Under the new government Green Homes Grant scheme homeowners and landlords can get up to £5,000 to pay for energy saving improvements. According to the government, more than 600,000 people could benefit from the new proposals which aim to cut carbon in our homes as well as providing green jobs. We’re awaiting full details to be published – here’s what we know so far. On 12th … [Read more...]
Support the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill
Extinction Rebellion - the 3rd Uprising Over 30 local Extinction Rebellion activists including MHSG members staged a series of ‘Die-Ins’ on Muswell Hill’s roads at the end of last month to alert residents to the climate emergency and herald the larger protests in London, Manchester and Cardiff. We are calling on MPs to support the Climate and Ecological Emergency … [Read more...]
Beat COVID and plastic waste
Face masks and clean hands are essentials in the battle to stop spread of Coronavirus - but not more plastic waste! Greenpeace has worked out that if everyone in the UK wears a disposable mask everyday for a year, this would create 66,000 tonnes of additional plastic waste!! Greenpeace has worked out that if everyone in the UK wears a disposable mask … [Read more...]
How did you travel to Muswell Hill today?
It was great to get back to running a street stall - Muswell Hill Broadway we've missed you! We were surveying shoppers on Saturday 2nd August to see how they got to Muswell Hill. As you can see, most walked. We also asked where people had travelled from - the majority came from N10 or N2. The Broadway really is a local high street. Often traders overestimate how many … [Read more...]
Sustainable summer holidays
As we are fast approaching the official school summer holidays, our final 'lockdown lesson' is all about things we can do to be sustainable while enjoying the - hopefully! - warm weather. Try the fun activities to stay cool, eat well and recharge your batteries with your family - all without stressing the planet! Sustainable-summerDownload … [Read more...]
Our lockdown polling results
During June we surveyed MHSG members and supporters on the lifestyle changes they had made during lockdown and which ones they expected to stick. We had 76 responses - over 10% which is not bad for an online survey. We asked how food shopping had changed during lockdown - perhaps unsurprisingly most respondents were using local food stores more and ordering more online. … [Read more...]