Better Food Traders – Local Food, Better Future UK
A website has been set up to encourage people travelling, and locals too, to avoid the chains and service stations, and instead look for local food traders selling fresh wholesome produce and who put people and the planet first. The website is https://betterfoodtraders.org/ but there is a map locating the traders here https://betterfoodtraders.org/buy-better-food/ . The […]
The Guardian reports that Britain could be heading for food shortages. What can we do?
The Guardian reported that Britain could be heading for food shortages, wheat is half its normal height and farmers are describing this as the third drought in 5 years. Cereals such as wheat and barley have been particularly affected, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) said. Its first harvest report of 2026 said the hot weather had resulted […]
The Country Deserves the Full Picture
On Thursday 21st July, an open letter to Andy Burnham was published in the Financial Times calling on him to hold a national emergency briefing on climate and nature. The full text of which follows: National renewal depends on a shared understanding of the challenges ahead. The UK faces an accelerating climate and nature emergency […]
The Reality of Everything
On the 26th June, there was an event in New Zealand that parallels to a degree own National Emergency Briefing, it was the Reality of Everything Symposium. It took a slightly different approach in that it presented to the public, rather than to MPs as we did here, and then asked the public to raise […]
The National Emergency Briefing – is the film informative enough?
While the move to put together a National Emergency Briefing film and have it presented by local groups for their communities all over the country is admirable, and I still think that it’s worth doing/seeing, I was disappointed by the content being heavily edited to make way for responses by members of the public to […]
2026 Summer Heatwaves – unusual or just a taste of what’s to come? What to do about it?
One of the comments from the National Emergency Briefing film that we presented in Saffron Walden during the Big Green Festival was a climate scientist stating that while the weather is getting hot now, these are the best conditions we’ll have for the rest of our lives unless there’s a massive change is how we […]
Thank you to all who were involved in and attended the Big Green Festival
While the Big Green Festival may be over for this year, the momentum we’ve built together doesn’t stop here. Across Uttlesford, inspiring ideas are already taking root – from community-led projects and behaviour changes at home, to new partnerships and local initiatives. The festival is just the beginning of what we can achieve when we […]
Uttlesford’s Rivers and Chalk Streams: Collaboration and Catchments
As part of the ongoing Big Green Festival, tomorrow night, 10th June, 6.15pm at Foakes Hall Great Dunmow, we will be celebrating Uttlesford’s rivers and chalk streams, achievements of sustained community action and the premiere of a new short film, by way of an introduction, click here. This event focuses on the district’s rivers and […]
A Great Start to the Big Green Festival
The first few days of events in the Big Green Festival have been a great success, including the kick off event, the nature walks, the community bike day, the community garden event. Despite the weather being somewhat variable, everyone has had a great time, picked up useful information, and engaged with the wider community. Click […]
Big Green Festival Launch Event
Friday 5 June, 6.15pm Uttlesford District Council Offices, London Road, Saffron Walden CB11 4ER The Uttlesford Big Green Festival kicks off with an exciting launch event! We will be celebrating all the community action that has has been happening on nature recovery and low carbon projects across the district. The session will blend storytelling with […]