Banter Sessions The banter sessions organised by the Great Collaboration team continue weekly on a Wednesday lunchtime covering a range of topics. Click here for a list of past and future sessions. The next session will be on Wednesday 20th May. A recording of each week’s can be found on the GC website after the event. Great Collaboration Banter sessions are free, open to all, and held at noon on Wednesdays. So please do sign up for this session, and feel free to pass this invitation on to anyone that you think could benefit. All
Hay Festival runs from Thursday 21st – Sunday 31st May with an extensive programme of talks, walks and activities. Talks address topics including climate change; the ethics of protest movements; current political issues. There are events celebrating local food and the Slow Food Movement. Themed organised walks take place in Bannau Brycheiniog NP and the countryside surrounding Hay. Click on the link for more.
The Tree Production Capital Grant (TPCG) and Tree Production Innovation Fund (TPIF) are offering up to £6.5 million in funding to support researchers, nurseries, and seed suppliers. The grants aim to strengthen the UK’s ability to grow resilient treescapes that can withstand climate change, pests, and diseases, while helping domestic tree supply meet increasing demand. Click here to read more including details of webinars on how to apply, and deadlines.
The latest newsletter from Building Sense, the project run by HGN, focusses on what to do in the face of steep increases in the price of fossil fuels. There are also links to useful courses on green building techniques. And is there a particular topic you would like Building Sense to cover? Let them know using the links in the newsletter. Click here to read more
Banter Sessions The banter sessions organised by the Great Collaboration team continue weekly on a Wednesday lunchtime covering a range of topics. Click here for a list of past and future sessions. The next session will be on Wednesday 13th May on how to become plastic-free. A recording of each week’s can be found on the GC website after the event. Great Collaboration Banter sessions are free, open to all, and held at noon on Wednesdays. So please do sign up for this session, and feel free to pass this invitation on to anyone that
Banter Sessions The banter sessions organised by the Great Collaboration team continue weekly on a Wednesday lunchtime covering a range of topics. Click here for a list of past and future sessions. The next session will be on Wednesday 6th May on how to create Market Gardens and how to increase food resilience – a very topical subject in light of possible fertiliser shortages as a result of the situation in the Gulf of Hormuz. A recording of each week’s can be found on the GC website after the event. Great Collaboration Banter sessions are free, open to
Better Transport Week 2026 will be taking place between 15th – 21st June. Click here to read more and find out how you can get involved. Electric Vehicle Update The average new EV is now cheaper than an average new petrol car. The battery is likely to outlive the life of the car, rather than it being a weak area that might discourage people from buying a used electric car. These facts come from an article in this week’s New Scientist magazine. If anyone would like more information on the NS article, contact HGN Steering Group member Gordon Coppock
Last November, ten of the UK’s leading experts briefed an invited audience of over 1,200 politicians and leaders from business, culture, faith, sport and the media to set out the implications of climate and nature breakdown for health, food systems, national security and the economy. Screenings of the 45 minute film made of the briefing are taking place around the country to bring constituents, civic leaders and MPs together to hear the evidence – and consider what an emergency response should look like. Locally there are screenings
Banter Sessions The banter sessions organised by the Great Collaboration team continue weekly on a Wednesday lunchtime covering a range of topics. Click here for a list of past and future sessions. The next session will be on Wednesday 29th April on how to prepare for and follow up on a screening of the National Emergency Briefing. A recording of each week’s can be found on the GC website after the event. Great Collaboration Banter sessions are free, open to all, and held at noon on Wednesdays. So please do sign up for this session, and
Banter Sessions The banter sessions organised by the Great Collaboration team continue weekly on a Wednesday lunchtime covering a range of topics. Click here for a list of past and future sessions. The next session will be on Wednesday 22nd April. A recording of each week’s can be found on the GC website after the event. Great Collaboration Banter sessions are free, open to all, and held at noon on Wednesdays. So please do sign up for this session, and feel free to pass this invitation on to anyone that you think could benefit. All
