The Climate Change Committee’s new assessment, A Well‑Adapted UK, is a clear call to action: the climate has already changed, and the UK must urgently adapt. For a rural county like Herefordshire — where farming, nature, and community life are tightly interwoven — the report’s findings feel especially relevant. What’s changing The CCC highlights rising risks that will shape daily life across the county: Hotter summers, with temperatures regularly exceeding 40°C More frequent flooding, including surface water flooding in towns and villages Increasing water scarcity, with national shortages expected by 2040 Pressure on food systems, both locally and globally Accelerating nature loss, unless habitats are restored and connected The message
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
Marches Energy Advice are offering two free sessions for anyone concerned about their energy usage and costs: Ross Community Garden, 29th April 9.30am – 10.30am. Click here for more details. Baron’s Cross Community Hub, Leominster, 7th May 1.00pm – 2.30pm. Click here for more details.
The People’s Emergency Briefing is an eye-opening film produced by the National Emergency Briefing of an event which brought together leading UK scientists and experts to discuss the latest evidence and why it matters for things like extreme weather, food security, health and the cost of living. There are various showings of the film happening across the country. Whitecross Hereford School will be one of the first to show this in their community on Tuesday 7th April 2026. After the film there will be a short open discussion about what it means for the community and what can be
The People’s Emergency Briefing is an eye-opening film produced by the National Emergency Briefing of an event which brought together leading UK scientists and experts to discuss the latest evidence and why it matters for things like extreme weather, food security, health and the cost of living. There are various showings of the film happening across the country. Whitecross Hereford School will be one of the first to show this in their community on Tuesday 7th April 2026. After the film there will be a short open discussion about what it means for the community and what can be
Click here for the latest newsletter from Building Sense which celebrates five years of this project run by HGN to address the challenges of making buildings comfortable to live in year round, whilst cutting carbon emissions and costs.
Big Plastic Count Don’t forget to take part in the Big Plastic Count next week, 9th – 15th March. More details here Food Waste Action Week 9th – 15th March is also Food Waste Action Week. Click here for more details. Local Power Plan Great British Energy and The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero have released their Local Power Plan, which aims to ensure that communities directly benefit from the energy they help to produce. Click here to read EST’s take on this.
RETROFIT ON TV – GUY MARTIN’S ‘HOUSE WITHOUT BILLS’ Finally, a home makeover programme about retrofit! And we understand that Herefordshire’s own Gervase from Waxwing Energy, already famous from our Building Sense webinars, makes a small appearance. It’s a 90-minute one-off programme that follows the retrofit of a ‘normal’ semi into a super-efficient home, and includes lots of advice that can be followed wherever you live. Watch Guy Martin’s ‘House Without Bills’ on Channel 4 on this Monday 9th February 2026 at 9pm
HOPE! is coming to a screen very near Herefordshire this Saturday 24th January, The International Day of Education, at the retrofitted Old School in Talgarth, the new teaching facility for Black Mountains College, that reopens its doors on that day. Filmed in 17 countries and four continents, this film showcases across six episodes how communities, innovators and institutions all around the world are already building a more sustainable future. This will be a screening of the second episode, where Rob Hopkins guides viewers through the solutions, and there will be a Q&A session to discuss the topics of most relevance,
