Save the Date: Saturday 7th June 2025 @ 3pm A family friendly walk for climate and nature will take place to highlight the anniversary of the council supporting the motion to declare a climate emergency six years ago in 2019 and to raise awareness of the climate and ecological emergency. We will meet at Basingstoke train… Continue reading Climate & Nature Walk
Author: Colin Andrews
What a waste!
Letter to the Gazette There’s much to be proud about in our borough – but in one area we should be ashamed. Basingstoke has the unenvious record of being one of the worst boroughs for re-cycling, and to make matters worse, it is also one of the worst of creating waste in the first place.… Continue reading What a waste!
Wilding Film Screening
Join us for a showing of this film as Viables Community Centre (RG22 4BJ), on Sunday 17th November at 3:00pm (doors open 2:30pm). Entry is free, but booking is required. The bar will be open and hot drinks will also be available. This screening is sponsored by Greener Basingstoke and Natural Basingstoke and kindly hosted… Continue reading Wilding Film Screening
Sustainable Fashion @ Repair Café
Chineham, 21st September 2024 Members of Greener Basingstoke were pleased to be welcomed to the Repair Café alongside Sarah from Sustainable Overton showing her display about Sustainable Fashion. Suitably dressed in a variety of clothes promoting local charity shops, Vinted, Community Wardrobe, vegan cosmetics, clothes swaps and the circular economy, it was fun to share… Continue reading Sustainable Fashion @ Repair Café
How Green is Your Money?
Our very own Rowan Harding is speaking at an event near Peterborough. If you know anyone in that vicinity who would be interested then please invite them.
Why Fashion Matters, Frances Corner – Book Review
Frances Corner was Head of the London College of Fashion when she wrote this book and inevitably some of the facts and figures may well have been updated since then. This does not, however, make the book any less significant in the world of sustainable fashion and some of her statements will still remain true… Continue reading Why Fashion Matters, Frances Corner – Book Review
Loved Clothes Last, Orsola de Castro – Book Review
This book was written by the co-founder of Fashion Revolution who has also been a lecturer at Central St Martins. Some of the facts and figures may have been updated in more recent years but the purpose of the book is to encourage readers to mend and re-wear clothes for a more sustainable lifestyle. She… Continue reading Loved Clothes Last, Orsola de Castro – Book Review
COP28
Introduction United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as the Conference of the Parties This is taking place in Dubai from 30th November until 12 December this year with Dr Sultan Al Jaber presiding. 70 world ministers and delegates from over 100 countries will be in attendance. The main hub of action is the Green Zone… Continue reading COP28
Council Answers Your Recycling Questions
Your recycling questions answered by the council
Walk for Climate and Nature – 11am on Sat 9th September 2023
A walk for climate and nature will take place on 9th September to highlight the anniversary of the council supporting the motion to declare a climate emergency four years ago in September 2019. Also to raise awareness of the climate and ecological emergency. Meet at Basingstoke train station at 11am on 9th September, the walk… Continue reading Walk for Climate and Nature – 11am on Sat 9th September 2023