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, Henry Mound & 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...
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...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Dec 7, 2020 | Taking action, Zero Carbon Shropshire
Photo by Chris Gallagher on Unsplash | Article by Kevin Oubridge The planet is getting warmer Global warming is a thing! It’s really happening and is causing big problems for very many people all around the world. In Shropshire at the end of 2019 and...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Dec 4, 2020 | Newsletter
The High Sheriff of Shropshire and the Mayor of Shrewsbury visit the Shropshire Cycle Hub In our November newsletter we focus on carbon footprinting and online tools to help you with the calculations. We also cover a visit to the Shropshire Cycle Hub by the...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Nov 24, 2020 | Taking action, Volunteers, Working groups
Photo by Lorraine Fletcher | Article by Becky Gough In September 2020, I attended the South Shropshire Climate Action (SSCA) conference. I had seen a post on social media, it sounded interesting and so I signed up to find out more. The conference was...
by Zero Carbon Shropshire | Nov 12, 2020 | Taking action
Photo by Photo by Yasin Küçükdişli Unsplash | Article by Dr Alan Leaman How far does the postie have to drive to deliver your mail? Of course many of us live in houses adjacent to a road but in Shropshire there are lots of homes that can only be...
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