by Jake Yeates | Nov 28, 2018 | Biodiversity, Nature Everywhere, News
Hedgehog populations in Britain have declined by 50% since the year 2000. As you can naturally deduce, this is the equivalent of the UK’s human population reducing from 60 million to 30 million in just 18 years. The causes of hedgehog decline are many, all of...
by Admin | Nov 28, 2018 | Home Matters, Land Food & Water, News
Having lived in Acocks Green for many years I’ve managed (at least in my own mind!) to purchase food with a fairly ethical slant. Of course this means visiting a variety of shops to achieve this, not just the supermarket (the existence of which, of course, being...
by Jodie Etheridge | Nov 28, 2018 | Blog, Blog, Don't Lose Your Bottle, Waste & Recycling
I’m Jodie, one of the leaders on our campaign for a national ‘Deposit Return Scheme’ on plastic bottles. This campaign has been running since January. It’s been an exciting and busy time over the past few months and there’s lots more excitement ahead! We have been...
by Martin Stride | Nov 27, 2018 | Air Quality, News, Transport
Dudley Road Widening Scheme. Stop the Destruction – Take Action Now! Birmingham City Council produced plans for widening Spring Hill and Dudley Road from Spring Hill Roundabout to Summerfield Park. The plans propose conversion of most of the road into a dual...
by Adam McCusker | Nov 26, 2018 | Biodiversity, Blog, Blog, Nature Everywhere
We have had a busy time during the summer. As well as our routine monthly workdays, we held Digbeth First Friday parties each month (which we will be held until the clocks go back) and we have hosted another two groups of NCS (National Citizen Service) volunteers. We...
by Libby Harris | Nov 26, 2018 | News & Events, Newsletters
We have had a busy Summer campaigning on air pollution and developing the next stage of our plastics campaign, along with hosting a couple of events (which I’m pleased to say were a huge success!). Campaigners have also been hard at work decorating the last few rooms...
