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No more items please! First Stortford Repair Café full to fixing capacity

22 April 2024
No more items please! First Stortford Repair Café full to fixing capacity

No more items please! First Stortford Repair Café full to fixing capacity

22 April 2024

First Stortford Repair Café will take place on Saturday April 27, 2pm to 5pm, at the Emmaus Centre at St James the Great Church, Thorley.


Lyn fixes it for Bishop’s Stortford to get its own repair café

01 April 2024
Lyn fixes it for Bishop’s Stortford to get its own repair café

Lyn fixes it for Bishop’s Stortford to get its own repair café

01 April 2024

The inaugural Stortford Repair Café will be on Saturday April 27, 2pm to 5pm, at the Emmaus Centre by St James the Great Church in Thorley.


Green Watch: ‘PM opting to roll back green measures does not stack up’

29 September 2023
Green Watch: ‘PM opting to roll back green measures does not stack up’

Green Watch: ‘PM opting to roll back green measures does not stack up’

29 September 2023

Louise Tennekoon says Rishi Sunak should ease the burden on households by kickstarting a programme of home insulation and energy efficiency.


How will election candidates strengthen East Herts’ action on the environment?

03 May 2023
How will election candidates strengthen East Herts’ action on the environment?

How will election candidates strengthen East Herts’ action on the environment?

03 May 2023

Bishop’s Stortford Climate Group reached out to East Herts Council election candidates to explore their positions on a range of key issues.


Green Watch: 'We can't keep kicking the climate change can down the road'

31 March 2023
Green Watch: 'We can't keep kicking the climate change can down the road'

Green Watch: 'We can't keep kicking the climate change can down the road'

31 March 2023

Columnist Louise Tennekoon on why she thinks joining Extinction Rebellion protest The Big One in London in April is so important


'We need to direct our climate change anger at fossil fuel firms, not on each other'

17 February 2023
'We need to direct our climate change anger at fossil fuel firms, not on each other'

'We need to direct our climate change anger at fossil fuel firms, not on each other'

17 February 2023

Green Watch columnist Louise Tennekoon looks at how we can act collectively to start disrupting the system and cure our addiction to fossil fuels


January sees community orchard and climate café take root in Stortford

05 January 2023
January sees community orchard and climate café take root in Stortford

January sees community orchard and climate café take root in Stortford

05 January 2023

Call for volunteers as the town’s first community orchard will be planted at the Northern Parkland on St Michael's Mead on Saturday January 14.


'Talking about the climate crisis is great, but we need action now'

05 August 2022
'Talking about the climate crisis is great, but we need action now'

'Talking about the climate crisis is great, but we need action now'

05 August 2022

Green Watch columnist Louise Tennekoon says the actions we take in the next eight years will determine how high global temperatures go


'It is an emotional business, watching the breakdown of our climate'

19 July 2022
'It is an emotional business, watching the breakdown of our climate'

'It is an emotional business, watching the breakdown of our climate'

19 July 2022

As temperatures hit record levels, Green Watch columnist Louise Tennekoon hails the Bishop's Stortford groups doing their bit in the climate crisis


Sign up for the challenge to go car-free in Stortford in July

30 June 2022
Sign up for the challenge to go car-free in Stortford in July

Sign up for the challenge to go car-free in Stortford in July

30 June 2022

'We still hold on to the idea that driving is convenient, quick and cheap. But this doesn’t really hold up in the Bishop’s Stortford of today'


Summer's coming so it's time to get on your bike and use pedal power

21 May 2022
Summer's coming so it's time to get on your bike and use pedal power

Summer's coming so it's time to get on your bike and use pedal power

21 May 2022

Green Watch columnist Louise Tennekoon looks ahead to the Festival of Cycling in Sworder's Field and a public talk on how households can save energy


Connecting with neighbours by connecting with nature – Stortford's growth business

05 May 2022
Connecting with neighbours by connecting with nature – Stortford's growth business

Connecting with neighbours by connecting with nature – Stortford's growth business

05 May 2022

Louise Tennekoon on two projects - a community orchard and Grow Green Spaces - that have grown out of last November's Community Climate Gathering.


Steer clear of disposable barbecues for a greener, cleaner outdoor feast

26 March 2022
Steer clear of disposable barbecues for a greener, cleaner outdoor feast

Steer clear of disposable barbecues for a greener, cleaner outdoor feast

26 March 2022

The Indie's Green Watch columnist Louise Tennekoon looks at ways to make cooking up a storm outside more environmentally friendly


Chance to cut amount of food we throw away is too good to waste

12 March 2022
Chance to cut amount of food we throw away is too good to waste

Chance to cut amount of food we throw away is too good to waste

12 March 2022

Green Watch columnist Louise Tennekoon's tips for cutting your household bills and helping the planet this Food Waste Action Week


Gearing up to make Bishop's Stortford more cycle friendly

11 February 2022
Gearing up to make Bishop's Stortford more cycle friendly

Gearing up to make Bishop's Stortford more cycle friendly

11 February 2022

Indie Greenwatch columnist Louise Tennekoon reports on initiatives to get more people in Stortford onto two wheels.


How Stortford is showing council, Johnson and world leaders the way

16 November 2021
How Stortford is showing council, Johnson and world leaders the way

How Stortford is showing council, Johnson and world leaders the way

16 November 2021

Indie GreenWatch columnist Louise Tennekoon on the Bishop's Stortford Community Climate Gathering she orchestrated during COP26.


'COP26 is not an all-or-nothing situation – look for progress rather than success or failure'

02 November 2021
'COP26 is not an all-or-nothing situation – look for progress rather than success or failure'

'COP26 is not an all-or-nothing situation – look for progress rather than success or failure'

02 November 2021

The Indie's Green Watch columnist, Bishop's Stortford Climate Group member Louise Tennekoon, writes about environmental matters...


Five reasons to attend Stortford's own community climate talks

24 October 2021
Five reasons to attend Stortford's own community climate talks

Five reasons to attend Stortford's own community climate talks

24 October 2021

The Indie's Green Watch correspondent Louise Tennekoon looks ahead to the Community Climate Gathering in Bishop's Stortford as COP26 approaches


'If Grange Paddocks 3G pitch misses green target it may need red card'

18 October 2021
'If Grange Paddocks 3G pitch misses green target it may need red card'

'If Grange Paddocks 3G pitch misses green target it may need red card'

18 October 2021

Green Watch correspondent Louise Tennekoon says important environmental questions need answering on the 3G football pitch plans at Grange Paddocks


The climate change film that proves we can swap our powerlessness for possibility

05 October 2021
The climate change film that proves we can swap our powerlessness for possibility

The climate change film that proves we can swap our powerlessness for possibility

05 October 2021

Indie GreenWatch columnist Louise Tennekoon on the free screening of climate change film Tomorrow at South Mill Arts on Saturday afternoon (Oct 9).


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