Sir John Socked it to ‘em

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 …


World Authority on Climate Change Comes to Stretton

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 …


Man in Pub Does it Again

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 …


SIGN UP TO 10:10 TODAY!

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. …


How to Reduce your Carbon Footprint from 19 Tons to 1

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


Stretton unimpressed by ‘Age of Stupid’

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…


The Age was Stupid, The Day was Seized, The Fayre was in The Square – Stretton Green Festival – June 29 to July 4

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.


Maps were Magic!

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 …


Four Candidates Silent on Climate Questions

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 …


Shropshire Council Candidates Questioned about Climate Change

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 …