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Be a star in the Plastic Free Lewes Pledge Film
In 2019, Plastic Free Lewes will be inviting individuals, shops, businesses and other organisations in Lewes to sign up to the Plastic Free Lewes Pledge – a promise to cut down on single-use plastic, a big culprit behind global plastic pollution. To inspire people to...
Best Before: The London Food Revolution
Best Before: The London Food Revolution is a 30 minute documentary that looks at rising food prices, the unsustainability of the current food system and the implications for the future. It also features a number of London-based groups that are working to make healthy,...
The four most effective things you can do
From Dirk Campbell OK, we’re combating plastic, we’re protesting on climate change and species extinction, we’re signing every online petition that comes into our email inbox and we’re donating to Greenpeace. But are you still...
Plastic Free Lewes – a year in review
Juliet Oxborrow and Sue Fleming, co-ordinators of Plastic Free Lewes, look back at its first year of plastic action and what’s happening in 2019. When we first thought about setting up Plastic Free Lewes last autumn it was partly in response to people...
Rain garden planter
Amid the overall chaos of climate change, different communities will face individual threats. For Lewes, the main challenge may well be the traditional one: various forms of flooding. Floods caused by river and tide are perhaps best dealt with by local...
Flower-powered plan to save Britain’s hungry bees
FlowerScapes Project Husband-and-wife scientists Steve and Karin Alton are launching a new business to help save Britain’s hungry British bees – with a bit of flower power. The couple’s company, Sussex Nature, has launched the FlowerScapes range of...
Jim Hansen on TED: If you knew what I know
Dr. Hansen talks about the urgency of the climate crisis at the TED conference...
DRASTIC PLASTIC by Dirk Campbell
The annual Lewes raft race is on July 1st — Ouseday as it's now called — and the organisers have come up with a new slogan: 'Think Before You Throw'. Last year eggs, fireworks and even a frozen chicken were among the objects hurled at the raftsmen, but the...
Tingle’s Way
When Colin Tingle died in May last year there was a strong feeling that we wanted to create something that would recognise his work and unique contribution. Tingle’s Way is beginning to evolve…
Plastic Free Lewes – what’s happened so far
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...
Pesticide Free Lewes
The campaign to make Lewes District pesticide free has been successfully concluded, with the District Council voting unanimously on May 10th to phase out pesticides as much as possible on the land for which they are responsible. They will use a new...
Remembering Colin Tingle
Transition Town Lewes is sad to announce the death of Dr Colin Tingle, a member of TTL’s steering group, community campaigner, environmental scientist and much loved friend. Having been diagnosed with advanced-stage cancer nine months ago, Colin died on 18th May...
