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New Forest FoE Blog


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Feb 11
New Forest Friends of the Earth take the call for warm homes to Westminster
New Forest Friends of the Earth members with New Forest MPs, Sir Desmond Swayne and Sir Julian Lewis Members of local environmental...


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Jan 21
Air pollution from wood burning
Can you smell it? Our visiting speaker, Bea Udale-Smith, was invited to speak to us about the problems that wood burning are causing in...
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Jan 19
My Home Made Better
There are few of us who live in brand-new homes so we were pleased to welcome Bea Udale-Smith from The Environment Centre (tEC) to...
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Jan 19
Winter Scarves
We’re making a United for Warm Homes scarf, to call for urgent government action so that everyone can have a warm home.  We’ll be adding...


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Jan 1
Insulation Hacks. Are they worth it?
We’ve been working on the Warm Homes campaign since it was started by Friends of the Earth HQ. This year, we are making scarves as part...


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Jan 1
Festive food waste collection
Festive Food Waste in Pennington We have been collecting uncooked food waste for composting from 40 households on our community allotment...


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Dec 3, 2024
Plastic Tide Rising
Our beaches are in trouble. While microplastics have remained a problem on Highcliffe and Barton-on-Sea beaches in the last few years,...

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Nov 7, 2024
Event: Insects of the New Forest - 14 November 2024
Join New Forest Friends of the Earth, Transition Lymington and Pennington Community Allotment for an evening at Lymington Community...


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Nov 7, 2024
March for Clean Water
Last Saturday, members of New Forest Friends of the Earth joined other other organisations and supporters in RIngwood at the March for...


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Oct 21, 2024
Winter Scarves
We’re making a United for Warm Homes scarf, to call for urgent government action so that everyone can have a warm home.  We’ll be adding...


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Oct 15, 2024
Carbon Capture and Storage
Although a commitment to end fossil fuel burning was agreed in principle at the last COP, there has been little movement. Carbon...


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Sep 27, 2024
Pollution testing in fresh water
Testing for Earthwatch and Imperial College Members of New Forest Friends of the Earth joined the call to test local water bodies for...


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Aug 30, 2024
Roaring with New Milton Lions
New Milton Lions' Vintage Car Show provided opportunity to engage with a totally different audience. They had concerns. Top of poops was...


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Aug 20, 2024
Give a sh*t about our water quality?
Raw  sewage is being poured into our rivers and seas every day. And the government isn't legally required to do anything about it. How...


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Aug 20, 2024
The Solent CO2 Pipeline Project
Pipeline Corridor Consultation The UK’s Climate Change Committee have described CCS as a ’necessity, not an option’ for the UK’s...


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Jul 6, 2024
New Forest Friends of the Earth wins the 2024 Earthmover Award
The New Forest Friends of the Earth group has won the 2024 Earthmover Award for the contribution to local activism in the making of the...


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Apr 24, 2024
Business Breakfast at Elmers Court
New Forest Friends of the Earth were invited to a business breakfast at Elmers Court, Lymington. The event was setup to introduce...


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Apr 24, 2024
Wilder Lymington - Saturday 27th of April
We have a table alongside the allotment at a Wilder Lymington event that will take place in the churchyard of St Thomas Church Lymington...
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