Sometimes, it’s hard being green!
So, I decided I wanted to switch my home heating away from gas. Easy-peasy! Just get an air source heat pump. Well, OK, but air source...
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- Jan 17
Are we going to Build Back Better?
A recent government publication has advised that planning authorities have the right to set local energy efficiency targets for new...
- Jan 17
The Carbon In New Housing
Deriving Housing Need The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has recently clarified that the methodology for...
- Jan 17
Plastic, plastic and now yet more plastic…
But now, for good reasons of course, much more plastic is being used in our battle with the coronavirus, and this will continue for some...
- Jan 17
Can the Green Homes Grant Warm Our Homes Without Warming the Planet?
www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-the-green-homes-grant-scheme) provides financial support so now is a good time to explore the options....
- Jan 17
Making a New Year’s Resolution that will help repair our climate
As we look to 2021, Transition Town Letchworth have been debating the New Year’s resolutions that each of us could choose to help repair...
- Jan 17
Letchworth Receives Transition Bounce Forward Grant Award
The grant is to provide our TerraCycle service with a large-capacity bike cargo trailer. This will relieve us of having to use a car for...
- Jan 17
We’re dreaming of a Green Christmas……Will we or won’t we? That is the question.
By the time you read this we will hopefully have a better idea and I expect many of you will already have done much of your present...
- Jan 17
Looking To The Future – Can You Have a Holiday In the Mediterranean Sun Without Flying?
Flying, if you must, will probably make the most significant contribution to your annual carbon footprint. Aircraft fuel is...
- Jan 17
Preserving Letchworth’s Harvest
This is the time of the year when Transition Town Letchworth would usually be busy setting up apple pressing events, helping local people...
- Jan 17
Finding Cycling Routes
Letchworth cyclists exploring options for the proposed cycle network The 2018 Hertfordshire County Travel Survey found that only 1.9% of...
- Jan 17
Letchworth’s Autumn Clean
Plastic Free Letchworth had spread the word and asked “Can your household do a Surfer’s Against Sewage Mini-Clean of a space near your...
- Jan 17
De-Mystifying The North Herts Objectively Assessed Need (OAN) for Housing
This Thursday 8th October North Herts District Council are holding an Extraordinary Council Meeting that will consider how the draft...
- Jan 17
Plastic Free July
Over the last few months we’ve had so much else to worry about that plastic pollution has taken a back seat. But the problem hasn’t gone...
- Jan 17
Bee Natures Friend
They have been around, pollinating flowers for more than 120million years and are exceedingly good at it. One species even gives us...
- Jan 17
Make Do and Mend
As individuals we can help repair the climate by mending and repurposing items rather than sending them to waste. With shops and service...
- Jan 17
The joys of GIY – Grow It Yourself
One of the most exciting aspects of gardening, for me, is the watching and waiting and finally the appearance, of plants from seeds I...
- Jan 17
Leaving the Car Behind
We have all heard the messages that walking or cycling can improve our health and fitness levels. Using the car a bit less is good for...
- Jan 17
TTLs first online Transition Tuesday – A Summary of the Discussion
Our 12th May 2020 Transition Tuesday started with a short presentation reflecting on how changes to tackle COVID-19 could be a stepping...
- Jan 17
What Climate Repair Lessons can we Learn from the COVID-19 crisis?
Can changes that have been introduced to tackle COVID-19 provide a stepping-stone to building a more resilient society / community? This...
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