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07.052020May 7, 2020

What Climate Repair Lessons can we Learn from the COVID-19 crisis?

By John WebbIn Climate Change, more sustainable livingTags climate repair, COVID-19, projects

Transition Tuesday by Transition Town Letchworth: What Climate Repair Lessons can we Learn from the COVID-19 crisis? 12th May 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, online...

18.122019December 18, 2019

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By John WebbIn Biodiversity, Buildings, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, Environment, Food, more sustainable living, Recycling, Transport, Waste, WaterTags Cabinet Panel, District Council, Environment

During 2019, NHDC set up a Cabinet Panel on the Environment. (link to Terms of Reference, Work Plan and Presentations) The Panel’s remit is “to...

18.122018December 18, 2018

Resources & Waste Strategy for England

By John WebbIn Environment, Food, more sustainable living, planning, Transport, WasteTags composting, materials, re0use, recycling, resources, strategy

As announced today Defra & EA have now published the UK Government’s Resources & Waste Strategy for England: link In a driving analogy, this is...

17.122018December 17, 2018

Defra’s Resources and Waste Strategy – hopes and expectations

By John WebbIn Economy, Environment, Food, more sustainable living, WasteTags material, resource, strategy

LetsRecycle.com has announced that the UK Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy will be published on 18th December via the Depertment for Enen]rgy, Food & Rural...

09.112018November 9, 2018

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By John WebbIn Food, more sustainable livingTags course, garden, growing

On Saturdays from 26th January to 19th November 2019 at Standalone Farm, Letchworth Garden City “Eleven new masterclasses teaching everything from hedges to woodwork have...

25.102018October 25, 2018

Urban design: ConnectedCities new book on ‘Planning for Prosperity’

By John WebbIn Buildings, Economy, Environment, more sustainable living, planningTags prosperity, strategy, urban design

“The concept behind ConnectedCities is inspired by Ebenezer Howard’s Social City.” ConnectedCities is “a non-partisan initiative which proposes a global sustainable development strategy, which can...

25.102018October 25, 2018

Safer Cycling & Walking Routes for Letchworth

By John WebbIn more sustainable living, planning, TransportTags active travel, cycling, health, wellbeing

In co-operation with other local groups and organisations, Transition Town Letchworth has been successful with several projects and events to do with sustainable modes of transport,...

11.052018May 11, 2018

Transition Town Letchworth launch plastic-free project

By adminIn Environment, more sustainable living, Waste

A Letchworth environmentalist group publicly launched its project ‘Plastic Free Letchworth’ on Saturday in the town centre. Transition Town Letchworth were informing shoppers of the...

06.032018March 10, 2018

Business and Sustainability 2018

By John WebbIn Economy, more sustainable livingTags business, Business and Sustainability, CDA Herts, conference, Hertfordshire Sustainability Forum, sustainability

Original date postponed, new date to be announced - at Ware Priory, High Street, Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 9AL by Hertfordshire Sustainability Forum...

05.022018February 5, 2018

Plastics, plastics everywhere

By John WebbIn Economy, Environment, more sustainable living, Waste, WaterTags Herts. WasteAware Partnership, north, North Herts. District Council, plastic, polymer, recycling, resource saving

The superb television series Blue Planet has had a dramatic effect on public opinion, especially with shocking views of the vast rafts of plastic flotsam...