Making the connection: Rail and the sustainable growth opportunity highlights both the economic and wider social value of the railways and makes the case for continued capital and revenue investment in all parts of the network to help deliver on the Government’s mission to kickstart economic growth. Click here to download report Click here
LicheN is a new mobile app developed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) that uses lichens to measure the effects of atmospheric nitrogen pollution. It builds on a field guide produced in collaboration with the Natural History Museum, University of Nottingham, SNIFFER, JNCC, NatureScot, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, and the Northern Ireland
Friends of the Earth have collated 50 of the best energy-saving tips to help you save money on gas and electricity, make your home more energy efficient and protect the planet too. Click here for the tips
FREE Community minibus connecting Ely with WWT Welney Wetland Centre. You will depart from Ely train station via Oliver Cromwell’s House (Ely Tourist Information Centre) arriving at WWT Welney 30 minutes later. You will then have about 3 hours 15 minutes to explore WWT Welney Wetland centre before departing for the return journey direct to
Since 2020 Open Eco Homes has been running online tours, resulting in some fantastic video tours you can access year round. Learn about Adrian and Judy’s prefabricated home that took only 3 days to build, tour Bart and Rose’s whole house retrofit built to Passivhaus standard, discover James and Hannah’s home which has eliminated gas and now has greater energy efficiency,
The Banking on Butterflies project is a partnership between the Wildlife Trust and the University of Cambridge ’s Department of Zoology. The project included the building of butterfly mounds across Bedfordshire. Earlier this month, a new butterfly mound was built at Trumpington Meadows just outside Cambridge. Click here For more Information
The sustainability and climate change strategy for education states: “By 2025, all education settings will have nominated a sustainability lead and put in place a climate action plan”. This includes early years settings, schools, multi-academy trusts, colleges, and universities. This article by Carbon Neutral Cambridge details some helpful tips in developing a climate change action
The Green Community Grants Programme offers one-year flexible funding for not-for-profit groups in England, Scotland and Wales with an annual income between £10,000 and £1 million. Grants of up to £25,000 are available. The deadline for applications is 8th October 2025. Click here for more information about grants
Did you know, the Government is developing “a strategy which will set the high-level direction for how transport should be designed, built and operated in England over the next 10 years”? The Integrated National Transport Strategy is a big deal. It could help deliver the kind of joined-up, sustainable transport network that we’ve long campaigned
14th October 2025 Nik Shelton ‘Bringing Beavers Back’
How do we persuade decision-makers, politicians, and communities to take bold action on traffic reduction? Join Action Network for the first in their new series of evening webinars, held in partnership with their allies, where they explore the art of communicating the case for reducing car dependence. Their speaker is Izzy Romilly, Sustainable Transport Researcher […]
Bring your broken household items back to life at the Sutton Timebank’s Repair café on Saturday 18th October. Our team of experienced volunteer repairers can look at your broken items including small household appliances, clothes and other textiles, electronic items, bikes, jewellery, and much more. Repairs are FREE, and donations are welcome, cakes and biscuits […]
Calling on all community leaders in Ely and the surrounding villages who are interested in making our community safer and more resilient in the face of things like heat waves, water shortages, and other serious disruptions. Working with the East Cambridgeshire Climate Action Network, the Climate Majority Project is launching the “Ely SAFER Initiative”, […]
Professor Mike Meredith of British Antarctic Survey will share his thoughts on "Climate change a view from the poles" at Carbon Neutral Cambridge’s in-person AGM. The event will be held in person in room LAB 027 at Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT at 6:30-8pm on Monday 27 October 2025. For more information […]
Hidden beneath the waves surrounding the UK lies a vast, unsung carbon store: our muddy seabeds. These underwater landscapes hold an astonishing 240 million tonnes of organic carbon in just in the top 10cm of sediment, and are vital for marine wildlife! But these valuable carbon stores are being impacted by human activities like dredging and […]
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With Jenny Raggett, Director and Project Coordinator at Transport for New Homes. Jenny will share her personal experiences of local campaigning to resist car-dependent new developments, while pressing for homes to be concentrated around good public transport and other key destinations (e.g. schools, shops, healthcare facilities), ensuring that these are easily reachable by active travel and […]
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