DO NOT USE PESTICIDES

Although the causes of bee decline are many, the one thing YOU can do is not use pesticides. Bees are dying. Chemicals known as neonicotinoids are killing them. These chemicals are found in pesticides. Bees are essential to our survival. They... More >

Recycling in Flats

After visiting Parkhill Flats, whose recycling system is second to none, our Co-ordinator arranged a meeting with the Streetcare Department of our local Council. As a result of that meeting, these recycling bins were installed on a local... More >

Bee-Friendly Planting

One of our members resides on a high-density housing estate on which she and another member of our group were able to get the Council to do this and other bee-friendly planting. Providing bees and other pollinators with frequent places to feed helps... More >

Havering: Recycle more plastics!

Does it annoy you that we throw away so many plastic containers here in Havering? We think the Council could do a lot more to tackle this growing problem. We have held a meeting with Havering's Cabinet Member for the Environment but are not... More >

No charity bags thank you!

Some charities deliver plastic bags to every household, in the hope that people will fill them with clothes etc. for collection. Although the blurb may state that unused bags will also be collected, few van drivers seem to bother. So many bags end... More >