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Plastic Free Lewes was launched as a town-wide initiative at the end of 2017 to help reduce unnecessary plastic use in Lewes and has seen huge response and support. Here’s a quick update on what’s happened so far, including initiatives both by Plastic Free...

Tingle’s Way is a self-guided trail with themed stories linking the town of Lewes with our natural surroundings. It's also a tribute to Colin Tingle who played a key role in heightening our awareness of how our lives are intertwined with all of...

Plastic Free Lewes would like to say a huge thank you to the 150+ people who came to The Truth About Plastic on Wed 24 October at Lewes Town Hall - and to the evening's  fantastic panellists: Prof Liz Hill of University of Sussex, Ed Sarasketa of Viridor, Cat...

Join Extinction Rebellion in Lewes on Saturday 16th March 2019, meeting at 10.30 for 11am start at Lewes Castle, when they will be holding a funeral procession to symbolise the dying of the Earth. Help bring attention to the climate emergency, and promote a public...

Picture credit:  Taken from wildlifearticles.co.uk / Louis Shoultz Mark Engineer gives a brief guide to the new and increasingly high-profile climate campaign group – and its activities in Lewes Who are we? Extinction Rebellion (or XR) is an international...

  From Sue Fleming of TTL You might like to listen to this podcast made last summer by Manuel, a German student, cycling across southern England to find out more about the Transition movement. I find it inspiring to hear how well he reported on the initiatives he...

Litter Free Lewes Date for the diary: the next litter pick will be on March 31st, 11am - 1pm, to do Ham Lane/Cockshut Road, meeting at the Southdown Sports Centre. For more info, please see all our upcoming dates on Litter Action or Facebook group Litter Free Lewes...

Mark Engineer gives a brief guide to the new and increasingly high-profile climate campaign group – and its activities in Lewes Who are we? Extinction Rebellion (or XR) is an international movement that’s using non-violent civil disobedience to pressure governments to...

Rain gardens are sunken gardens specifically designed to capture and absorb surface water run-off and filter it back into the soil using selected planting. As well as helping to manage surface flooding, they filter pollution and encourage biodiversity. More...

By Ann Link of TTL Two Lewes constituents went to Parliament to lobby Maria Caulfield, MP for Lewes, about allowing more wind turbines on land. We are asking her to publicise her support locally and to work in Parliament to remove barriers to onshore wind. It is...

Our name is changing to Keep It In the Ground (Lewes) - KIIGL This is because there are now groups all over East Sussex campaigning for the East Sussex Pension Fund to divest from fossil fuels. There are encouraging signs from other pension funds and much more...