by Michaela Hodges | Feb 26, 2013 | Blog
‘Travel Diaries From Around Birmingham’ John Newson- Walking I walk to work daily, which is about one mile or 1.5 kms. There is no bus service, as the inner city streets are too narrow. I sometimes cycle, if in a hurry, as it is only 10 minutes, but then I...
by Admin | Feb 25, 2013 | Blog
I started cycling properly as an adult when I moved to Hamburg after I finished university. Cycling is very popular in Germany and almost everyone seems to have a bike, so I quickly decided to assimilate to that aspect of German culture. Because cycling is so common,...
by Michaela Hodges | Feb 21, 2013 | Blog
Last Monday 11th February we were treated to a visit by National Friends of the Earth London Campaigner Jenny Bates, for a talk on air quality. With our new campaign let’s Get Moving starting to get some legs (excuse the pun!), this was a very insightful...
by Julien Pritchard | Feb 20, 2013 | Energy And Climate Change
Tuesday 19th February saw over 70 people join us for our public meeting Energy we can all afford, as part of University of Birmingham People and Planet’s fantastic Go Green Week. The event was part of the national campaign Clean British Energy and the Energy...
by Michaela Hodges | Feb 19, 2013 | Blog
‘Travel Diaries From Around Birmingham’ Siobhan Dytham- Train and walking It takes about 15 minuets to walk from my house to New Street train station. I walk to the Victoria Square entrance because it is the nearest to my house. Today (28/01/13) there...