Category Archives: Environment
Green Energy Fair
With energy prices set to rise again this October, Buckinghamshire Community Energy and its partner experts in energy efficiency and decarbonisation will provide life hacks for smart householders looking for ways to invest in their homes to save money on energy bills – and in the case of solar panels or battery storage, to actually […]
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WONDEROUS WOODS
Now the clocks have gone back, and the evenings are drawing in, it’s tempting to curl up at home with a cuppa. But here are a host of delightful things to do outdoors. If you have a garden, you can start seasonal pruning, as well as planting spring bulbs. Our beautiful beech woods beckon too. […]
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Local Recycling Scheme
We would like to update you on the recycling scheme that ATC help with. Together with the charity MedictoMedic ATC have collection points for recycling for the following items: Over the last three years we have been successful in not only recycling the above items, which would otherwise be disposed of as domestic waste, but […]
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Water for Wildlife
Now we are going through a dry spell, it’s helpful for the wildlife in our gardens to be provided with a source of water. They get just as thirsty as we do. And you can have the pleasure of watching them come to drink. There are a variety of ways to help, and the wildlife […]
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Protecting our pollinators – ‘Bee aware of Asian Hornets’
Protecting our Pollinators- ‘Bee’ aware of Asian Hornets At this time of year we are enjoying the colours and textures of our many flowers and delight in seeing the honey bees and other pollinators at work. Sadly our honey bees are now facing a serious threat from an invasive species, the Asian Hornet. These are […]
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Update From The Community Allotment
The girls from Alfriston School worked so hard at the community allotment last week, helping to clear lots of old, rotten wood before making a start on sanding the picnic table and bench, as well as entertaining everyone with some beautiful singing! The benefit of working with your hands on mental health is well documented. […]
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Christmas Tree Recycling Raises Over £3,300!
A huge thank you to everyone that supported the Council’s Christmas tree collection and recycling initiative. In total over £3,300 was raised which will help fund many of our sustainable projects that we planned for the next year. All of the trees that the depot team collected (over 500 in total), and that were dropped […]
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Tiny Urban Forest and Winter Garden
In late November, we added the final few plants to complete (for this season) the ‘Tiny Urban Forest and Winter Garden’ on the verge opposite Amersham Station in Chiltern Ave. This pocket forest comprises 20 Himalayan birch trees (Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Snow Queen’) and one Tibetan Cherry (Prunus Serrula). The trees, with their wonderful white […]
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New Mini Urban Forest Near Amersham Station!
Last week, we completed phase one of an exciting project to create a mini urban forest on the verge opposite Amersham Station in Chiltern Ave. The verge, despite being relatively narrow, proved the perfect location for a ‘pocket forest’. Providing a wow factor winter with its vivid white bark, nine Himalayan birch trees (Betula utilis […]
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The Sunflower Field at Willow Wood
The sunflower field at Willow Wood has proved a great success looking particularly spectacular in the early evening sunshine (and morning mist, as per the attached photographs). If you haven’t already, try to pop along while flowers remain in bloom. Once again, our grateful thanks to Barnett Waddingham for sponsoring the project, which we hope […]
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