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The Climate Coalition conducted a survey of environmental groups nationally to find out what they were doing, what areas they covered (both geographically and in terms of activities) and where they felt they lacked skills and capacity. As a follow up they ran a webinar on the survey’s findings: Here is the full report setting out all the key findings and recommendations. If you’d like to watch the workshop (until the breakout rooms), you can access the recording here, and read through Chris’ slides here. Training

On Tuesday 23rd June  the owners of the Fish Factory Passivhaus in Hereford are offering tours of their house. The tours will focus on the performance of the house since it was built, ten years ago, and developments since it has been occupied. Project architects Tom Mason from Circle Architecture (a GOLD member of HGN) will join the afternoon session starting at 2.00pm and George Mikurcik will join the evening session which starts at 6.00pm. Tickets are free but numbers are limited so please book in advance here.  Read more about the house and see lots of pictures

Afternoon and evening tours of the Fish Factory Passivhaus led by the owners and joined by the project architects Tom Mason from Circle Architecture (a GOLD member of HGN) for the afternoon session and George Mikurcik for the evening session, will be taking place later this month on 23rd June from 2.00pm – 7.30pm. All the details of the event are here Read more about the house and see lots of pictures here

At Knighton Community Centre today, Friday 22nd May 7.00 – 9.00pm , there will be a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing film followed by a discussion about the future. Click here for more details. There will be another screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing on the Climate & Nature Crisis at Garway Village Hall on Tuesday 26th May at 7.30pm. Click here for more details.

Leaving your grass to grow during No Mow May will not only give a real boost to wildflowers but also to the insects that feed on them. Click here for advice from PGM Pest Control, a standard member of HGN, on how to help the insects that provide such vital services around the garden,