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Resilience is key
/in Climate change, Events, Green stats, facts & news, Health and wellbeing, Past Events /by Carrie CortWhen the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD) died, his last word was aequanimitas (equanimity) Fitting: he was an honest man whose reign was prosperous and peaceful. What’s his relevance? […]
Confronting stories of despair
/in Climate change, Events, Green stats, facts & news, Health and wellbeing, Past Events /by Keir Hartley“Don’t confuse me with the facts, I’ve already made up my mind.” Everyone who has worked on climate change, trying to nudge, to persuade and to inform has run up […]
Help keep Rookwood green
/in Children & nature, Climate change, Ecology, Green stats, facts & news, Past Events /by Carrie CortThe Keep Rookwood Green bio blitz on Saturday 15th August was an outstanding success which a stream of timed arrivals of families who went to record the wildlife. The council […]
Reducing energy, saving money and the planet
/in Climate change, Events, Green stats, facts & news, Green Suppliers, Past Events /by Carrie CortOver the last 10 years the UK has made some good progress reducing the carbon emissions associated with the generation of electricity. However – over the same timeframe – very […]
Learn about Horsham’s eco churches
/in Children & nature, Climate change, Ecology, Green stats, facts & news, Health and wellbeing, Past Events /by Carrie CortOn Tuesday 7th July 2020 our Horsham Future Forum meeting talk was presented by Rosemary Couchman and Karen Park from Horsham Churches Together – focusing on eco churches. There are […]
All About Horsham goes green!
/in Climate change, Ecology, Green stats, facts & news, Health and wellbeing, Past Events, Press release /by Carrie CortLatest Horsham Climate Cafe news
/in Children & nature, Climate change, Eco School Sussex blogs, Events, Green stats, facts & news, Green Suppliers, Past Events /by Carrie CortLast Saturday saw the eight virtual Horsham Climate Cafe since lockdown (our first was on 27th March). This last session focused on ways we can get more solar on schools, […]
Message from Ecuadorian cloud forest
/in Children & nature, Climate change, Ecology, Events, Past Events /by Carrie CortSaturday 9th May the weekly virtual Horsham Climate Cafe focused on The Value of Nature, bringing attendees a special message from Nicola Peel who is locked down in a cloud […]
Pressing the pause button
/in Children & nature, Climate change, Ecology, Events, Green stats, facts & news, Past Events /by Carrie CortTony shares his thought provoking insight with us here…..Nature seems to be blossoming while us humans are locked up indoors. We’ve heard about goats taking over gardens in Llandudno in Wales and fallow dear wandering round parts of London. There are elephants on the streets of Thailand, elephant seals in Argentinian suburbs and the penguins are taking back the streets in South Africa! There seem to be more butterflies and the birds seem to be singing louder. Is nature really recovering while we are locked up, is it the good weather, or is it just that we are taking the time to pay attention and notice what has been there all along?
The Mutual Aid Movement
/in Climate change, Events, Green stats, facts & news, Green Suppliers, Past Events /by Carrie CortSince we entered lockdown, community has become important to many of us in a way it was not before. The way we relate to one another has changed and, although […]
Saving money through growing and swapping food
/in Events, Green stats, facts & news, Green Suppliers, Past Events, Recycling facts /by Carrie CortEnvironmental education for lockdown victims!
/in Children & nature, Climate change, Green art & games, Green stats, facts & news, Past Events, Recycling facts, Single use plastic /by Carrie CortEducational competition for schools and children working from home!
Sussex Green Living in partnership with the South Downs National Park have just launched an educational competition called ‘CLEAN-UP AND CREATE’ a Bright New Future’. It has been designed to provide a platform for raising awareness about the environment, littering and changes we could make to build a bright new future. The challenge is for 5 to 16 year olds to design a poster and or a piece of eco art and associated message, enable them to learn, have fun and get creative around the world they want. There are 16 x £150 prizes to be won!