Bee meadow mowing - 27th September 2013

Neill reported that our bee meadow on Troon Way is still flowering. It now needs to be mown and the cut material removed so that it does not feed the soil and increase fertility, which would encourage the grass at the expense of the wildflowers. The... More >

Healthy Air Leicester and Leicestershire - 17th September 2013

Members of Leicester Friends of the Earth have joined other local people to form a new campaign group to call for more action to tackle air pollution in Leicester and Leicestershire. We launched our campaign at 5.30pm on Tuesday 17th September with... More >

Bee meadow is blossoming! - 6th July 2013

On Saturday, members of the group visited the bee meadow that we planted at the corner of Troon Way and Melton Road in April. We were amazed to see how well it was growing! A lot of the flowers are already in bloom, including a spectacular display... More >

20's Plenty in the Mayor's report - 16 May 2013

The latest issue of Link, Leicester City Council's magazine, explains the city's progress at implementing 20 mph zones. The article is on p.27 of the online magazine. After campaigning for lower speed limits in order to encourage cycling and... More >

Leicester Mercury calls for bee-friendly planting - 7th May 2013

The Leicester Mercury today issued a rallying cry for people to plant bee-friendly flowers and encourage pollinators in their own garden. They reported on our Bee World project and the Bee Cause campaign, with a quote from our media officer. The... More >

Meeting to discuss an air pollution campaign - 16th April 2013

We dedicated our April meeting to talking about the possibility of a campaign around air pollution in Leicester. Jenny Bates, the regional Friends of the Earth campaigner for London, attended and led a discussion about the effects of air pollution... More >

Bee World planting - 12th April 2013

As part of the 'Bee Cause' campaign for better protection for our bees, national Friends of the Earth decided to fund 60 'Bee Worlds' across the country. We were lucky enough to win the bid to plant a meadow of bee-friendly flowers on the corner of... More >

Air quality discussions at Green Light festival - 16th March 2013

Poor air quality causes 250 premature deaths a year in Leicester. We had a stall at the Green Light festival of sustainable living and collected people's ideas of what needs to be done to improve poor air quality on a giant piece of paper. As you... More >

Energy we can all afford? Public meeting - 16th March 2013

On Saturday, Leicester Friends of the Earth held a public meeting about the Energy Bill as part of the Green Light festival of sustainable living. The theme was 'Energy we can all afford?' and we had a panel of speakers that included Leicester South... More >

Andy Atkins' visit to Leicester - 28th February 2013

Andy Atkins, the Executive Director of Friends of the Earth, visited Leicester for the day on 28th February. We took him to visit the site of a new 'Bee World' meadow, which Leicester Friends of the Earth will be planting with wildflowers in... More >

Leicester Mercury column on switching your energy supplier - 23rd November 2012

A member of our group had a column published in the Leicester Mercury today. Unfortunately, they don't put First Person columns on their website so we thought we'd put it on ours... "The news of more price rises, just as the weather gets cold, has... More >

Handover of 20's Plenty letters - 19th November 2012

Road Safety Week ran from 19th to 25th November and the theme this year was 'Slower speeds = happy people'. Brake, the national road safety charity, is raising awareness of the importance of making it safer for people to walk and cycle in order to... More >

Police and Crime Commissioner candidates comment on 20's Plenty - 31st October 2012

We asked Leicestershire's candidates for the Police and Crime Commissioner election whether they supported 20 mph speed limits on residential roads and so far we've had two responses: Suleman Nagdi, the independent candidate, said: "Safer streets... More >

Launch of City Council's Greener Leicester Programme - 26th September 2012

Leicester City Council launched its Greener Leicester Programme this week, setting out 80 areas of action to be completed in the next twelve months and milestones for 2015. Leicester Friends of the Earth, along with a number other local... More >

Local Groups Conference - 14th-16th September 2012

Four members of our group attended the Local Groups Conference in London to learn more about current campaigns and what other Friends of the Earth groups have been working on. Malcolm has written a report of his time at conference which you can read... More >

Swarm at the Skyride - 26th August 2012

For the past four years, Leicester has closed some of its roads to cars on the Sunday of August bank holiday weekend and allowed the cyclists to roam free. It's always an amazing day - being able to cycle over Belgrave flyover never fails to be... More >

Leicester Mercury reports on the Bee Cause - 22nd August 2012

The Leicester Mercury reported on our Bee Cause campaign, quoting Neill Talbot and explaining that we are calling for the City Council to plant more bee-friendly flowers in our parks and green spaces. The article is online here. More >

Leicester FoE condemns the plans for an incinerator in Shepshed - 30th June 2012

The Government has ordered the building of a waste incinerator in Shepshed, although planning permission was refused by Leicestershire County Council. We campaigned against the planning proposal and we have proclaimed our disappointment with this... More >

Newspaper column on campaigning - 12th June 2012

A member of our group had a 'First Person Column' published in the Leicester Mercury today. The Mercury haven't put it on their website so we thought we'd post it on ours - enjoy :-) "At Friends of the Earth stalls, when we ask people to support one... More >

Great stall at Riverside Festival - 9th-10th June 2012

We had a really good couple of days at Riverside Festival last weekend! We spoke to a lot of people, planted some wildflowers to encourage bees, raised £26 in donations, got 78 Bee Cause postcards signed, 29 Clean British Energy postcards, 74... More >