by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Apr 5, 2021 | Volunteers, Zero Carbon Shropshire
| Images by Jessica Delp on Unsplash; text by Lorna Divers | If you are reading this you have almost certainly already signed up to the Shropshire Carbon Zero by 2030 Call to Action. “Sorted!!” Well, at least someone has a plan and knows what they are doing – phew....
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Mar 30, 2021 | Biodiversity, Taking action, Volunteers, Zero Carbon Shropshire
| Oak Sapling by Pavlenko on Unsplash; text and image by Jack Rennie | “People who gave a kidney to a stranger reported that the act made them feel happier and more fulfilled.” It’s Lockdown 2021 and I’ve run out of books so I have turned to a little...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Mar 21, 2021 | Blog, Shropshire
| Text by Jack Rennie, images and source text from Alison Caffyn (2021) | It was suggested to me recently that I read an article about the effect IPUs have on the Shropshire countryside. I think we can all agree that if someone asks you to read more than a page of...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Mar 13, 2021 | Volunteers, Zero Carbon Shropshire
Photo and text by Jack Rennie | Dear Diary, My workplace put me on annual leave early in February because I hadn’t really used any holiday for a whole year, and all of a sudden I felt that feeling everyone around me had been describing this whole time. Yes, with...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Feb 23, 2021 | Newsletter, Volunteers
We interviewed Helena Hale, a Zero Carbon Shropshire volunteer, about her life and how she’s helping Shropshire achieve zero carbon by 2030. Where in Shropshire do you live? I’m in South Shropshire in Oreton, a rural community of around 400 households. How long...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Feb 1, 2021 | Biodiversity, Taking action
By Nancy Lowe As a follow up to my recent blog post Emergent Shoots of a Green Shropshire here’s an infographic on planting veg all year round. Tweet Share...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Jan 29, 2021 | Biodiversity, Taking action
Photos and text by Nancy Lowe With the first version of the Zero Carbon Shropshire plan written, it’s now clearer than ever that we have a monumental task ahead of us in these coming few years. We not only need to radically change our lifestyles, we need to get...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Dec 22, 2020 | Zero Carbon Shropshire
With grateful thanks and appreciation of all the fantastic work being done by our volunteers working at breakneck pace to develop the best possible plans for the future sustainable and prosperous Shropshire – a Shropshire full of economic renewal and new enterprises...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Dec 16, 2020 | Newsletter, Taking action, Volunteers
Photo by Harshal S. Hirve on Unsplash | Newsletter by Jess Walton, HM & Carney Burvill In our December newsletter we focus on practical things we all can do over the festive period to reduce our carbon footprint. There’s also advice on what to...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Dec 11, 2020 | Taking action, Zero Carbon Shropshire
Photo by Kaboompics.com | Article by Nancy Lowe, The Natural Gardener It’s early December and starting to feel pretty chilly outside now. What a mild Autumn it’s been though! And I’m sure I’ve seen all sorts of things flowering that shouldn’t have...
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