Gemma Rickard - Save Our Shropshire

Pontesbury sets up project to grow food locally

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 Gemma Rickard

Pontesbury Climate Emergency Action Group is a leading light in developing a village that takes active action on climate change matters. SOS recently received an application for funding for a project to build a shed and allotments where food can be grown locally and sustainable, which is brilliant. They have (more…) Read More

Be Energy fit in 2024 and beyond

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 Gemma Rickard

Save Our Shropshire and Telford Energy Advice are running a free event on 1st March 2024 to help people save energy now and into the future.Electricity prices have gone up by 5 % from last year, and although they will go down by 14 % later this year, they are (more…) Read More

Time for Carbon Labels?

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 Gemma Rickard

When we go shopping, for food we can see immediately what the sugar and fat content is for the product we are buying. The NHS views this as important for our health, and states: Colour-coded nutritional information tells you at a glance if the food has high, medium or low (more…) Read More

Government publishes new NPPF

January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 Gemma Rickard

The UK Government has published a new National Policy Planning (NPPF) framework. The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the Government’s planning policies for England and how these should be applied1. It provides a framework within which locally-prepared plans can provide for sufficient housing and other development in a sustainable (more…) Read More

Blaby District Council get Carbon Literate certificates

January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 Gemma Rickard

Congratulations to those from the Blaby District Council who have gained their Carbon Literacy certificates as part of the education programme established by the Leicestershire and Rutland Association of Local Councils. Those who have got certificates are: Steve Wegrif – Cosby Parish Council Emma Frost, Karen Pierce and Paul Servadei (more…) Read More

Be Energy Fit this winter

October 13, 2023January 1, 2024 Gemma Rickard

Telford Energy Advice and Save Our Shropshire are running a FREE workshop on 1st March 2024 to help people save money by reducing their energy usage. Lots of simple tips and tricks will be provided. The time is 11 am to 2 pm, and lunch is included. Please book at (more…) Read More

Short-termism on cars, boilers and taxes

October 7, 2023October 7, 2023 Gemma Rickard

The UK Government has laws and commitments to meet with respect to action on climate change – in particular, net zero by 2050. They have made changes to legal commitments on cars and oil boilers and given the impression that they are weakening their resolve to take action on climate (more…) Read More

Environmental Audit Committee

October 3, 2023October 7, 2023 Gemma Rickard

Philip Dunne – MP for Ludlow – chair od the Environment Audit Committee writes to the Prime Minister to ask some very pertinent questions about Rishi Sunak’s recent announcement. See the letter here: (more…) Read More

Save Our Shropshire reaches Northumberland

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 Gemma Rickard

Save Our Shropshire CIO trained 10 councillors from Northumberland, and they all got Carbon Literacy certificates. Sarah Eden from Ashington organised it, and Anne-Marie Soulsby from the Sustainable Life Coach helped to deliver it. It is a brilliant story, and the pledges that followed it were fantastic. See this article (more…) Read More

Be Energy Fit this winter

September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 Gemma Rickard

Save Our Shropshire and Telford Energy Advice know that consumers will be struggling with colder homes and high energy prices this winter. 30 % of households are predicted to be in fuel poverty, and many of us have little room in our budgets for hefty energy bills. This session will (more…) Read More

Author: Gemma Rickard

Pontesbury sets up project to grow food locally

Be Energy fit in 2024 and beyond

Time for Carbon Labels?

Government publishes new NPPF

Blaby District Council get Carbon Literate certificates

Be Energy Fit this winter

Short-termism on cars, boilers and taxes

Environmental Audit Committee

Save Our Shropshire reaches Northumberland

Be Energy Fit this winter

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