Making hay whilst the sun shines! This week we have had the very exciting installation of our solar panels. I had actually been really nervous about the project up until now as I really didn’t feel that I understood it enough. But the Technical Director at the solar company has been great in providing me …
I don’t need a New Year’s challenge, I am already quite overwhelmed by life in general at the moment. What I do need to do though is to make sure that I refocus on my priorities, allow myself more flexible time frames and most importantly to learn to be happy with the imperfect. By trying …
Today I have been planting positive seeds of thought into young minds. One of our local High School students had recently contacted us at the WEAct Hub to ask if someone from WEAct could come into the school to speak to the Year 9‘s about climate change. And so even though the idea absolutely terrified …
Have you taken The Jump yet? Yesterday, as part of my volunteering with WEAct we launched the Great Big Green Week in Woking with a Take the Jump event in our town square. We had some great conversations with the public and even had visits from our local Mayor and MP. Have a look at …
I always know that my life is a little bit out of control when I have to resort to taking my kids to McDonalds for dinner! My only saving grace at least is that the McPlant burger is actually really delicious. Not only has it almost 200 calories less than its meat alternative, but also …
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead Today I had the absolute pleasure of being part of the opening of the WEAct Hub in Woking town centre. After months of hard work by a small group of volunteers, …
COP26 may not have managed to achieve the deal that the world needs, however at least it has taken another big step in the right direction. As many feared, our politicians haven’t shown enough ambition, urgency or guts to commit to doing what is necessary and so again it will now fall to us as …
10 YEAR OLD SON: “Er what is that?” ME: “Butternut squash, mushroom and lentil wellington” 10 YEAR OLD SON: “Noooo I don’t like lentils” 7 YEAR OLD SON: “Noooo I don’t like mushrooms” ME: “Try it.” BOTH SONS: “Mmmm yummy! Can we have this again its delicious?” Whenever I cook a new meat-free recipe the …
As the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) gets under way this week, I am delighted to see that the BBC has ramped up its reporting on climate change to help raise awareness of what needs to be done. I know that for some people this may trigger a bit of eco-anxiety, however for …
The most important thing to have is hope, especially when it comes to trying to tackle climate change. One of the biggest things that helps me to maintain this hope is seeing that I am not the only one trying. There are so many people doing so many brilliant things and this is what keeps …
