Category: Sustainable Living
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Keeping the Heat In: My Experience with Wooden Windows in a Listed Home
When we moved into our Grade II listed house, one of the first things we noticed—especially in winter—was how much heat was escaping through the windows. It’s no surprise: up to 40% of a home’s heat can be lost this way. In most modern homes, the fix is straightforward—install double or even triple glazing. But…
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AGM Report 2024
Date: 29th April 2024 Another successful year for the Sustainable Bourne Valley, thanks to the many volunteers who help with Toad Patrol, Hirst Meadow, the Repair Café and of course the members of the group itself. There has also been a revamp of the website, with much more information available all in a lovely new…
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Sustainability Day 2024
Once again interesting boxes of equipment and plants appeared in the Village Hall for the 3rd Sustainability Day on Saturday 12 October. It is always difficult to tell what is the most popular activity, apart from consuming homemade cakes and tea and coffee with friends. As ever the repair café attracted many interesting problems to solve,…
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Recycling Soft Plastic
Great News! Soft Plastics can now be recycled. Although soft plastics are not taken by the council, many supermarkets are now providing recycling bins for soft plastics, in an aim to combat environmental degradation and climate change. Soft plastics are the packaging that you can’t normally put out with your household recycling. If you can scrunch…
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Is solar worthwhile?
Author: Nicholas Cross. In 2005 I installed photovoltaic solar panels on our roof, the kind that generate electricity rather than the ones that heat hot water. There was not much information available in the UK at the time on how long they would take to pay back and there were no financial incentives. After some…