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If recycling boxes or wheeliebins are cluttering up your porch or garden, consider constructing a home for them with a green roof. This one is made from the slats and legs of an old bed and planted up with sedum varieties. It keeps the recyclate dry, frees up space in the home and feeds a …
It was great to be able to share some of the thing we are planning to do in our new Reading Climate Emergency Strategy last night. Many thanks to Michael Bright, and all at Reading Town Meal, for organising the event and for keeping things going despite the Covid restrictions. Our presentations As promised here …
Consultation has finished, the Plan is finalised, and now we need to implement it. After a brief introduction to the overall goals from our Chair, some of our theme leads will look at some of the community actions in more detail and be ready to answer your questions. We’ll cover the new Reading hydro scheme, …
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(Not associated with Reading Climate Action Network) Celebrating local growers of Reading from the comfort of your home If you love food, enjoy spending time with family and want to learn about how you can eat more sustainably, then you will definitely want to join us for this year’s Reading annual celebration of locally grown …
A week of free, online events to inspire the people of Reading to act on climate change Working with many individuals and groups around the town, we’re excited to bring you a week-long programme of free virtual events for diverse audiences on the theme of climate change. In the week when COP26 would have taken …
(Event hosted by Ethical Reading) The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), agreed by every country on the planet in 2015, provide a vision for “the future we want”. This is a future where people live in peace and prosperity on a healthy planet. The SDGs define an extraordinary agenda, nothing less than a transformation of …
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The first draft of our food waste fermentation and composting advice is available and we’d love some feedback to nature@readingcan.org.uk whilst the graphically capable amongst us make it look pretty for the real thing. Does it help? What’s unclear?
This event is hosted by Ethical Reading and “…will explore what the ethical property issues are for Reading and the surrounding Thames Valley areas.” Chris Beales will be the guest speaker – I’ll be talking about the work we’ve undertaken in the RCCP and Reading Climate Action Network. For more details, and to register for …
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This is a reposting of my final interview with the wonderful Ayo Sokale. Ayo asks me to talk about ‘Climate Change and Class’, which is a subject of real concern to me. Underlying this question is the issue of Climate Justice, particularly the disproportionate impacts that climate change will have on more vulnerable communities. We …
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