ENVIRONMENT

All welcome to Most Easterly Community Group's Big Lunch in the Sparrow's Nest. Come say hello, bring your recycling to Use It All, have a go at lino-cut print-making, jewellery, gardening tips, and more....and maybe bring a picnic, too

12 to 4pm

We are living in the age of waste. Is design the answer to leaving our throwaway culture behind? 

#EndTheWasteAge

'Fascinating, beautiful glimpses into a brave new world of design.’

Triangle Market 10-12ish

First Saturday of the month - Compass Street, High Street. We collect TetraPaks, crisp packets, toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes, gently  worn bra's, but mainly it's good to use the recycling which is already available, like supermarkets. Use our constantly updated map to find out what can go where (scroll down for the link). We are also a Hygiene Bank Donation Point.

A green event at the Sparrow's nest, including Use It All recycling hub. There's music and stalls and fun, all in the great Lowestoft Sparrow's Nest

Use It All Stall will be collecting on Friday and Saturday.

We'll also be at Great Green Weekender 24th September

The Great Big Green Weekend event low-carboned its way through Sparrow's Nest on Saturday. Our Lowestoft Town Council wanted to highlight the issues facing us all from Climate Change.

The rain held off, the wind was sensible, and a good few people turned up. A very rough estimate would be at least 2000 people and a fair few dogs through the day.

There were many stalls, mostly green or nature themed in some way.

Tuesday's warning that gas shortages in this coming winter might lead to interrupted electricity supplies – that is, power cuts – reminded me of Lowestoft's own new power station.

At the Norfolk and Suffolk Coast and Estuary Conference on 15th October in the Orbis Energy Centre Peter Aldous MP had some critical things to say about 'Central Government' (which is his government since 2010).

He said “...governments – whether it's wind-farms or solar farms, or dare I say it, fracking, governments impose these things on communities... but governments shouldn't work with communities, communities should lead projects.”

Growth Hub can help firms struggling with energy costs

Businesses in Norfolk and Suffolk struggling to cope with soaring energy bills have been urged to take up the free support available from New Anglia Growth Hub.

Its experienced team of advisers can help business owners plan their budgeting and identify savings, as well as helping to access grant schemes that will support activities ranging from small innovation projects to large-scale decarbonisation plans.