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Sustainable-ish with Jen Gale

Sustainable-ish with Jen Gale

**Updated November 2023** A new series of the Sustainable-ish podcast started just over a month ago, with an excellent selection of guests and topics including Dr Ella Gilbert on debunking climate myths. We are delighted to be welcoming Jen as the guest speaker at our monthly meeting on 16 November

CA-WN AGM and Monthly Meeting notes - October 2023

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CA-WN AGM and Monthly Meeting notes - October 2023

Our October meeting started with the AGM including Election of Officers, followed by a presentation from Natasha Caton of Sol Haven on Sustainable Food, and finally a short update on CA-WN activities and events. The meeting was recorded with the consent of those present. Separate recordings of the AGM and

Council Watch - 2022/23 Sustainability Report review

Council Watch - 2022/23 Sustainability Report review

In September 2023 West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) published its first Sustainability Report. WNC has set out its sustainability stall to cover all the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which include one climate goal. It’s now clear that climate breakdown is an immediate threat to our way of life,

Claim Back Your Space

Claim Back Your Space

Any space can be rewilded by just standing back and letting nature get on with it, and many of our richest wild places were shaped this way. If the soil is nutrient poor this may be a good idea but all too often what you end up with are nettles,

My View - Jamal Alwahabi

My View - Jamal Alwahabi

CA-WN gives a Councillor the space to speak about climate action

All about NACRE

All about NACRE

CA-WN has been collaborating with Northamptonshire ACRE (NACRE) for years. This is their story ... WHAT IS NACRE? Northamptonshire ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) is a countywide, independent charitable organisation working with rural communities in Northamptonshire to improve their quality of life, especially for those disadvantaged by their rurality.

Council Watch - Council meeting September 2023

Council Watch - Council meeting September 2023

CA-WN watching West Northants Council for us all

CA-WN Monthly Meeting Notes 21 September 2023

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CA-WN Monthly Meeting Notes 21 September 2023

Our guest speaker this month was Simon Derrick, Global Head of Sustainability for Blue Skies and founder of the Sustainable Business Alliance. Simon gave a presentation on the subject of 'Trade, development and climate justice: the case of Blue Skies in Africa'. Present: Dave Anderson, Ella Sage, Eugenia

My View - Paul Joyce

My View - Paul Joyce

CA-WN gives a Councillor the space to speak about climate action

Northamptonshire Wood Recycling CIC - good value and good for the environment

Northamptonshire Wood Recycling CIC - good value and good for the environment

Business as a Force for Good

My 3 Things for Climate Change

individual impact

My 3 Things for Climate Change

by Rachel Dando L'Olive, Towcester Town Councillor, Towcester Community Fridge volunteer and foster carer Food I've always been conscious of food waste. I hate throwing food away! If you don't believe me, ask my children. I much later became more aware of its environmental

CA-WN went to a festival

CA-WN went to a festival

CA-WN teamed up with Friends of the Earth at Kelmarsh Hall. Over the August Bank Holiday hundreds of Shambala festival goers came to talk about our action on climate and sign up to FoE's Planet over Profit campaign. FOOTNOTE Yes. Footnote. The Shambala festival has sustainability at its

CA-WN Special meeting report 20 July 2023

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CA-WN Special meeting report 20 July 2023

This special meeting concentrated on getting input from CA-WN members and supporters about our progress to date, and where they would like to see us focus our efforts going forward. It was a very productive discussion, thanks to everyone who participated on the night and provided their views in advance.

Council Watch - June 2023

Council Watch - June 2023

CA-WN watching West Northants Council for us all

My View - Adam Brown

My View - Adam Brown

CA-WN gives a Councillor the space to speak about climate action

My Three Things for Climate Change

individual impact

My Three Things for Climate Change

by Luke Costin, second year student at the University of Northampton studying Multimedia Journalism and Creative Film, TV and Digital Media. It is an established fact that one of the biggest threats facing not just the planet, but humanity, is climate change. It is also undoubted that collective action is

Join us for tea, cake and even more action on climate

Join us for tea, cake and even more action on climate

Meet like-minded people at an informal social event at the Grosvenor Centre in Northampton on Saturday 8 July. From 1.30pm we’ll be at the Gatherings Meeting Room on the level above the ground floor just along from the Market Square entrance to the Grosvenor Centre. Please register using

GBGW: Clean Air Day 2023

GBGW: Clean Air Day 2023

By Dave Pearson - Clean Air Northampton Yes. The 15th June 2023 was Clean Air Day. But shouldn’t everyday be a Clean Air Day? The Council, with statutory duties to ensure the good health of residents, must answer why Northampton is the town with the most polluted air in

Welcome to Great Big Green Week 2023

Today is the start of Great Big Green Week, a celebration of community action in fighting climate change and nature depletion. The week-long series of events across the country showcases community projects and is an opportunity to send a message to the government to show that we want greater action

CA-WN accepts Andrew Lewer's invitation to talk about Net Zero

CA-WN accepts Andrew Lewer's invitation to talk about Net Zero

The Northampton Chronicle & Echo recently published an opinion piece by the Conservative MP for Northampton South: Political Opinion: We need to talk about Net Zero, by Andrew Lewer MP That's an enthusiastic 'yes, please' from CA-WN to talking about Net Zero: Andrew Lewer says: The

Walk to School Week

Walk to School Week

By Eluned Nicholls of Northampton Living Streets May 15th to May 19th was Living Streets’ National Walk to School Week in 2023. Kingsthorpe Parish Council and Northampton Town Council both offered to sponsor participating schools in their areas by buying the packs of classroom and advertising materials produced by Living

My Three Things for Climate Change

individual impact

My Three Things for Climate Change

by Damon Fox, Business Development Manager at Northampton Town F.C. Community Trust. As the sustainability lead at Northampton Town F.C Community Trust I have begun to take Climate Action even more seriously. Over the last two years I have been the advocate for engaging our fans, school children

Council Watch – May 2023

Council Watch – May 2023

CA-WN watching West Northants Council for us all

My View - Danielle Stone

My View - Danielle Stone

CA-WN gives a Councillor the space to speak about climate action

15 June is Clean Air Day

15 June is Clean Air Day

Air pollution causes up to 36,000 deaths in the UK every year.  The World Health Organisation and the UK Government recognise that air pollution is the largest environmental health risk we face today. 💡Local authorities must fulfil their statutory duties to make high quality, accurate air quality information available