Cycle routes
Buckinghamshire Council provides a list of family friendly cycle routes.
Charging points
Find out where the electric vehicle fast charging points are in the Chilterns.
Electric vehicle grants
There are grants available to support the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) and charging points. Find out more here.
Driving Green
This Sunday Times article provides nine helpful tips for ‘eco-driving’ which will also help save money.
BBC Recipes
There are many websites with vegan recipes: the BBC is a good start.
Buckinghamshire Food Partnership
This organisation is working to make Buckinghamshire a Sustainable Food Place with the aim of ‘making healthy and sustainable food a defining characteristic of where people live.’
Love Food Hate Waste
This website has all sorts of information about food labelling, meal and shopping planning and food storage. Their spin-off site focuses on climate change and food waste.
Investing to Save the Planet
This book by Financial Times journalist Alice Ross is about ‘How Your Money Can Make a Difference’. Al Gore endorsed it saying, ‘This book presents a salient truth: every investor — no matter how large or small — has the power to help address our climate crisis and build a more sustainable world. Together, we […]
Labour Behind the Label
Labour Behind the Label campaigns for workers’ rights in the global garment industry. The cost of cheap fast fashion is human as well as environmental. No-one should live in poverty and fear for the price of a ‘disposable’ t-shirt.
TRAID
TRAID is a charity working to stop clothes from being thrown away. They turn clothes into funds and resources to reduce the social and environmental impact of our clothing, avoiding waste. It is another example of a circular economy approach. Funds support international development projects to improve working practices in the fashion industry and to […]