A Great Boost for Cycling in St Albans!
Imagine a fabulous new community and cycling centre in St Albans. Well, you can help to build it!
Imagine a fabulous new community and cycling centre in St Albans. Well, you can help to build it!
We’re seeking volunteers from across St Albans, Harpenden and the villages.
Sustainable St. Albans was very proud to sponsor this year’s St Albans District Chamber of Commerce Community Business Sustainability Award.
Read about #COP26 from the point of view of an ordinary person who attended the conference in Glasgow. Our trustee tells all. #PostcardFromCOP. #CountdownToCOP
What action will you take during COP26? Pick one climate action from Count Us In, check out our blog and resources and then take that step today. #CountdownToCOP
Simon Grover discusses various ways we can green our money to make our pensions, banks and investments help the climate. #CountdownToCOP
Playing Out introduce their Halloween 2021 St Albans District competitions with St Albans Rainbow Trail and offer tips for a sustainable spooky season.
Dan Fletcher shows us 3 ways to speak up at work about the climate crisis and make our voices heard by our businesses. #CountdownToCOP
Jess Simmons shows how your voice counts when it comes to climate change – 5 steps to tell your politicians that you care. #CountdownToCOP
Emily Southcombe explains how to wear clothes to last – both by buying second-hand and also by repairing and upcycling what you already own.
Judith Leary-Joyce tells the story of how she turned her late Victorian end of terrace house from cold to cosy with insulation and draught-proofing.
James Blake tells us about the great holidays available in the UK by hostelling with YHA and how we can fly less and explore more.
Ian Yenney gives us tips on how to reduce our home energy consumption, particularly the simple trick of dialing down our home’s thernostat.
Philip le Riche tells us about his lifetime of repairing all sorts of items, Restart Parties, and how you can learn to make repairs yourself.
Shaun Williams tells us why he went from never wanting to drive an electric car to loving his secondhand Tesla.
Juliet Foxwell gives us her tips for altering the food we buy so we eat seasonal fruit and vegetables, helping our planet and our health at the same time.
Becky Alexander shows us how we can introduce more plants into our meals, cutting our carbon footprint while exploring delicious new dishes.
Susheel Rao looks at getting past the barriers that stop us leaving the car at home – particularly how we can get cycling more.
Caroline Wilson gives us 10 top tips on reducing food waste at home – cutting both our carbon footprint and our living costs at the same time.
Ian Yenney looks at how switching your energy may be the easiest step you can take to reduce your CO2 emissions – and how it can make a BIG difference.
Catherine Ross examines why talking about climate change can make us feel awkward and encourages us to have a Climate Conversation.
Make the changes that matter and protect what you love. Learn about our 16 week climate action campaign #CountdownToCOP, based on the 16 highest impact steps you can take. #CountUsIn #StAlbansCAN
Saving the planet from the laundry room or the art of sustainable washing – In this guest blog, Terry Over looks at the environmental impact of this everyday task.
Insects are attracted by profusely flowering plants such as the hot-lips salvia, while bug and bee hotels offer them the chance to stay and to hibernate. Similarly, the small pond attracts newts and frogs and a nearby pile of old wood and tiles gives them somewhere to over-winter.
Wrapping myself up in many layers, I go out into the fresh and invigorating air, crunching over frosty grass, hardened mud and cracking through frozen puddles. The way the early sunshine lights up the dried seed heads of spent plants is simply stunning, and I now consider it one of the most beautiful sights of the year…
We all need to half our net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. So, how could our fairly normal UK household achieve such a radical reduction?
“Like most people, I knew I could do more, but I wasn’t ready to commit to something which I felt so intimidated by…”
Join us in supporting the Climate Coalition’s #ShowTheLove Green Hearts campaign this February. Show the Love for everything you want to protect from the climate crisis.
Don’t give up, be different, show some sticking power. To hopefully help with your Veganuary pledge I’ve included some tips for getting through it.
At Sustainable St Albans, we have two thermal imaging cameras for loan. They have been borrowed by over 300 people across the district over the last six years..find out what you can discover with the camera – and how to borrow it!
