Many people in Stretton and the surrounding area have homes with no cavity walls and can’t insulate them. The good…
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Author: Stretton Admin
Back in Tar Sand Country
Julie Mellors with Vice-chair Jamie Wrench We said goodbye to our indefatigable project worker Julie last month, and she’s now…
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Ross Harrison goes Beyond the Brink
He wears trainers, too This is Ross Harrison. At 18, he is writer, director and star of Beyond the Brink,…
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It’s Not All High Tech
Polytunnels extend the growing season so you get more locally produced, deliciously fresh produce for longer Taking back control doesn’t…
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Goodbye to a Good Friend
Pete Postlethwaite 1946 - 2011 To arts aficionados he was perhaps the best actor in the world. But to us…
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Solar Powered Lamp and Charger – Neil MacGregor’s 100th object
A solar powered lamp and charger – the climax of Neil MacGregor’s History of the World in 100 Objects. The lamp works…
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We Were So Nearly The Pride of Shropshire!
At last night’s Pride of Shropshire Awards we came second! …or third… Anyway, we didn’t win, but frankly we were…
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Stretton Residents Report Big Pollution Reductions
Stretton residents have achieved a whopping 15% CUT in their pollution profile- that’s the fantastic message from our first follow -up…
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CONFESSIONS of a CARBOHOLIC
Alright, I admit it I am a Carboholic I’d say it’s not my fault, but they tell me we always…
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Cooks the Same, uses 20% of the Energy
We’ve been plugging the Remoska cooker for a while now, not because we sell them or get commission on sales…
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After the Wave, the Talking Starts
Some of us joined the Wave in London on Saturday 5 December 2009. Between forty and fifty thousand ordinary folk…
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Conservative Party Signs up to 10:10
What Stretton does today the nation does tomorrow! One month after Stretton Town Council, Conservatives nationally have signed up to…
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It Ain’t About Polar Bears Any More
This global warming business is a bit like the tide coming in – it’s not a straightforward process in which…
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Stretton Town Council Signs up to 10:10
Well done Stretton Town Council for signing up to 10:10 and pledging to reduce its carbon emissions by 10% by…
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Sir John Socked it to ’em
“YOU’VE GOT SIX YEARS LEFT – GET ON WITH IT!” That was the message from climate expert Sir John Houghton…
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“Funny Weather We’re Having!” Illustrated talk by former IPCC Chair Sir John Houghton – ADMISSION FREE
TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER 2009, illustrated talk by the former Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). the late…
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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…
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Farewell, Geoff – and Thanks
Founder member of Stretton Climate Care Geoff Hamby died on Friday 9th January 2009. He was 59. As our first…
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Mark Lynas Interview
British author, journalist and environmental activist Mark Lynas was kind enough give a little of his time, to discussing climate change with us. The full Interview is in 6 parts and is now being broadcast on the Stretton Climate Care YouTube page
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More Local Heros
We are pleased to be able to report that people in our community are taking taking up the challenge against…
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