31 December 2021 / 27 November 2024 by daveeldervass
London Luton Airport expansion Over the last few years London Luton Airport Limited (LLAL) have submitted a number of proposals to significantly and aggressively expand the airport. Aviation is the fastest growing producer of greenhouse gasses. North Hertfordshire District Council, the British Parliament, leading scientists and environmental organisations worldwide agree that we live in a […]
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31 December 2021 / 27 November 2024 by nhandsgp
An article prepared by Deolinda Eltringham and Kruna Vukmirovic Once Christmas and New Year celebrations are behind us and clearing out and tidying-up comes to all homes, we have some suggestions to help you recycle unwanted items. Recycling real Christmas trees Sign up to the Letchworth Garden City Hospice Christmas Treecycling service today! Book your […]
22 December 2021 / 1 December 2024 by nhandsgp
NHDC still has 2,000 trees left Plant a tree before February 2022! March 2022 update: the NHDC trees have all been taken now. However, other organisations also offer free trees for schools and communities, including the Woodland Trust.
1 October 2021 / 1 December 2024 by
NHDC has 10,000 trees to be given away for residents to plant in their own gardens rather than in organised tree planting events. If anyone wants to plant a tree in their garden they should contact NHDC at the email address green.space@north-herts.gov.uk . This offer is open to anyone who is a resident of North Herts.
8 September 2021 / 1 December 2024 by
Truth for a Change – Second Series Anni Sander – Cambridge Carbon Footprint Zoe Norton – Centre for Sustainable Fashion Tracey Banks – Unpckd, Hitchin To register Click Here Baroness Natalie Bennett of Manor Castle To register Click Here
5 September 2021 / 1 December 2024 by
Join us this coming Saturday (September 11th) at the Green Festival in Letchworth. Set across The Arcade and The Wynd, the festival brings together local environmental groups and offers activities like craft, children’s theatre and lots more. Visit us at our stall in The Arcade to find out how to get more involved with local […]
6 August 2021 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass
North Herts & Stevenage Green Party are proud to present the second round of free expert talks on climate change and solutions! All Recordings Now Available! Sustainable Lifestyle: Click Here Food & Farming : Towards a Healthy Future: Click Here Scroll down for earlier recordings from the “Truth for a Change” series, Autumn 2019 – Biodiversity, Lifestyle, Climate […]
24 July 2021 / 1 December 2024 by daveeldervass
Let’s S. C. R. A. P. Fly Tipping Article submitted by new member, Kruna Vukmirovic Around two-thirds of fly tips are household waste. Items and bags left beside street bins, recycling banks, on the floor of communal bin areas, or outside closed Household Waste Recycling Centres and charity shops constitute fly tipping. All households and […]
21 June 2021 / 1 December 2024 by
The Hertfordshire Wildlife Trust are campaigning to buy a lease on Astonbury Woods on the outskirts of Stevenage to save it from future development and safeguard its wildlife. The North Herts and Stevenage Green Party are supporting their campaign and have made a donation towards it. The link to the Hertfordshire Wildlife Trust campaign can be […]
17 June 2021 / 1 December 2024 by
Recommendations for improving North Herts Air Quality To mark Clean Air Day, 17th June 2021, Deolinda Eltringham wrote to NHDC to propose a number of recommendations for improving air quality in North Herts. Her letter includes eight years of air monitoring data from Stevenage Road in Hitchin. You can read her letter in full here