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Should I replace my gas combi boiler with an electric boiler?
Should I replace my gas combi boiler with an electric boiler? A supporter asks us: I am installing solar panels and my gas combi boiler is getting old. Should I replace my boiler with an electric one so that the spare electricity produced by my solar PV panels can be...
So, what have we really achieved on climate change?
So, what have we really achieved on climate change? Almost every week, we hear of government ambitions to address global warming. But what action are our politicians actually taking - and what impact is it having? Lewes resident and former scientific researcher...
Green Steyning talk: Rob Hopkins on ‘From What Is to What If’
Green Steyning talk: Rob Hopkins on ‘From What Is to What If’ Thursday 1 July, 7.30pm-9pm, online, free (donations welcome) Rob Hopkins, co-founder of the transition town movement, will be joining Green Steyning online to talk about his recent book: ‘From What...
Drop-in day: Plastic-free home cleaning
Drop-in day: Plastic-free home cleaning Saturday 17 July, 11am-3pm, Lewes Climate Hub, 2 Fisher Street To mark Plastic Free July, Plastic Free Lewes is hosting a drop-in day at Lewes Climate Hub sharing its favourite tips and tricks for house cleaning without...
Electricals: stop hoarding – start recycling
Electricals: stop hoarding – start recycling Got boxes or drawers of old smart phones, cables and other tech that you no longer use? Tim Rabjohns, digital manager for the ‘Recycle Your Electricals’ national campaign (and long-time TTL mover and shaker),...
Lewes Library of Things is open!
Lewes Library of Things is open! Lewes Library of Things, where household items and equipment can be borrowed rather than bought, is open for business from the start of July – and now intends to be FREE to all. Co-founder Tony Rowell explains more. Lewes...
Random acts of wildness
Random acts of wildness Julia Waterlow celebrates a new family activity pack from the Wildlife Trusts encouraging us all to get a bit more wild in nature this summer Every day for a month the Wildlife Trusts have been encouraging us all to get a little bit...
Green Careers for All: 2. Wind Farm Technician
Green Careers for All: 2. Wind Farm Technician Each month, we’re featuring one of Lewes Railway Land Wildlife Trust’s brilliant short films to inspire young people to pursue ‘green’ careers that will help tackle the climate and ecological emergencies we face. This...
Be part of LDC’s video to the UN Climate Change Conference
Be part of LDC’s video to the UN Climate Change Conference Lewes District Council is inviting young people across the district to say what they think the world's leaders should be doing to solve the climate emergency. Film yourself and you could be part of a...
Lewes Climate Hub opens its doors
Lewes Climate Hub opens its doors Lewes Climate Hub opened on 22 May with a ceremony that included the Mayor of Lewes, the Chair of the District Council, a leading poet, a musician and an opera singer – all on Fisher Street in semi-lockdown in Saturday traffic! See...
Air Pollution & Health: How to tackle the challenge in Lewes
Air Pollution & Health: How to tackle the challenge in Lewes Thursday 10 June, 7.30pm, online – FREE In advance of Clean Air Day on 17 June, join an online panel discussion on the state of air pollution in the UK and in Lewes and what steps are being taken to...
CommuniHeat Barcombe Net Zero Event
CommuniHeat Barcombe Net Zero Event Friday 25 June 2pm-7pm, Barcombe Village Hall, FREE Learn about the ground-breaking project that could make Barcombe village near Lewes the first-ever rural community to move from oil heating to low-carbon heating, providing a...
