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From: Y&H Climate Justice Coalition To all friends and allies in the fight for a liveable future.We are assembling a broad coalition of groups to organise a rally in Leeds on Saturday November 15th as part of the Global Day of Action for COP30. The world has been negotiating emissions reductions for 30 years but […]
What a bumper year for fruit ! All that summer sun has resulted in excellent pollination during spring, and now super tasty fruit ! Headingley Community Orchard will be bringing the harvest to you at the Apple Day at Heart on Saturday October 4th. There will be apple juicing, the apple slinky (peels, cores and […]
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Newsletter – June 2025
In this issue: Far Headingley Street Festival It was a great Day at Far Headingley Street Festival earlier this month. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat and our dedicated volunteers who helped staff the stall all day The highlight of our stall was an inter-active Quiz testing your knowledge of carbon emissions. This […]
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Newsletter – December 2024
In this issue: Headingley Low Carbon Homes Club First Meeting January 15th at Heart Centre, 7pm to 9pm Why not start the new year with a resolve to take steps to reduce your energy bills and reduce the carbon footprint of your home? This is not simple, but it is becoming increasingly more vital that […]
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Newsletter – October 2024
In this issue: ZERO CARBON HEADINGLEY are planning to start a Headingley Low Carbon Homes Club with the aims of getting people together who want to make improvements to their homes to reduce the energy use for heating, and electricity use, and to make their homes a better place to be. We thought that some of […]
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Newsletter – July 2024
In this Issue: INFUZE: “INspiring FUtures for ZEro Carbon Mobility” The University of Leeds will be asking communities across the city to try out alternatives to individual car ownership. It will be led by the Institute for Transport Studies using a multimillion-pound research grant over five years. INFUZE: What would a world where people did not […]
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Newsletter – February 2024
In this issue: BERYL BIKES Our Northern Special Agent takes one for a test spin: I’d seen the new electric bikes lined up in Headingley – and elsewhere in Leeds – so I jumped at the opportunity to take one for a spin. First thing you have to do is download the ‘Beryl-bikes & e-scooter’ […]
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Imagine a Car Free City!
At 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 […]
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Matthew Hill Sustainability Fund
(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 […]