What is garden compost? Compost looks like rich, dark soil. It is made of recycled kitchen and garden waste. It is used to feed and condition the soil and in making potting mixes. Is it the same as multipurpose compost? No. Sowing, potting and multipurpose composts that you buy in garden centres are mixtures of […]
Lansdown Community Composting Club
Lansdown Community Composting Club is the first such site in Gloucestershire. It is a local group formed to promote the management of garden waste in an efficient, sustainable and eco-friendly way. It is located within the grounds of Well Close House, Lansdown Parade. Membership of the club is £15/year/household. Membership automatically enrols you has a […]
Climate Emergency
Our most immediate problem is not that we don’t know what is happening with the climate, we do, it is the general lack of empathy and urgency concerning the critical situation we are in. People simply do not recognise it. They cannot see that we are in the middle of an explosion, an invisible, slow […]
THe Greenhouse Effect – A warming World and it’s a Climate Emergency
The Greenhouse Effect has been known about for over 100 years, but only now are we taking it more seriously than in the past, because the world’s global temperature has already risen 1C since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and if the world gets too hot, everyone and everything will die. The 2016 Paris […]
Preparing for a no spend year by Jennifer Dawson
Preparing For A No Spend Year: What You And The Environment Stand To Gain, And How To Kickstart It As household debt in UK households rises and the impacts of climate change continue to be felt, many consumers have shifted their focus to minimise their spending and do their part for their environment, such as through reducing their […]
The Essential Guide To Flood Planning & Preparation
The guide offers lots of helpful information such as: Understanding the risk of floods – such as knowing if you live in a high-risk flood region and learning about the different types of flooding that pose a risk to both homes and businesses. How to plan and prepare for flooding – this includes having an […]
Volunteers Wanted to help at Reclaim
We need mid-week help at our Reclaim project to deliver and collect used furniture to and from our customers. Come and join our team. In addition to working at Reclaim we have social evenings and days out. New volunteers welcome give us a call or drop in and ask for Brian.