We all need to start thinking about ways to implement the Council’s Sustainability Strategy so that we all stand a chance of living in a more environmentally sustainable district.
Did you know? Almost half of small business owners say if everyone just spent £5 extra per week it will help to keep them open long term.
“Decorate a window”. For some people, it’s pure pleasure – an artistic joy they were born to produce. Yet, for others, it’s a hugely daunting task and they wouldn’t know where to start. If you fall into the latter category, read on!
This year may be more strange than normal, if so it will go with the rest of 2020. Strange or not, it is good to think about our environmental impacts when preparing for a celebration..
Like spring, autumn is a time of change. Though, unlike spring, it is not a time of awakening; instead, it is a time of falling slowly into a deep slumber…This week’s blog written and fully illustrated by Chloé Valerie Harmsworth
Find out how you can create a community atmosphere in your part of St Albans District and satisfy your kids’ cravings for fun and treats while celebrating the Spooky Season in a sustainable way.
Would you like vehicles to drive more slowly down your street? I don’t think I’ve spoken to a single person for whom the answer is ‘no’. And if traffic should travel slower on your street, why not on everyone’s street? Amanda Yorwerth, co-ordinator of St… Read More »Let’s slow it down – why it’s time for 20mph zones for all
Come and enjoy the Sustainable Living market Sun 23 August 11am to 4pm with local businesses, loads of food and drink!
So if you don’t want your pen lid to end up inside the stomach of an albatross chick (this has happened), check out this guide to plastic-free things on your desk and giving plastic-free gifts.
The Big Picture: why do we need to go Plastic Free? Plastic-Free July is a great time to start or continue down your journey to cut out single-use plastic. I’m sure many of you are keen to do this, but when faced with supermarket aisles… Read More »How to go #plasticfree Part 1: Plastic-Free Kitchen
Organise a Playing Out scheme or a street party now and bring sustainability to your street! Come to one of our free information session across St Albans District and find out how!
Six year-old pupils on a school Eco Team complained to their teacher about the waste generated by the free school milk programme so their teacher, Andrea Bootle, decided it was time they took action.
The Ver Players – a ukelele group playing in St Albans – are dedicating their annual 2019 Charity Fund-raiser to Sustainable St Albans. We were thrilled – and decided to have a chat to find out more about the group… What are the Ver Players,… Read More »Ver Players talk to Sustainable St Albans
Seven streets in St Albans and Harpenden closed for up to 3 hours on Sunday 22nd September for World Car Free Day.
Friday 20 September saw hundreds of school children and supporting adults on strike for the Climate.
Climate Emergency report back Wed 9th Oct- see you there! St Albans District Council is holding a full council meeting at 7pm Wed 9th October 2019 at the council offices, St Albans – they will be reporting back on the Climate Emergency work. Anyone who… Read More »Climate Emergency declaration 55 – 0 at St Albans District Council
So, you’re worried about climate change, you’re aware of the issues, and you want to act. That’s a great place to start .
Ayletts Nursery invite you to recycle your unwanted plastic garden pots – but did you know how much they are doing to reduce their carbon footprint?
A change from ‘want/have’ economics to ‘need/ consider’ economics: the desperate and hysterical consumption of the 80s and 90s now looks decidedly distasteful and is being replaced by a borrow/reuse/packaging free/fewer-better kind of purchasing.
Anna Hardisty dares you to care about the climate emergency and tells you why you should sign the petition to St Albans District Council.
There are people who are really good at this stuff. They cycle everywhere, never go abroad, eat vegan food, and recycle everything. This blog is for those of us who know we could do a bit more. Sounds like you? Here are 10 painless ways to make a difference:
Parents face an ecological dilemma with baby products – Mama Bamboo have come up with exciting way to reverse the #plasticpollution damage
why not join in the ECOED challenge for #SustFest19 – www.ecoedlife.com/ download the app before Thursday 9th May
Until 18 months ago, I ate meat – not loads, but usually a roast on a Sunday with the family (we have two teenage daughters) and the occasional midweek chicken curry or pork chop or sausages. And then that changed.
Dr Emily Spry tells you why, as a mother, she is involved with Extinction Rebellion in St Albans.