon……The Horsham Climate Cafe which will run alongside the Horsham Repair Cafe when it moves to larger premises, we hope early in 2020. In the meantime on the first Saturday of October, November and December the Horsham Repair Cafe is expanding and will be split between two locations, as follows: The household cleaning product […]
Press Release HORSHAM REPAIR CAFE FULL OF CHRISTMAS CHEER AND NEW YEAR NEWS Horsham Repair Cafe wrapped up three months of operation on Saturday 2nd December with a truly outstanding session. As a result, it has been decided to add a date in January, rather than wait for the next officially publicised event which was […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT ANNOUNCES 24 HOURS OF REALITY GLOBAL BROADCAST TO TAKE PLACE DECEMBER 4-5, HIGHLIGHTING CLIMATE ACTIVISM AROUND THE WORLD WASHINGTON, DC (November 15, 2017) – Today, The Climate Reality Project announced that the seventh-annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast – a star-studded, 24-hour live event focused on the climate […]
Carrie Cort is ‘Officially Amazing’, so say the Guinness World Record (GWR) office. Last year as part of a ‘Green Play and Display Day’ which Carrie organised in the Human Nature Garden, Horsham Park, she attempted to beat the GWR challenge for the person wearing the most neckties, which was 260 ties, 400 had been […]
Eco Beast Sculpture Competition – Green Inspiration Through the Arts Sussex Green Living in partnership with Horsham Festival and West Sussex County Council Waste Prevention team, are delighted to launch an Eco Beast Sculpture competition, open to children and young people in West Sussex. Our aim This exciting competition aims to inspire young sculptors
Come and join us this Saturday 28th November 10am – 4pm at the Horsham Fairtrade Christmas Market, St. John’s RC Church Hall in the centre of Horsham. It is at the end of West Street (behind the Olive Branch pub) just off of Springfield Road. Sussex Green Living’s Green Stand will be selling goods made by and sold on […]
With Christmas just around the corner, it seems like a good time to have a think about the ways in which we can all limit the waste that we create in this excessively consumerist season. Whilst we don’t all want to turn into Ebenezer Scrooge, there are more than a few ways in which
We are really excited to announce that the founder of Sussex Green Living, Carrie Cort has been nominated by a number of people for the BBC Sussex and BBC Surrey Community Heroes Awards! She is a finalist for the Green Champion Award and is off to the awards ceremony on Monday 30th November 2015 with […]
Christmas is an exciting time of year, especially for little people, however it is also a very wasteful time of year. The recycling bins tend to be overflowing (at best) and the household waste bins equally full. Here is one idea for reducing the waste in your recycling bin……
On the 1st day of Christmas my true love said to me “I’m glad we bought a fresh turkey, and a proper Christmas tree”. On the 2nd day of Christmas much laughter could be heard,
Watch this space….Rudgwick Primary School have just launched a new outdoor learning area. Photos and more information to follow shortly! To learn more about this school go to www.Rudgwickprimaryschool.org.uk.
Saturday 20th September 2014: 10.30 am – 4.00 pm Beach Parade Prom and Adjacent Beach House Gardens in Worthing Come and sample Wildlife, Heritage and Sustainability projects. Join in with an annual Great British Beach Clean and Litter Survey. • Browse sustainability stands – Energy; Astronomy; Marine Wildlife; Diving; Aquatic Sports; Health and Lifestyle; Local Food; Water, […]
Pupils from 20 primary schools, two from West Sussex, told high-level politicians and industry leaders how they thought plastic waste could be reduced. The children, from Seaside Primary School in Lancing, and Waterfield Primary School in Crawley,
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 […]
Theme: Pirates of Coolham Date: Saturday 21st June 12 noon until 4.30 pm. Location: William Penn Primary School, Brooks Green Road, Coolham, Nr Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH13 8GR There will be lots for all to do for the whole family:
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 […]
Three 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. Low-Carbon Technology Showcase – 4th March, 09:00 to 13:00, Crawley. Innovative energy saving technologies developed by local businesses. Sustainable Business Breakfast – 19th March, 08:00 to 10:00, […]
Transition 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.
Horsham Quakers Green Coffee Morning Saturday 7th December Time: 10 – 12 noon Coffee and cakes courtesy of the Horsham Quakers. Location: Quaker Meeting House, Worthing Road, Horsham, RH12 1SL. The Sussex Green Living recycled stand will be there selling beautiful merchandise made by ex landfill families in Manila, Philippines, the perfect Christmas presents.
Do not rake up the leaves in your garden, let the best recyclers do their job! This is a busy time of year for earthworms. And resisting the temptation to tidy away Autumn leaves not only feeds these subterranean creatures but fertilizes the soil, making them one of the gardener’s best friends.
Written by Martin Cooke….. I have coordinated the collection and then sale of milk bottle tops at St Paul’s Church for over 7 years, on behalf of the church’s “eco-group”. In that time GHS recycling Ltd (at Hilsea) has bought nearly £1,400
Hot news…. William Penn Primary School comes 13th in a UK wide biscuit wrapper recycling competition! Sussex Green Living have been working with the William Penn Primary School in Coolham to launch and establish their TerraCycle recycling schemes, more information can be seen here. One of the waste resources they can recycle is sweet biscuit […]
