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Carbon Cost of an Email
Carbon Cost of an Email Following our article in December about the climate cost of our digital lives, we’d thought you’d appreciate this graphic about the carbon generated in sending emails. Sobering stuff. Glad we only send out this newsletter once a month!...
PETITION: Overturn authorisation of banned pesticides on UK sugar crops
PETITION: Overturn authorisation of banned pesticides on UK sugar crops Farmers have again been granted special permission to use banned neonicotinoid pesticides on sugar beet, despite evidence showing their extreme toxicity to all insect life. Urge the...
Get advice on making your business greener
Get advice on making your business greener Friday 26 May (and every last Friday of the month), 11am-3pm, Lewes Climate Hub, Lewes House, 32 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2LX Are you a business owner? Want to find out how your business could be more environmentally...
After the Big One, what’s next?
After the Big One, what’s next? After more than 60,000 people descended on Westminster in April (including many from Lewes) to demand an end to fossil fuels, has the government responded to the protest’s demands? If not, where does climate protest go from here? Mark...
The Big One
The Big One: The environmental protest for everyone (yes, everyone!) Friday 21 April – Monday 24 April, Houses of Parliament ‘The Big One’ – set to be the largest single environmental protest in UK history - will take place at the Houses of Parliament 21 to 24 April....
Spending Lewes Pounds
Support local businesses by spending Lewes Pounds Did you know that the Lewes Pound (LP) runs a monthly subscription scheme whereby you can get an extra LP1 for every LP20 for which you have a standing order? This means that in these difficult economic times...
Heat pump talk presentations
Download our Heat Pump Talk presentations Big thanks to everyone who came to the packed-out Transition Town Lewes talk on Heat Pumps last month. Special thanks to our speakers – local renewable energy expert Neil Williams and Ian McKay of sustainability...
Come to the Grand Opening of Lewes Climate Hub!
Come to the Grand Opening of Lewes Climate Hub! Saturday 18 March, Lewes House, 32 High Street, 11am-3pm, FREE (regular opening hours will be 11am-3pm, Wednesday to Saturday) Exciting news! Lewes Climate Hub is moving to bigger and more central premises in Lewes. And...
Talk: Should I get a heat pump?
Talk: Should I get a heat pump? Thursday 9 March, Elephant & Castle Pub, White Hill, Lewes, BN7 2DJ, 7.30pm (doors open 7.15pm), FREE (donations welcome) Lots of people have been asking us if a heat pump would be a greener, cheaper way to heat their home...
Get Bikery launches in Lewes
Get Bikery launches in Lewes Lewes’ community e-cargo bike hire service has officially launched. Get Bikery electric cargo bikes offer a zero-carbon alternative to cars and vans for short deliveries. Whether you’re a resident or a local business, you’re warmly...
Plant a tree to celebrate the Hub opening
Plant a tree to celebrate the Hub opening Saturday 18 March, Linklater Pavilion, Railway Lane BN7 2FG, 9am-4pm In celebration of the opening of the new Lewes Climate Hub, NatureLinks Community Action Project is inviting anyone to come and plant a tree or hedgerows...
The Makers Directory
The Makers Directory A brilliant online directory is helping over 450 makers and artists in Lewes and Eastbourne showcase their work, connect directly to customers, offer repair services and invite people to learn new skills, as founding partner Corina Fletcher...
