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Climate Action Tracker – fill in the Survey
What are you doing to help tackle the climate crisis? Climate change is higher up the agenda than ever before. But how can we track what progress we are making locally in tackling it? The Climate Action Tracker is designed to help find that out. The survey focuses on...
Making Thermal Blinds
A five layer sandwich Thermal blinds are a great, low-cost, way of reducing heat loss through your windows. This could be especially useful if you've got an older property with single-glazed windows. The blinds we've used for our Green Gables Dolls House are made up...
Sat 6 Nov – Day of Action Climate March
Sending a Message to Glasgow The biggest local march since the Normans! “We need to build a better future, and we need to start right now!” That was the message to world leaders at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow from residents of Steyning, Bramber and Beeding who...
Welcome to Green Gables: Dolls House Eco-Renovation Project
Talk about drafty! Green Gables is a vintage dolls house with some issues. Like many of our homes, it wasn't designed with energy efficiency in mind. We're using it to show what we can all do to make our homes cosier, kinder on the planet, and cheaper to heat. The...
Solar Together Scheme
Thinking of installing solar panels? Have you been thinking of installing PV panels or battery storage? If so, the Solar Together Scheme is certainly worth a look. It's a group buying scheme which puts together expressions of interest from hundreds of people and...
Heat Pumps
An introduction to Heat Pumps There has been a lot of talk recently about heat pumps. They are a key part of the UK strategy to find a low carbon solution to home heating. The Government has announced that the installation of new gas boilers will be banned from...
How Green is my Street?
Which are the greenest streets in Steyning, Bramber & Beeding? We think of our community as a pretty green place. But when it comes to the energy efficiency of our homes: How green is my town? How green is my street? How green in my home? This video tries to...
How can we dress for the planet?
It has been well documented how much impact the fashion industry has on our climate but also on the lives of the people employed and their local communities. The fashion industry accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions and nearly 20% of...
27 April – Countdown to 2030
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. (Margaret Mead) 2021 is the most important year for the environment. As Sir David Attenborough, Greta Thunberg and others have made all...
Cartoonist in Residence
A picture is worth a thousand words : can you create some for us? Communication is one of the biggest challenge we face in galvanising local climate action. That's why Greening Steyning has come up with the idea of appointing a "Cartoonist in Residence". We are...
Case Study: Installing an Air Sourced Heat Pump
by Martin Philips Martin Philips lives in a house near Steyning, parts of which date back to 1480. For some years he has been looking at ways to reduce his carbon footprint. After doing some research, in 2020 he installed an air sourced heat pump to replace an oil...
The Scrap Space
Emily Phillips runs Adur based community arts non profit social enterprise Over the Moon and they are trying to get The Scrap Space up and running which will be a scrap store to redistribute donated clean non-hazardous scrap that can be reused for art, craft, play and...
Green homes guide: Insulation
Insulation: the best place to start Insulation is possibly the easiest and most cost-effective way of reducing your home’s energy consumption. It can help in reducing your bills, save CO2 and will give you and your family a warm comfortable glow knowing that that...
Green Books with Charles Dowding – 4 Feb 2021
For our first Green Books session, we asked gardening expert Charles Dowding to talk about his new book on No Dig Gardening. You can view the talk on YouTube by clicking on the image below: About the book No Dig Gardening is for anyone interested in the no dig...
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
Play your part in the world’s largest bird survey this January. Join thousands of people taking part to see the drama unfold on your doorstep, simply spend an hour counting the birds you see in your garden or from your balcony from the comfort of your home in...
31 Jan – Green Drinks: What’s your 2022 climate action plan? + AGM
What's your 2022 climate action plan? Join us online to discuss why individual actions matter, and how we can all help contribute in pushing down global emissions and protecting biodiversity. Even small steps can make a difference - but only if we all get behind this!...
Tues 26 Jan: Creating a Local Nature Map + AGM
Hear all about the nature mapping project and how you can get involved Greening Steyning kicked off the New Year with the launch of an ambitious new Nature Mapping Project. The thinking behind it is simple: Unless we know what wildlife and habitats we have now,...
