Protesters, numbering approximately 150, gathered outside Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council’s offices on Wednesday evening (17/11/2021), sharing their message that ‘our green spaces are not for sale’. […]
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Writing: Rooted in Hull’s artist in residence reveals what’s in the big red box
Written & recorded for Rooted in Hull, 18/12/2020 Photographer and artist Fiona Caley has recently been appointed ‘artist in residence’ at Rooted in Hull, the […]
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Writing: A visit to the Hull Library of Stuff
Written & produced for HULL IS THIS, 10/12/2020. Alan is the founder of the Hull Library of Stuff, a project which opened its doors in […]
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Writing: Project turns underused land into productive food growing sites, with residents’ help
Written for Hull Food Partnership, 3/12/2020 John Pickles is the Community Growing Co-ordinator at Environmental Management Solutions (EMS) Ltd, a charity founded in 2009. EMS […]
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Writing: Urban agriculture project inspires city to dig in and learn about local food
Written for Hull Food Partnership, 07/11/2020 “We’re currently putting our efforts into sustainability,” said Adrian. “You just don’t know how funding is going to go, […]
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Film: GOSH Network’s playful ‘Park-in’ challenges council
Produced for HULL IS THIS, 20th September 2020 Gardens and Open Spaces Hull, a grass roots community organisation, created a ‘park-in’ outside The Guildhall this […]
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Podcast: MAGIC projects gather residents’ views on rainwater management
Produced for HULL IS THIS, 11th September 2020 A community research project led by the University of Sheffield is seeking city residents’ thoughts about rainwater […]
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Writing: Background to Council’s Carbon Neutral 2030 strategy outlined at public meeting
Written for HULL IS THIS, 10/03/2020 Hull City Council’s draft strategy to take the city carbon neutral by 2030 goes to full council for approval […]
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Podcast: Put nature back into everything
Recorded for HULL IS THIS, 08/12/2019 Andrew Gibson, conservation officer at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, challenges us to think about how we can ‘put nature back […]
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Writing: Mass die-in as large numbers Strike 4 Climate in Hull
Written/recorded for HULL IS THIS, 20/09/2019 A large number of climate activists gathered in Queen’s Gardens today, joining a Strike 4 Climate protest organised by […]
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