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Renters Rights

Renters Rights London does what it says on the tin.  There's good information on your rights and how to go about getting them, particulars on renting in each London borough and how you can organise for better controls over the private rented…

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Added by Kathryn Johnson on April 1, 2016 at 18:01 — No Comments

Some bees don't look like bees - New bee photos

This is a photo of the Furry-clasped Furrow bee (Lasioglossum lativentre) I discovered at Abney Park recently. This is a female. The tiny bees nest in the ground but little is known about them.

The species is fairly uncommon but not rare or scarce. It has never been recorded in north or east London before but that's more likely because no one's…

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Added by Russell Miller on March 31, 2016 at 22:00 — 1 Comment

3 New bee species at Abney

Realising Good Friday was to be the pick of the Easter weekend weather I set out in determined fashion to see if I could find any new species of bees at Abney. After about four hours I had seen: Buff-tailed bumblebee queens, honey bees and lots of Hairy Footed Flower bees (mostly males but a few females had begun flying). There were also quite a few butterflies on the wing. I counted 4…

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Added by Russell Miller on March 28, 2016 at 12:00 — No Comments

BBC Invents 3 Different Reasons to Justify Anti-Corbyn Bias

Those who read my blog at the time will be familiar with the fact that back in October BBC Newsnight ran an astonishingly biased piece about the Tory government's U-turn on contracting to help the Saudi dictatorship run its prisons. [I know the BBC is routinely right-wing and anti- Corbyn but this really took the biscuit.]

For…

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Added by Russell Miller on February 21, 2016 at 20:03 — No Comments

Cobalt Crust fungus, winter blues never looked so good

Stunning Cobalt Crust fungus at Abney Park nature reserve. Previously seen in Wick…

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Added by Russell Miller on February 8, 2016 at 13:30 — No Comments

Heathrow 13: British Justice 0

Heathrow 13: British Justice 0

Judge loses plot in high stakes climate change battle

As a former civil rights lawyer I've seen a fair…

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Added by Russell Miller on January 26, 2016 at 13:00 — 4 Comments

Media billionaires against action on climate change

Free Press carried an excellent article on Occupy's occupation of the Mail's offices last year demanding accurate coverage of climate change and a switch to supporting renewable energy and other effective measures.  In just over a page Donnachadh McCarthy tells how the five right-wing billionaires who own most of our media have led the Tories "get rid of the green crap" campaign as well as continually misinforming the public on climate change.  He sets out the occupation's…

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Added by Kathryn Johnson on January 25, 2016 at 16:39 — No Comments

Free Reclaimed Paint Membership Scheme Available for Organisations

We are delighted to unveil our new membership scheme available now.  The Paint Place will now operate a free membership scheme for a range of not-for-profit organisations which could save you on the cost of reclaimed paint. Membership is available to a range of groups including:

Charities

Community groups

Art groups

Community centres and spaces

Community…

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Added by Forest Recycling Project on January 15, 2016 at 12:10 — No Comments

Listen to the Trees - Act Now on Climate Change

Blireana plum (Prunus × blireana) on Shakspeare Walk in full flower yesterday (8 JANUARY 2016).…

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Added by Russell Miller on January 9, 2016 at 17:00 — No Comments

Rare Bumblebee Mimic found at Abney Nature Reserve

See link below for my article in the current London Naturalist on Abney's rare bumblebee mimic not seen in London since 1966.

Pocota personata returns to…

Added by Russell Miller on January 9, 2016 at 16:55 — No Comments

Free Decorating Service For Community Groups in Hackney

We have an amazing opportunity for a couple of Hackney based community groups to receive a spruce up of their space free of charge in January.

We have teamed up with the Goodgym to pilot a free decorating service for a few lucky community groups in and around Hackney.

Organisations will not only have a team of dedicated Goodgym volunteers decorating their space but the paint used for the…

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Added by Forest Recycling Project on December 8, 2015 at 13:19 — No Comments

Hackney Transport Strategy published

You may remember this time last year we held a public meeting call the Big Pow Wow.  Hackney Council was consulting on it's transport and air quality strategies and this was an opportunity to hold a public debate with council officers.

Well we have to report that the Transport Strategy was recommended to the Council for Adoption at the Hackney Cabinet meeting in…

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Added by Sustainable Hackney on November 30, 2015 at 12:21 — No Comments

Fairtrade, Climate Change and Nuts

Try Fairtrade nuts at the People’s Climate March After Party in Dalston, Sunday 29th November

Farmers from the Global South are already the most effected by global climate change.  This is despite the fact that they and other people from the majority of the world have contributed least to causing it.  Fairtrade…

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Added by Helen Long on November 28, 2015 at 0:30 — No Comments

Bishopsgate Goods Yard development

29/02/2016 Sustainable Hackney called on the Mayor of London to reject the Bishopsgate Goodsyard planning application and submitted the following comments:

 

This locality became desirable because centrally located yet financially accessible premises were available to creative and technically skilled Londoners allowing…

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Added by Kathryn Johnson on November 14, 2015 at 21:00 — No Comments

Revamp a community space in London thanks to our 6000 litre paint giveaway

Community spaces in Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets and Hackney in need of a revamp can benefit from a free give-away of 6000 litres of reclaimed paint.

Our ‘Colour The Capital’ project in partnership with Global Street Art are inviting all community groups located within these three boroughs to apply for free paint, which is reclaimed as surplus from companies and recycling initiatives.

The project which aims to help those who are experiencing socio-economic disadvantage is…

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Added by Forest Recycling Project on November 4, 2015 at 17:12 — No Comments

BBC supports Tory and Saudi governments but censors Corbyn

Last night (13.10.15) BBC Newsnight reported the government decision to withdraw from a £6m British bid to provide prison services to the Saudi regime. According to the BBC the change of mind was down to Secretary of State Michael Gove (“Michael Gove had thought that and got his way”) and Tory concerns about Saudi regime's harsh treatment of a British citizen imprisoned…

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Added by Russell Miller on October 14, 2015 at 10:30 — 1 Comment

Spring Hill Orchard - TM Mega Bramble Bash

Spring Hill Orchard

TM Mega Bramble Bash

The orchard at Spring Hill was planted by TMs and others…

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Added by Russell Miller on October 12, 2015 at 10:27 — 1 Comment

Housing alone is not enough!

Housing alone is not enough!  We must protect space for infrastructure and land designated for employment.  Here's a really useful brief on the Thames wharves from Roy Tindle and Roger Manser of the Just Space economy group:

Roy writes: John Gummer prepared the legislative base for safeguarding Thames wharfs: this provided that the listed wharfs could not be released for development without Secretary of State approval. The Chancellor, earlier this year, devolved that responsibility to…

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Added by Kathryn Johnson on September 30, 2015 at 10:13 — No Comments

David, don't throw away all our work

A Banister House Solar Message from Tor Kristoffersen on Vimeo.

Interns from Banister House Solar send a strong message to David Cameron "don't throw away all our work" by killing community solar projects with drastic cuts.…

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Added by Sustainable Hackney on September 18, 2015 at 14:00 — No Comments

North London Waste Plan - draft response

We've now submitted our response to the North London Waste Plan consultation, which closed on 30th September 2015.  Thanks for your…

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Added by Sustainable Hackney on September 18, 2015 at 13:30 — 1 Comment

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