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Beat COVID and plastic waste

August 7, 2020 By Cara Jenkinson Leave a Comment

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...]

Sustainable summer holidays

July 26, 2020 By Cara Jenkinson Leave a Comment

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! … [Read more...]

Our lockdown polling results

July 20, 2020 By Cara Jenkinson Leave a Comment

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...]

Summer Meeting – All Come Ye!

July 12, 2020 By Cara Jenkinson Leave a Comment

Monday 13th July, 8pm (via Zoom) Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87947335444?pwd=THEzQjdPWi9KMGlJL3BtVmszQmtCQT09 Everyone welcome - come to celebrate our work over the last year, meet other members online and have your say in priorities for the year ahead.  And bring a glass of something to toast your sustainability friends!On the agenda:- Welcome from … [Read more...]

Living Streets After Lockdown

May 22, 2020 By Cara Jenkinson Leave a Comment

We welcomed Cat Kenyon of Haringey Living Streets to speak at our second lockdown webinar – addressing the all-too topical issue of maintaining reduced traffic and pollution while enabling people to get back to work post-lockdown. South Tottenham resident Cat’s awareness was raised while on maternity leave for her second son in 2018.  At talk by Prof Jennifer Aldridge … [Read more...]

The Future of Fashion

April 19, 2020 By Cara Jenkinson Leave a Comment

Over 30 people ‘Zoomed’ in for MHSG’s first-ever webinar last week to examine ‘The Future of Fashion’ , led by local resident and award-winning entrepreneur, Safia Minney MBE.  Founder of the People Tree ethical clothing brand, Safia is author of ‘The Sustainable Fashion Revolution’ and other books addressing the links between the fashion industry, fair trade and … [Read more...]

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