We’d like to tell you about a new sustainability group called HUGS, the Hagbournes and Upton Group for Sustainability.
We formed in lockdown having had the time to appreciate nature more as well as to think about the future.
We also took part in the Climate Coalition’s ‘The Time is Now’ campaign to ask MPs for a greener recovery from Covid-19. This is an economic recovery that works to tackle both the climate crisis and the dramatic decline in our UK wildlife.
HUGS has 3 main aims:
- To work with other groups in the area to ensure plans and policies for our communities are compatible with achieving a healthy, nature-rich, low-carbon future
- To help nature by supporting existing conservation work around our 3 villages, and also starting new projects that promote greater biodiversity
- To share information about how we can all live more sustainably – whether in our homes, our gardens or our lifestyles. And to develop projects that help us live more sustainably together (e.g. a local pop-up refill station to reduce plastic use).
To find out more read our first blog at http://www.hugsustainability.org
If you’d like information about our events and meetings, send us an email at hugsustainability@gmail.com
Kieron and the HUGS team!