tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42644265301072109502024-02-18T17:49:15.992-08:00Middlesbrough & Redcar Friends of the Eartheco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-40218698663595217792018-03-20T09:22:00.000-07:002018-03-20T09:22:04.120-07:00Middlesbrough Centre Square Developers Ashall Projects chain saw trees before time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last Thursday Ashall Projects, the Developers for the Councils Centre Square project, chain sawed trees from around Wilkinson lake and the surrounding park land. Remaining logs and wood chip were hauled off to the empty Phase one building site (the old registry building site) where no work has yet started.</div>
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“Cutting down the trees at this time, well before any work has even started on Phase one of the project, is just malicious robbing the people of Middlesbrough of what was a lovely pond well used by the public” said Friends of the Earth Co-ordinator Robert Tucker. “It’s a stitch-up, the Council said these New offices were vital to bring new jobs to Mbro, but almost all of Phase 1 will be the Council moving in - hardly any new jobs at all. Real work on Phase 2 may be months or years away and was only supposed to start after companies had been found to take up rooms, but they have vandalised this public space. The birdlife is bewildered and shocked. The public meantime can enjoy tree stumps instead of lovely green trees in the showpiece centre of our town. To say people are angry is an understatement”.</div>
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A compromise plan was proposed by Friends of the Earth saving Wilkinson lake and the trees there from being turned into a private underground car park. The New Offices could use half of the car spaces behind Mima and other spaces instead. This was turned down by the Council.</div>
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The controversial development deal meant that Middlesbrough Council gave the land in Centre Square, worth millions, to developers Ashall Projects for free if they built the New offices.</div>
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eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-66022978639069161642017-03-06T08:40:00.001-08:002017-03-06T08:40:53.041-08:00New Middlesbrough Centre Square offices really needed?<br />
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"This is a Damming photo of premier empty offices overlooking the beautiful nature lake Middlesbrough Council plans to bulldoze so they can build yet more offices and a car park! You couldn't make it up. We were asked by the public to look into this", said Rob Tucker, Co-ordinator for Middlesbrough & Redcar Friends of the Earth. "While we all want the Boro to prosper the council should scale back or cancel these plans in Centre Square and listen to people. There is clearly good office space available here and in Middlehaven, as well as empty plots more suitable for development ".</div>
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eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-24177622547519779492016-02-01T05:36:00.002-08:002016-02-01T05:36:37.022-08:00What colour do you want the gates of local fracking sites to be?<div style="background-color: white;">
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Perhaps Red? That could be the limit of local people's input to decisions about shale gas production, according to a letter leaked to Friends of the Earth.</div>
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The letter reveals that the government is planning to take decision-making away from local councils. The letter was written by Energy Secretary <strong>Amber Rudd</strong>, Communities Secretary, <strong>Greg Clark </strong>and Environment Secretary <strong>Liz Truss </strong>to <strong>George Osborne </strong>last July and it sets out proposals for a <strong>government shale gas strategy</strong>.</div>
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The ministers say they want “a maturing shale gas production industry” within 10 years. Among the proposals to make this happen is<strong> changing </strong>who would take <strong>decisions about planning permission </strong>for shale gas production.</div>
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The Govt has ALREADY taken away UK landowners mineral rights to what is beneath your own home so they could beaver away without your permission, which they at least have in the US. The Govt has ALREADY moved the goalposts to allow fracking under national parks. In repeated surveys the general public have increasingly said they are against fracking, but the Govt and our MPs are not listening. </div>
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At present only the cost of oil, which has bankrupted some US fracking companies, is holding them off and North Yorkshire will have little say being in the "desolate North East" when it bounces back up. Contact your MP (who maybe pro fracking) and tell them what you think, get involved with Friends of the Earth or Frack Free Cleveland but do not wait until it is to late.</div>
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eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-23009699522888742382015-04-09T05:34:00.002-07:002015-04-09T05:34:43.013-07:00 "Question Time" Hustings events for Middlesbrough and Redcar<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; text-align: center;">
<b>Press Release: Question Time events for Middlesbrough and Redcar</b></div>
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eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-11589324794897964152014-05-19T04:40:00.000-07:002014-05-19T04:40:21.206-07:00Friends of the Earth object to Port Clarence Biomass power station <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friends of the Earth have objected to this new application for a Biomass power station at Port Clarence and hope that Stockton council will listen to other views rather that just going for the jobs angle. Details of this objection are below;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) The RSPB, GreenPeace and Friends of the Earth have examined the issue of Biomass and found it not to be carbon neutral <a href="http://tinyurl.com/meqzfbo" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/meqzfbo </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) The UK waste wood source that this power station is expected to use is likely to become increasingly scarce and there are not stringent enough regulations to stop it using other sources</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3) Although this power station may have the capability for CHP (Combined Heat and Power) it is unlikely that this option will ever be taken up. The previous application looked at possible CHP usage and examined piping it across the Tees to housing on the south side, but there is no new housing stock there. MGT’s application in contrast, had several companies interested.