Sat 12 Feb 2022: BN44 Repair Café
Don't bin it - let us help you fix it! The latest in our new series of monthly Repair Café events. Bring along your items to repair, and anything you'd like sharpened - like knives, scissors and garden shears. No need to book, but if you have any questions on...
Date TBC: Climate Café
Climate Cafe: Date and Venue TBC All are welcome to join the conversation, at this informal and inclusive monthly meet up, where you can share your concerns about climate change, and feel heard with mutual support and understanding. This will be a friendly place to...
Who Gives a Hoot? Sponsor an owl box
Good news for local owls! Welcome to our Who Gives a Hoot home page! We will be updating it with news of the owl box project as it progresses. The good news is that we raised enough funds over the 2020 Christmas period to install 13 owl nest boxes, we've built the...
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Climate Action Tracker – fill in the Survey
What are you doing to help tackle the climate crisis? Climate change is higher up the agenda than ever before. But how can we track what progress we are making locally in tackling it? The Climate Action Tracker is designed to help find that out. The survey focuses on...
Welcome to Green Gables: Dolls House Eco-Renovation Project
Talk about drafty! Green Gables is a vintage dolls house with some issues. Like many of our homes, it wasn't designed with energy efficiency in mind. We're using it to show what we can all do to make our homes cosier, kinder on the planet, and cheaper to heat. The...
Heat Pumps
An introduction to Heat Pumps There has been a lot of talk recently about heat pumps. They are a key part of the UK strategy to find a low carbon solution to home heating. The Government has announced that the installation of new gas boilers will be banned from...
A Beginners Guide to Green Investment
Financial health warning! This information is provided in good faith and does not constitute investment advice. You should fully research any of the options mentioned before investing. If you're unsure, make sure you consult an independent financial advisor. What are...
I’m dreaming of a conscious Christmas……
Christmas is about being thoughtful. The season for giving, receiving and thinking of others. An opportunity for taking time and realising what’s most important to us. This year especially, we’ve had time to reflect on the things that matter most to us; our friends,...
Green Homes Grant Scheme
What was it, and what went wrong? The Government’s Green Homes Grant scheme was designed to provide financial help towards making your home more energy efficient. But it ran into trouble during the rollout phase and ended on 31 March 2021 with the majority of the...
How do I find green books for my kids to read
Below are some books enjoyed by the children of Steyning, Bramber and Upper Beeding. All books can be ordered through Steyning Bookshop. What A Waste: Rubbish, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet by Jess French In this informative book on recycling for children, you...
How do I find podcasts about having a greener lifestyle
Below are links to podcasts that may be of interest. What to Eat to Save the Planet? Food shopping: Do you prioritise price or the planet? Healing the planet with our food choices with Dr Hannah Ritchie sit down with Dr Hannah Ritchie, Geoscientist and...
Where does my black bag waste go?
Once collected by Biffa from your green top bin it is taken to the Brookhurst Wood Mechanical and Biological Treatment facility north of Horsham to retrieve any value. Rubbish is delivered in the black bags to the facility where it is shredded and mechanically sorted...
A Beginners Guide to Electric Cars
Electric cars are seen as a big part of a more sustainable, low carbon, transport future. Sales in the UK have been steadily increasing. As of September 2020 there were over 370,000 plug in cars across the UK, and the government has brought forward the date when all...
Composting
Time to Get Composting Our Composting Campaign is starting to heat up. With Horsham Council charging £42 a year for brown top bin collections (as of March 2021), now's the time to think about setting up your own mini fertilizer factory. Why transport green waste...
Water
Water is for Life How do you start your day? Do you stumble bleary eyed down stairs, turn on the tap and fill up the kettle for that first blissful cup of tea or coffee? Or does your morning ritual include a shower? Whatever the routine and what ever you do throughout...
Steyning Freegle
We all do a bit of it. But most of us could do a lot more. There's now a whole series of easy options for recycling and reusing items, right here in our own neighbourhood. Here's how ..... Steyning Freegle Have you heard of the Freecycle idea? It has evolved in the...
