MHSG Green Open Homes event hosts and organisers have visited the EDGE eco-materials library and showroom on Marylebone Road to find out more about what's on the green building market. Claiming to be London's first sustainable construction and design showroom, it's a place for sustainable material suppliers and specifiers to connect, with a meeting room for … [Read more...]
No nettles, no brambles, no orthodoxy
Talk by Dr Catherine Heatherington, Wednesday 1st March, 7.30pm We're excited to welcome landscape designer and local resident Dr Catherine Heatherington as our guest speaker on Wednesday 1st March. She will demonstrate how creating habitats does not have to involve mess, artefacts, or dependence on native plants. Catherine will explain … [Read more...]
‘Think Global, Act Muswell Hill!’
Wednesday 25th January, 7.30pm Speaker meeting with Baroness Barbara Young of Old SconeChair, Woodland Trust Muswell Hill United Reformed ChurchQueens Avenue N10 3NUFree refreshments before talk Barbara, Baroness Young of Old Scone, is a Member of the House of Lords. Among her interests are the environment, agriculture, natural resources … [Read more...]
Happy Christmas from MHSG
Goldfinch - by MHSG member Laila Hackforth-Jones We wish our members, and everyone we've worked with in 2022, a warm and happy festive break. Thank you for all you've contributed through the year. In these uneasy times, celebratory over-consumption may be curbed by tight finances as much as concern for the planet. But there are green tweaks well … [Read more...]
Green Open Homes 2022 – a success!
Huge thanks to this year's hosts, speakers and visitors for making Green Open Homes 2022 a success. Our ninth and most ambitious programme ever, it attracted 200 visitors to ten local homes, plus a total audience of 100 for the four expert speaker talks. Thanks also to visitors who responded to our survey. Many are planning major or minor … [Read more...]
Deep Home Retrofits – hear from the architects
Final Green Open Homes 2022 event: Tuesday 25th October, 7.30pm Online talk via Zoom: Two architects on their 'deep retrofit' projects in Muswell Hill We're rounding off this year's Green Open Homes events with unique glimpses into the world of 'deep retrofits' through expert eyes. Natalie Black of Enbee Architecture and Design, is working on a deep … [Read more...]