October 14th, 2009 | Climate Change, Locals Taking Action

Sir John Houghton
“YOU’VE GOT SIX YEARS LEFT – GET ON WITH IT!” That was the message from climate expert Sir John Houghton at Church Stretton School last night. Sir John certainly pulled no punches as he told it …
September 21st, 2009 | Climate Change, Events, Locals Taking Action
What a Scoop! We have got the former Chair of the International Panel on Climate Change (yes THE IPCC!) to come to little ol’ Stretton! Sir John Houghton will be at Church Stretton School on TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER AT …
September 10th, 2009 | Climate Change, Locals Taking Action
Local Strettonians will have seen in last month’s Focus an article headed “Good News Everyone – It’s all a Load of Rubbish!” (read it here) in which we made a thinly veiled joke at the expense of ‘Man in the Pub’ – that person who has a great …
September 8th, 2009 | International Action, Locals Taking Action, Personal
Within 48 hours of 10:10′s exuberant launch at Tate Modern on 1st September, 10,000 people, all the cabinet and the leaders of the UK’s three main political parties have all signed up to the campaign to cut the UK’s emissions by 10% in 2010. …
September 2nd, 2009 | Energy Saving Tips, Locals Taking Action
It took nine years, and cost more to renovate than the traditional doing-up, but Penny Poyzer and Gil Schalom’s victorian semi in

Nottingham now saves £800 a year in fuel bills. See how …
June 30th, 2009 | Climate Change, Events, Locals Taking Action, Videos
According to our online poll (scroll down and look right) opinion on ‘The Age of Stupid’ is divided, with a significant number of those who saw it rating it Rubbish. Cast your vote now, and feel free to give us your views…
June 15th, 2009 | Events, Locals Taking Action

Theo and Shannon of Seize the Day
Stretton’s first Green Festival kicked off on Monday with a showing of our very own Pete Postlethwaite in The Age of Stupid. …
June 8th, 2009 | Events, Locals Taking Action, Personal
Saturday was perfect weather for Orienteering, and those who came for a day of fun with maps had a great time! (Click here for full details of our Orienteering for All day in Carding Mill Valley on Saturday June 13th). After a morning’s practice those who stayed on …
June 1st, 2009 | Climate Change, Locals Taking Action
Four of the thirteen local candidates in this week’s Shropshire Council elections appear to have chosen not to respond to the Shropshire Environmental Alliance’s questions about climate change, put to them by Stretton Climate Care (See our letter of invitation by clicking here).
All candidates were asked to reply by Friday 29 …
May 24th, 2009 | Climate Change, Government Action, Locals Taking Action
After the fun of the Tour de Presteigne and the Duck Race, we return to the deadly serious business of climate change. Stretton Climate Care and 30 other environmental organisations have come together to form Shropshire Environmental Alliance, whose role will be to engage with those seeking to represent us on the new Shropshire …