Environment
Beautiful moonlight walk to save Pawlett Hams
Last night I was once again with the Pawlett Hams Action Group and local residents for a lovely moonlight walk. Being out in nature, in this wonderful area, is very rewarding. We learnt how to use a nature recording app, ate cake and talked about a local ghost story, which I really hope is true! Pawlett Hams…
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Read MoreMore National Parks as Lib Dems consider Quantocks and Mendips as new additions
The Liberal Democrats are committed to protecting our outstanding natural spaces and would introduce three new National Parks in the UK, with the Quantocks and Mendips – both within a 30-minute drive of the new Bridgwater Constituency – under consideration. The Liberal Democrats have pledged an additional £50 million per year for our treasured National…
Read MoreWe must maintain a clean and healthy environment for the generations to come.
Over the bank holiday I enjoyed a magical 4 mile walk in and around Bawdrip (a village 4 miles from Bridgwater). I joined the local community for Rogation Sunday to “beat the bounds”. This is an old tradition where local people walk their village boundaries together. It started off sunny, then we had rain, followed…
Read MoreCampaigners “Run the Hams” in fight to save wildlife and ancient farmland near Bridgwater
A group dedicated to preserving their local landscape have joined together to “Run the Hams” for the second time this year (May 5th) in order to raise awareness of the proposed salt marsh creation by EDF. This followed a sell out “Rock the Hams” music event at Pawlett Pavilion at the end of April. Save…
Read MoreA tiny aquatic beetle, just a few millimetres in size, may be standing in the way of Europe’s largest construction project, Hinkley Point C.
EDF is building two new nuclear reactors, the first in a new generation of nuclear power stations in Britain providing zero-carbon electricity for around six million homes. Hinkley Point C could cost around £46 billion, and the delayed completion date is now reported to be 2031. But for locals, living in a nearby village, there…
Read MoreA Priority for the Lib Dems in Somerset: A Greener, More Sustainable Somerset
Climate change is the starkest challenge of our, and the next generation’s, lifetimes. The implementation of our change to combat the climate emergency has to be now and it needs to be profound. This Liberal Democrat-run council has led the way on the climate emergency, which is something we can all be proud of. But there is…
Read MoreSaving the food
My second week of saving food, distributing and delivering to those who can make use of it.
Read MoreBatcombe’s Carbon Footprint Shock
When a group of villagers in Batcombe decided to explore ways of being more environmentally friendly, they discovered a big shock. Using an online carbon footprint tool, Batcombe residents were able to work out that the carbon footprint measure per household in their Parish was over double the amount of the UK average. When compared…
Read MoreFood savings on the door step
This evening I helped deliver food, that would have been thrown away from a busy village shop, to people who could made good use of It. These days shops and supermarkets encourage community groups to take and distribute unsold food. Having “saved” food delivered to people’s homes has advantages for people who can’t leave their…
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