Zero Carbon HeadingleyAt two events in 2023, Zero Carbon Headingley had a stall and asked people what they thought of the idea and what their priorities would be. Far Headingley Village Society’s very successful event for CLEAN AIR DAY in June, closed off part of Moor Road to cars with the aim of “bringing the community together without the noise and […]
(Reprinted from the Headingley Development Trust website – http://matthew.hill.hdtleeds.org.uk/) 1. IntroductionMatthew Hill, who passed away in February 2022, was a passionate advocate of the sustainability agenda, a believer in the power of the community to help tackle the climate emergency, and an expert ready to use his skills and knowledge to effect change and make […]
By Liz Jeffries and Matthew Hill This conference, held on Zoom, took place on Sunday 22nd November and was sponsored by Headingley Festival of Ideas (HFI); Headingley Development Trust (HDT) and Zero Carbon Headingley (ZCH) Around 30 people attended. Introduction Isobel Mills, Co-chair of HDT, opened the conference, and amongst other comments, acknowledged that Headingley […]
We organised this public meeting held at HEART on 9th March 2023. Katie Dyer (chair of the group leading climate change work for LCC) was the speaker and you can download her presentation here.
The theme for Clean Air Day 2022 is focused on personal health. The official slogan for the campaign is: “Air pollution dirties every organ in your body. Take steps to improve your health this Clean Air Day.” Air pollution can have adverse effects on every organ in the body by inflaming the lung’s lining and spreading […]
In January 2022, 3rd year landscape architect students from Leeds Beckett University presented their ideas for greening up parts of Headingley at the Heart Centre We heard about the great work of the Greening Up volunteers, planting and tidying a range of small areas, support from the Arndale centre and Leeds Council Parks dep’t. An […]
On 15th July we held an open online meeting to explore the ideas and actions about ‘Greening Up’ Headingley.
A recording of a Zero Carbon Headingley online meeting about Home Insulation and Low Carbon Heating. It was held on 9th December 2020 and features talks given by Andy Walker from SURE Insulation and Matthew Hill from Zero Carbon Headingley.