GreenFest is a FREE fun, family event set in the stunning rural countryside of Hampstead Norreys, West Berkshire, to have fun seeing, interacting and hearing about tons of sustainability ideas and solutions, all in one place. The event is organised solely by volunteers from across West Berkshire.
Did you know there is now a community owned and run Hydro on the river Thames in Reading? As part of Green Fest, Erica will be tracing the history of Reading Hydro CBS, from idea to operation.
The Power of Community Energy at Green Fest Read More »
A panel discussion as part of Reading Climate Festival looking at Circular Economy routes to a Net Zero Reading
A Circular Route to a Net Zero Reading (Reading Climate Festival) Read More »
For 5 weeks over summer 2016 I was lucky enough to be one of the startup business coaches on the Climate KIC Journey Programme. See this previous post for more background and an overview here. Here’s a taster of the 2nd week of trips and inspiration in the Netherlands. The Netherlands – Week 2 Building Sustainably – Materials,
Urban Resilience, Entrepreneurship YES! and Surfing – Week 2 Read More »
I just wrote a quick email to someone that I’d meaning to do for a while but hadn’t had time……..(sorry). It made me reflect and appreciate the number of amazing projects, initiatives and organisations working on really important and meaningful “stuff”. Thought I’d share as a reminder….. and this was just a quick list…. and yes, sorry, fairly
Stepback and Smile Read More »
Time to Rethink the Bell Curve? As a product designer I’ve always struggled in my mind with innovation and the appreciation of the amazing new designs and technology constantly released. alongside the amount of stuff this creates. Their tantalising promises to create ease and simplify life, promising to speed up how fast we can find and get to places,
A Laggard of Innovation? Read More »