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We are Sustainable St Albans – a group of local people making St Albans District a more environmentally sustainable place to live.
Together we find positive and creative ways to act across St Albans, Harpenden and the villages to raise awareness and address the challenges of climate change, live more sustainably, and move towards a low-carbon economy.
Sustainable St Albans is registered charity and a member of the UK-wide Transition Network.
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What’s your role in a healthier, happier future?
When was the last time you travelled to the future? Time travel might sound impossible, but anyone can do it with a little imagination, as the attendees of Our Planet Our Future’s latest event found out on the 12th of January. Helping us bend the rules was Tony Elkington of Reimagine Everything, a consultancy that…
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The Importance of Play – Memories of Our Childhood
As you may know my name is Sophie and I am the Project Co-ordinator for Playing Out but I am also mum to two wonderful girls Immy, 10 And Megs, 7. As a family we love being outside, taking our dog for a walk, Immy loves football and Megs likes climbing trees and this is…
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Curl up with a sustainability-related book this winter with our recommendations
As another year draws to a close, Our Planet Our Future’s sustainability book club is reflecting on the books we’ve read together and separately. We asked our members to share their recommendations to see us through the cosy season ahead. From standout reads of the year to festive inspiration, here are the books we suggest…
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Ending on a high: The High House by Jessie Greengrass
Facts and figures may tell us the truth, but stories show us what that truth feels like. And so, for our December’s Our Planet, Our Future book club pick, we chose our first ever fiction choice: Jessie Greengrass’s cli-fi novel The High House. The novel follows Grandy, Sally, Caro and Pauly, who live in a…
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Celebrating a decade of #SustFest
Sustainable St Albans recently hosted a momentus weekend at Oaklands College to celebrate a decade of the ‘Sustainability Festival’. Since its inception as ‘Sustainable St Albans Week’ back in 2015, the festival has helped create and support dozens of projects within the district whilst also providing exposure for hundreds of like-minded community groups and charities. On…
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Meet the Stallholder: protect your community from flooding with the Environment Agency
How prepared is your home or street to deal with flooding? As weather patterns become more unpredictable, flooding is an all-too-common reality for many communities in the UK. And Harpenden is no different, with Station Road repeatedly flooding during heavy downpours. The Environment Agency joined us for the first time at the last Harpenden Sustainability…
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