SOSWatkins, Author at Save Our Shropshire

SLCC Parish Council Course

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 SOSWatkins

Founded in 1972, the SLCC has gone from strength to strength, starting with just 50 members and now representing clerks to over 5,000 councils in England and Wales. As the professional body for local council clerks and senior council employees, they ensure that their members are equipped with the necessary (more…) Read More

Learn to “Live well for the planet”

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 SOSWatkins

Our article in Shropshire Live – the dedicated online magazine for Shropshire households – illustrates some of the ley areas where can start to make a difference through our actions that can overcome the impact of the Climate emergency. We look at heating, eating, travelling, and our carbon footprint in (more…) Read More

Next Generation Fair at Craven Arms

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 SOSWatkins

We had a brilliant day in the sun at the discovery centre in Craven Arms last Saturday, at the next generation fair. There were plenty of tents out with fantastic advice on everything from insulation, clothes swaps to plants for the countryside. Definitely a view into the way the next (more…) Read More

Shropshire Live Features Shropshire Council Training

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 SOSWatkins

We are delighted that the Shropshire Council have featured the training for the Shropshire Council. It is great to see https://bit.ly/3wylxFh. (more…) Read More

Shrewsbury Mayors’ awards

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 SOSWatkins

Save Our Shropshire received an award from the Mayor of Shrewsbury for their contribution to the education of people in Shrewsbury and Shropshire on the Climate Emergency. We were thrilled to get the award., particularly since we have only been in operation since August 2021. Here is a picture of (more…) Read More

Shropshire Council gets Bronze Carbon Literacy Project accreditation

April 29, 2022April 30, 2022 SOSWatkins

We are delighted that Shropshire Council has been granted Bronze level accreditation from the Carbon Literacy Project, following our delivery of training to members of the cabinet and the senior executive team. Back in November last year, Shropshire council approached us to deliver Carbon Literacy training to the senior team (more…) Read More

Spring into St George’s Day

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 SOSWatkins

A free family day out in Telford As part of Telford’s annual St Georges celebration Transition Telford will be the ‘lots more’ of this event. A free day out for all the family to celebrate St George’s Day!Family entertainment includes falconry, jousting, warrior training, sheep show and lots more. Food (more…) Read More

Wynn Foundation grant

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 SOSWatkins

Allan Wilson was delighted to receive a cheque from the Wynn Foundation to support our work on educating people in Shropshire on the climate emergency, and helping them ot take practical action. The Wynn Foundation exists to support community needs and create opportunities for groups and individuals across Shropshire to (more…) Read More

Climate Emergency Summit for Parish and Town clerks

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 SOSWatkins

Join the one-day, virtual summit on March 23rd for an opportunity to engage with the latest advice and guidance relating to climate change, finance, community engagement or standards and wellbeing. Sector experts from Friends of the Earth, Surfers Against Sewage, ClimateGuide, Speak Carbon and The Carbon Literacy Project, will lead (more…) Read More

Floods in Shrewsbury

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 SOSWatkins

February 23rd saw floods again in Shrewsbury, and along the Severn towards Ironbridge. See STAR, Our reaction is to put up the flood barriers. But these floods are now an annual event. Instead of “placing a sticking plaster” on the problem we urgently need to confront the climate emergency, which (more…) Read More

Author: SOSWatkins