Yolande and Andrew of Taste of Self Sufficiency are building a one bedroom hempcrete bungalow in Herefordshire. They are both Permaculturists and have used Permaculture Principles and Ethics in their build. They have had volunteers helping them hempcrete their walls and install natural insulation. Most of the volunteers who stepped forward were wanting to get hands-on experience for their own house building projects or to inform their current work/future career. Next Yolande and Andrew are hosting two Clay Plastering courses with the School of Natural Building on 24th – 28th August (Base Coat) and 7th – 11th September (Top Coat). If you are
PEB Screening – Next Steps Over the past few months, the ground breaking new film, the People’s Emergency Briefing has grown into one of the UK’s largest public climate engagement initiatives. Thousands of screenings have taken place across communities, workplaces, schools, faith groups and many other settings, bringing people together to understand the climate and nature emergency and discuss what comes next. This recording is their Big Update Webinar, held on 31 July 2026. It shares the latest developments, celebrates what has been achieved so far, and looks ahead to the next phase of the campaign, including new
PEB Screening – Next Steps If watching the PEB film brought home to you the urgency of the current climate and bio-diversity crises, the creators of the film have supplied a PEB QR code for you to scan with your camera for immediate actions you can take. Look out for details of follow-up actions from HGN in future newsletters. Other Screenings in Herefordshire Weobley Village Hall, HR4 8SN Screening on Thursday 6th August at 6.30pm. There will be a particular focus on food security and the implications for farming. Refreshments available. St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 5HN Following the screening in June there will be
Yolande and Andrew of Taste of Self Sufficiency are building a one bedroom hempcrete bungalow in Herefordshire. They are both Permaculturists and have used Permaculture Principles and Ethics in their build. Using the ‘There is No Waste – only Resources’, they have successfully installed a unique nutrient neutral self watering garden. They are looking for volunteers who’d like to help them install wool insulation in the floor and hemp batts in the ceilings of their new hempcrete bungalow any weekday up until Friday 7th August. All volunteers are well looked after and that includes a freshly made lunch. The working day will
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The latest newsletter from Building Sense, HGN’s project ‘Cutting Carbon, Creating Comfort’ has an emphasis on keeping your house cool during the current heatwave.
PEB Screening – Next Steps If watching the PEB film brought home to you the urgency of the current climate and bio-diversity crises, the creators of the film have supplied a PEB QR code for you to scan with your camera for immediate actions you can take. Look out for details of follow-up actions from HGN in future newsletters. Other Screenings in Herefordshire Leominster District Community Association The screening at Leominster Community Centre HR6 8NJ will be on 30th July starting at 7.30pm. Contact – Michael Turner: comcentreleo@outlook.com The car park is located immediately behind the building, off Arkwright Close. Weobley Village Hall,
Shropshire based Big Solar Co-op runs an in depth Community Solar Foundation Course starting in September that has bursaries available. Their annual conference (in Birmingham this year) is on Monday 5th October. Click here for more details and to book a ticket.
Together we are stronger The PEB film provokes strong reactions with its hard-hitting message about what the human race is doing to the planet. It can seem as though there is nothing we can do to prevent complete ecosystem collapse. But it is not too late to ‘Think global, act local’. Click here to read examples of positive actions to combat climate change and build resilience being taken by communities and groups throughout Herefordshire. Look out for details of follow-up actions from HGN in future newsletters. Other Screenings in Herefordshire Archenfield Community Environment Group (a gold member
Yolande Watson and Andrew de la Haye of Taste of Self Sufficiency on Howle Hill are looking for volunteers who’d like to help them install wool insulation in the floor and hemp batts in the ceilings of their new hempcrete bungalow. They would like volunteers to help them any weekday from Thursday 16th July – 7th August. All volunteers are well looked after and that includes a freshly made lunch. The working day will be from 8.30am – 4.30pm, and will start and finish earlier if/when temperatures are higher than 30 degrees. If you are interested contact Yolande via
Together we are stronger The PEB film provokes strong reactions with its hard-hitting message about what the human race is doing to the planet such that it can seem as though there is nothing we can do to prevent complete ecosystem collapse. But it is not too late to ‘Think global, act local’. Click here to read examples of positive actions to combat climate change and build resilience being taken by communities and groups throughout Herefordshire. Other Screenings in Herefordshire Almeley Village Hall Hosted jointly by HGN gold member Almeley Green Group, St Mary’s Church Almeley, the Almeley
