Eco Living

Come to a local screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing film on the risks to British life and the UK economy from ongoing damage to nature and to our climate. The free public screening takes place at Royston Parish Church on Tuesday 7th July at 7.30pm, followed by a facilitated community discussion. The film features […]

Welcome to Plastic Free July in Royston! Plastic Free July™ is a shared global movement that helps millions of people reduce plastic waste through simple, everyday choices and be part of the solution to plastic pollution. That way, we can enjoy cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you join Plastic Free July™ by choosing

6th – 14th June is Great Big Green Week – www.greatbiggreenweek.com The organisers’ aim is: Together for good, we can make our neighbourhoods better places to live, protect the natural world we love and show politicians and decision makers that people across the UK want positive change. We think that every week is green week!

Did you know that where you bank and invest your money can be unseen contributors to your environmental impact? MakeMyMoneyMatter say that there’s £3 trillion in UK pensions. Much of it is invested, without our explicit knowledge or consent, in companies that drive deforestation and fund fossil fuels. You can change this. Greening your pension

Many people think of saving the whales or the rainforests when they speak of environmental issues. These are definitely important but they are far removed from our homes. More locally, you might make a special trip to Therfield Heath to see the Pasque flowers or blue butterflies, or go to other local Nature Reserves such

Keep Britain Tidy hold their annual Great British Spring Clean in March; this year from The Great British Spring Clean is the nation’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign. Each year, more than 400,000 volunteers clear litter from our streets, parks and beaches. What a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the start of Spring! Noticing and collecting litter

New year, sustainable you… Welcome to a brand, shiny new year. We all have high hopes for 2026; maybe you plan to lose weight, go on holiday, or get a new job. Or at the very least, we can all hope to have a better year than the last one. This year, why not make

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity’s popular Christmas Tree Recycling Scheme is back – and you can help support people in Cambridgeshire living with an advanced serious illness or other life-limiting condition and those who need end of life care. In partnership with Just Helping, teams of volunteers will be collecting real Christmas trees in CB1-CB5, CB21-CB24,

Eating Sustainably at Christmas! It’s the season to be jolly, but it’s also the season when mountains of food end up in the bin. In the UK, we throw away around four million Christmas dinners every year. That’s two million turkeys, five million puddings, and a shocking 17 million Brussels sprouts heading straight for the

“Saving the Planet” can evoke images of hair shirts, loss of convenience, or fears of being denied key pleasures in life like favourite foods or travel. For some, worry about the future and what we or our children/grandchildren may live through can be challenging. It’s not all doom and gloom though. In 2018, the American