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How to protect yourself from surface water flooding
How to protect yourself from surface water flooding NEW DATE: Saturday 30 March, 11am-12.30pm, Lewes Climate Hub 32 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2LU As climate change results in more severe rainfall, join Friends of Lewes to discuss practical steps to help protect your...
Great Big Lewes Litter Pick
Great Big Lewes Litter Pick Sunday 17 March, 10.30am -12 midday, meet at The Gallops entrance on Nevill Road As part of Lewes Climate Hub’s Rethink Rubbish season, Litter Free Lewes is organising a litter-picking event on Sunday 17th March, starting at the entrance to...
Vacancy: Become a Climate and Energy Champion
Vacancy: Become a Climate and Energy Champion Local community energy company OVESCo is recruiting! It has an exciting opportunity for two new people to become ‘Climate and Energy Champions’ and to join a small and friendly team supporting local residents and...
Eco-renovation guidance from someone who’s done it!
Eco-renovation guidance from someone who’s done it! Following the Warm Your Home! season at Lewes Climate Hub, we were delighted to receive these resources from Judith Leary-Joyce, drawing on her own ‘eco-renovation’ journey. Valuable for anyone looking to make...
Heat pumps and funding for insulation
Renewables Round-up: Heat pumps and funding for insulation Local renewable energy specialist Neil Williams highlights some important developments for homeowners looking to make their properties greener, warmer and cheaper to run High-temperature heat pumps In the last...
Seedy Saturday 2024
Seedy Saturday Saturday 3 February, 10am-3pm, Lewes Town Hall (Fisher Street entrance) Adults - £1; Children - free Don’t miss this annual fixture in the Lewes calendar, with stalls, talks, music, children’s activities, cakes and refreshments – and, of course, the...
Webinar: Eco Retrofit in conservation areas
Webinar: Eco Retrofit in conservation areas Thursday 22 February, 10am-11.30am, FREE, Book your place here Join Community Energy South for a free webinar exploring what householders need to address, and how much planning leeway local authorities have, when looking to...
Retrofitting a home in a conservation area
Retrofitting a home in a conservation area Local architectural academic Suzy Nelson reports on the recent talks by Chris Proctor and Alex Moojen (pictured) at Lewes Climate Hub on what can and can’t be done to homes in the Lewes Conservation Area to reduce draughts...
Support wildlife in Lewes allotments
Support wildlife in Lewes allotments Do you have an allotment? The Lewes Mosaic project is developing a programme of wildlife surveys and workshops to identify the rich biodiversity currently and potentially to be found on allotment sites in and around Lewes– and it...
Climate Cafés: Why it’s good to talk
Climate Cafés: Why it’s good to talk Jack Broadley and Guy Gladstone of the Climate Psychology Alliance, who host monthly Climate Cafés in Lewes, explain why talking about climate anxiety is a crucial step in taking climate action. There have always been topics...
The affordable home retrofitsaving
Talk: The affordable home retrofit What steps could you take to make your home warmer and more energy efficient with £1,000 or less? Nicki Myers of local community energy company OVESCo presents a range of practical ideas. Watch the video here:...
Lewes’ Farmers Market with solar panels
What if… … we sheltered Lewes’ Farmers Market with solar panels? Let’s learn from Eastbourne District General Hospital and put solar panels where they could deliver power – and protection from the elements, suggests Ann Link of Nevill 2030. Eastbourne District...
