Become a Climate Champion
Have you been inspired by COP29 to find out more about the issues, and even do more to become a Climate Champion? Then maybe Future Learn...
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harboroughgreendir
Sep 178 min read
The Animal Other
Sometimes literature appears to capture the essence of something. Take this poem by Charles Causley (1917-2003): My mother saw a dancing...
SHC
Aug 291 min read
Join the Effort to Plant 700,000 Trees in Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Council is a stakeholder in the Midlands Forest Network project to join up woodland, wood pasture and tree lined...
SHC
Jun 171 min read
General Election 2024
Only a few weeks to go now, and Friends of the Earth have carried out a detailed analysis of the manifestos of the main political...
judy4959
May 41 min read
Compost Awareness Week, 2024
International Compost awareness week runs from 5th to11th May this year. The annual event is coordinated by the Compost Foundation which...
SHC
Apr 111 min read
Community Gardens
With the recent opening of the Wellbeing Garden at Harborough Leisure Centre, we now have 3 Community Gardens in the MH area. Wellbeing...
SHC
Mar 11 min read
Plastic Contamination in our Soil
Many plastic products used in the garden such as plant pots and modules, labels, mulches and polytunnel coverings will degrade to release...
SHC
Mar 11 min read
Canal Walks in Market Harborough
This spring, visit our local canal, with its newly refurbished tow path, and discover the wonders of birdsong or go on a journey of...
SHC
Feb 211 min read
Nature Friendly Gardening
The days are getting longer, and things are starting to warm up, so thoughts are turning to gardening! The Soil Association have put this...
SHC
Feb 201 min read
Boothby Wildland
Boothby Wildland in Lincolnshire (just an hours drive from Market Harborough), is a 617 hectare arable farm with variable grade 3 soil...
SHC
Feb 11 min read
Heat Related Health Inequalities
Recent research published in the British Medical Journal shows that Climate Change has impacts on health and health inequalities—directly...
SHC
Jan 311 min read
Trees on Northampton Road
Maybe you have noticed the work that has been going on on this patch of land opposite the Methodist Church on Northampton Rd? After a...
SHC
Jan 101 min read
Hedge Planting - Get Involved!
Join Harborough Guides and Harborough Woodland to plant hedge whips, creating habitat and food for wildlife in this beautiful location -...
SHC
Jan 105 min read
Improving Biodiversity and Woodlands in Harborough
Here is a really interesting proposal from Harborough Climate Action member Mike H., who has been working for years to try and improve...
harboroughgreendir
Dec 10, 20232 min read
Every Creature Deserves a Home
Some thoughts from Lin Ball, a member of ACE (Anglican Chrches Ecoteams) One of the things we think about a lot as Christmas approaches...
SHC
Nov 16, 20231 min read
Help to Save Weekley Hall Wood
Save Weekley Hall Wood is a community group formed to protect Weekley Hall Wood and wildflower meadow from plans to build warehousing on...
SHC
Nov 3, 20231 min read
Proposed changes to Recycling and Household Waste sites in Leicestershire
Growing demand for county council services and general price rises (inflation) are increasing the cost of delivering council services....
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Nov 2, 20231 min read
Sewage Companies - Have Your Say
As a requirement of OFWAT (the regulator for water and sewage companies), all water companies are hosting 'Your Water Your Say' sessions...
SHC
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Creating a Wildlife Friendly Veg Garden
Lots of ideas here from the Wildlife Trust for ensuring your veg garden/allotment plot is wildlife friendly. How to grow a wildlife-...
SHC
Oct 27, 20232 min read
Bioplastics - Good News and Bad News
Bioplastics are becoming increasingly common in our lives, but are they good or bad for the environment? As with so many things, the...
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