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Tree planting guidance: right tree, right place
In 2018 Government advisers warned that tree planting in the UK needed to double in order to tackle the issues associated with climate change, however between April and September last year only 736 hectares of new forest were planted – 70% of the amount planted in 2019. Not only has Read more…
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What’s your Carbon Footprint?
How do your carbon emissions compare to others in the UK and the rest of the world? Are you on track to reduce your emissions to net-zero by 2045? What areas of your own lifestyle could you adjust to make it easier to reduce your carbon footprint? WWF has put Read more…
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Rachel
Where’re your roots? Having moved here a few years ago my roots are very happy to be bedding down into these lovely Cotswold parts. What’s home? I feel really privileged to have settled in Box with my husband and young kids, with all its space, views, access to the woods Read more…
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Natural flood management in Stroud
Climate change means more extreme weather events; hotter summers, warmer winters, bigger and more frequent storm events. With this comes the threat of increased flash floods and flood risks. Natural flood management (NFM) aims to reduce the downstream maximum water height of a flood (the flood peak) or to delay Read more…
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Gilly
Where’re your roots? I grew up in Bath, left home for university in Southampton where I studied Geography and met my husband Dominic. We bought a 100 year old Dutch barge, sailed it back from The Netherlands and spent six happy years living aboard on The River Hamble. What’s home? Read more…
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Chloe
Where’re your roots? I grew up in London and Bath, but my Dad grew up on Rodborough Common. My grandad was a local dentist and a Stroud Town councillor – he was responsible for an innovative scheme where the council’s trucks were run on methane from the sewage plant at Read more…
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Chris
Where’re your roots? originally from Lancashire but have lived in the Stroud area since 1980. What’s work? Am a retired Chartered Engineer and worked in manufacturing for decades. What do you do, when you’re not doing Minch CAN? When not engaged in Minch CAN, I enjoy golf and classical music. Read more…
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Jess
Where’re your roots? I grew up on the coast of East Anglia, under huge clear skies and with a view of Sizewell Power Station from my bedroom window. I spent my youth messing about in the lane with the other kids along our terrace, tree-climbing, tearing through the backroads on Read more…
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David
Where’re your roots? Born in Sussex, resident of Stroud District since 1985 What’s home? Adjacent to the Cotswold Way north of Painswick What’s work? Chartered Town planner What do you do, when you’re not doing Minch CAN? Ride vintage road bikes, travel, wine, history and politics Why did you join Read more…