Category Archives: Environmental Concerns

Sustainablity issues and lower impact living stuff.

A Visit to Alciston – 16th April 2012

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

I spend (far too little time) walking the South Downs within Brighton and Hove checking the condition of gates, stiles, rights of way and signs.  This is a voluntary thing for the South Downs Society.  One of the rewards is … Continue reading →

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Sussex University 50th Anniversary

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

We went to London to hear Jonathon Porritt, Richard Wilkinson and Robert May discuss ‘Making Healthy Environments’ at the Royal Institution - one of the events marking the 50th anniversary of Sussex University.  But first we walked to the Duke of … Continue reading →

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Ovesco Party in Lewes

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

On saturday evening we attended a party to mark the completion of the first community photo-voltaic power station in Lewes – 544 panels on the roof of Harvey’s Davey’s Lane depot, capable of feeding 98,000 kWh per year into the … Continue reading →

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Roseland Holiday – part the second

Posted on May 8, 2011 by

It was from the 9th to the 16th of April, so I was delighted it was so warm and dry – except for day off when I walked a few miles north along the clifftops, found a pub for beers … Continue reading →

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Haslemere Circular Walk

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

a href=”http://roundhillrob.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/haslemere-map-600-x-450.jpg”>Rough map showing features illustrated and mentioned in the piece. On my day off I explored Haslemere and immediate area by following a route available in the Bunkhouse at Swan Barn Farm. Started in the town museum where I … Continue reading →

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National Trust Working Holiday at Haslemere

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

In March I travelled back to Haslemere to cut down rhododendron as part of restoring heathland on Black Down. Nothing grows under the dense thickets of rhody. Due to poor weather we only did that for a day, spending the … Continue reading →

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Glass Mosaic replaces Xpelair in Utility Room

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

There’s a headline to conjure with! But it does tell it like it is. Having decided to make the window in the Utility Room open, after living with it painted shut for 27 years, it became necessary to remove the … Continue reading →

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Response varies with Age

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

At World Book Night on Saturday one of the speakers, Josie, who wrote a book about seed bombing and described her time with the Lewes Road Community Garden, right now being covered in concrete for flats and shops, said that … Continue reading →

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World Book Night in Brighton

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

It was worth it just to be in the library at midnight, and to be able to shout with nobody ‘shushing’. Like everywhere else hundreds of books were given away in the city library last night when it re-opened at … Continue reading →

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Protect the Environment – stop breeding

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

The Queen has four, Blair has four and Cameron had four until one died. Now the Beckhams are having a fourth. With role-models like these no wonder we continue to bash the environment. And when the rich breed to excess … Continue reading →

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