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4) Eco2 sold its last Biomass power station straight off to another company which is not good practise <a href="http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/cardiff-biomass-plant-sold-160m-5716610" target="_blank">http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/cardiff-biomass-plant-sold-160m-5716610 </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5) Teesside has a number of biomass projects that already have planning permission; Air products, MGT, Sembcorp</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6) Although this power station will not hold waste wood stock piles, a number of yards on Teesside and elsewhere that will supply this power station have had major fires one of them lasting 16 days <a href="http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/uk-wood-recycling-plant-blaze-6854278" target="_blank">http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/uk-wood-recycling-plant-blaze-6854278 </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a subsidised scheme, taxpayers money, and it should be well spent. If Eco2 had expressions of interest for CHP then this would change the application, but they do not.</span><br />
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eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-75834765024689045602013-11-26T08:13:00.000-08:002013-11-26T08:13:15.915-08:00Supporting Guisborough/Bankfields windfarm<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpn0JQCt02D_vCsQevJYqO6DYQNA0FROwRvd_6LM6e3DoJIqDVcoJj1GvYYYft_yToYQzJbWQTXqPTXB534-bRXyClABg4plGSh7pfJJDWpCoWumiCvVsaOLd-lmMYimyGTedotZWQvc/s1600/high-volts-adj-804_19_1902_prev.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpn0JQCt02D_vCsQevJYqO6DYQNA0FROwRvd_6LM6e3DoJIqDVcoJj1GvYYYft_yToYQzJbWQTXqPTXB534-bRXyClABg4plGSh7pfJJDWpCoWumiCvVsaOLd-lmMYimyGTedotZWQvc/s320/high-volts-adj-804_19_1902_prev.jpg" width="214" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our local Friends of the Earth group are supporting the Bankfields windfarm as a good project and hope it will be given planning permission subject to addressing consultee concerns. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Banks Renewables have a lot of experience of windfarms, energy & construction projects. They should be expert in minimising noise, dust, disruption and getting the project to run smoothly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Noise should not be a problem in operation or construction. HGV traffic will come from the A19/A174 or Teesport and down Wilton Lane.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The farms that are in the 700-900m zone are benefiting from the scheme and are being compensated. The Mount Pleasant row of terrace houses is over 1km away from the scheme. It has been agreed that the scheme will provide up to £5000 per house for energy efficiency or renewable measures and as I believe that Mount Pleasant is off the gas mains this will be a major plus for them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A third of project costs will be spent in the NE. This is one of the first projects in the UK where the x5 towers will be manufactured locally. Up to 14 apprenticeships will be created and £2m go to a community fund. New provision is to be made for wildflower meadows, bat habitat and nature ponds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over a large part of Guisborough the scheme cannot be seen due to buildings and where partially visible are not prominent. It will not affect tourism, house prices or hypnotise drivers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Application R/2013/0674/FFM can be commented on till the end of the week </span><br />
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eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-88665327088203291712013-09-20T07:51:00.001-07:002013-09-20T07:51:31.897-07:00Film screening " More than Honey" Friday 4th Oct with Andy McDonald MP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">you are invited to our screening of an
excellent film "More than Honey" at the Middlesbrough Quaker Friends meeting house on
Friday 4th Oct 7-9pm with a small talk & cuppa at the end by Derek
Herring of Cleveland Beekeepers Association and Andy McDonald
Middlesbrough MP. Bees are having a difficult time worldwide and the UK
Govt <a href="http://www.morethanhoneyfilm.com/" target="_blank"><cite></cite></a>has said it will have a plan for Bees (not a plan B :-) but has not given any details or budget!</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With new developments in media we have decided to devote more time to our Facebook Page </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/foeteesside"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.facebook.com/foeteesside</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have been achieving some fantastic things, planting trees, holding talks and exhibitions, running stalls etc on our Bee friendly and Clean British Energy campaigns. We have also looked more locally at some windfarm projects and developing wildlife gardens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please [share] our Facebook Page</span><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/foeteesside"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.facebook.com/foeteesside</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and consider joining us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lively proceedings at the Friends of the Earth 2012 Middlesbrough Hustings went well, with members of the audience asking over 20 questions on topics ranging from education and services to employment and the environment. Six of the eight MP candidates were invited (left to right); </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Imadad Hussain - The Peace Party, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mark Heslehurst - Independent, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John Malcolm - Trade Union and Socialist Coalition, (Simon Bowens chairperson), </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ben Houchen - Conservative</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Andy McDonald - Labour and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">George Selmer - Liberal Democrats. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-9993089864798626742012-11-08T07:54:00.000-08:002012-11-08T07:54:30.854-08:00Hustings for Middlesbrough By-election 2012<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friends of the Earth are to hold a public hustings at <strong><a href="http://goo.gl/maps/9L7rd" target="_blank">Saint Barnabas church</a>, Monday 26th Nov 7-8.30pm.</strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Co-ordinator Rob Tucker said "This is democracy at work, voters should be able to speak, meet and question the candidates. We learnt a lot from hosting them in 2010 and were amazed at the turn-out. Saint Barnabas church can seat over 300 people and we hope to fill the hall".</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friends of the Earth successfully held Hustings for the 2010 elections in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Darlington and gave voters their only chance to see the candidates side by side and put their own questions to the panel. At the Middlesbrough hustings over 130 people attended and in Redcar the room overflowed with people standing in doorways and isles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/elections-2010/teesside-general-election-news/2010/04/29/candidates-hit-out-at-sir-stuart-bell-84229-26337577/">http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/elections-2010/teesside-general-election-news/2010/04/29/candidates-hit-out-at-sir-stuart-bell-84229-26337577/</a><br /><a href="http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2010/05/05/expenses-row-is-still-on-voters-minds-84229-26380685/">http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2010/05/05/expenses-row-is-still-on-voters-minds-84229-26380685/</a><br /><a href="http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/elections-2010/teesside-general-election-news/2010/05/01/middlesbrough-general-election-candidates-answer-voters-questions-84229-26352761/">http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/elections-2010/teesside-general-election-news/2010/05/01/middlesbrough-general-election-candidates-answer-voters-questions-84229-26352761/</a></span>eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-63477928006750715582012-11-08T03:42:00.001-08:002012-11-08T03:42:23.695-08:00Tree Planting
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have over 400 small trees to plant this November from the Woodland trust and are looking to plant them at local schools and other areas. They are particularly suitable for wildlife. This photo is from our planting at Ormesby Hall. If you want to get involved get in contact.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-42259311460126551192012-11-08T03:35:00.000-08:002012-11-08T03:35:01.519-08:00Bee Friendly - WIldflower meadows project
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our Bee Friendly campaign has resulted in a partnership with Coast & Country housing and it looks promising that we might have a £3-4000 project with a number of large and small wildflower meadow areas in the Spencerbeck region of Middlesbrough to improve forage for bees, butterflies, birds and wildlife. We hope to include the local primary school.</span></div>
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Teesside university on October 19<sup>th</sup> this prestigious event
hosted by Friends of the Earth, drew together about 30 people from business, politics and the
environmental sectors to look at the job, contract and export
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After reading so many negative letters in the press about wind farms I thought I would double check things. I decided to cycle through the new Seamer/Hilton wind farm on cycle route 65, just a few miles away from Hemlington.<br />I was a beautiful, crisp day and I used the Teesvalley Cycle path map, got a little lost, but enjoyed going round Hemlington lake with the fishermen and dog walkers, past the schools and through the Stainton Way underpass – into another world. Thornton is a tiny village, with quaint cottages and ancient churches, the smell of cow muck and honeysuckle your in the countryside! Turning right I cycled on into Maltby with its village hall, pub and expensive houses. Then back into hedged country lanes. I caught sight of them first over the hedgerows, quite small and had to zoom my camera in to photograph them. When I got onto the Seamer–Hilton road, which is also route 65, I cycled right through the turbines and the line of pylons that were already there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the time of writing Oct 2012 the turbines are built but not operational yet. Although one can be seen from Hilton village High street I did not find it intrusive.</span>eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-34368722738100172102012-10-17T14:04:00.002-07:002012-10-17T14:04:55.034-07:00Bankfields windfarm exhibition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Banks Developments held an exhibition in Guisborough for the <a href="http://www.banksgroup.co.uk/banks-group/banks-renewables/renewable-sites/north-east-england/bank-field/" target="_blank">Bankfields wind farm</a> a proposed six wind turbine scheme, on the hill ridge to the north of Guisborough with the road carriageway between them. A terrace row of about 15 houses “Mount pleasant” is over a kilometre from one of the turbines looking out uphill over back yards, which also includes an existing line of pylons. This is not major.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 farms would be situated down hill close to individual turbines in the 600-800m range, although it is likely that turbines locations will be changed. Not every farm has a dwelling and It looks like on cursory examination that these are not generally facing up hill and large farm buildings could also be in the way. I am confirming this with Banks</span><br />eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-35841805159402633842012-10-17T13:49:00.002-07:002012-10-17T13:49:43.056-07:00Darlington Council Wildflower meadows visit
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Darlington council, ecology officer visit</b><br />Rob visited several wildflower meadow sites and took Catherine Boyle from MEC and Michelle Johnston from Coast & Country housing along as well. Darlo council has over 3 years experience in planting meadows, and we saw several examples of different sites.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 where there had been a survey in the 70’s with lots of wildflower varieties. This site was allowed to grow naturally without being cut every couple of weeks as normal. 50% of local varieties came up!<br />2. This site was sprayed off and then re-seeded with a grass/wildflower mix. The meadow was only cut once. Brown unsightly docks that came through were sprayed again. Sheep can be used to keep grass down. Farmers often used as contractors as grass has to be collected.<br />3. Beck area with houses close by. A large amenity area for playing football etc and a windy wildflower area, with a desire line by the beck. Got a lot of initial criticism but now neighbours very happy.<br />4. Area near nature reserve that extended the wildlife corridor. Areas for football, dog walking, had desire line paths and amenity stripes near roads so it looks cared for.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We really enjoyed the visit and learnt a lot!</span><br />
<br />eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-46689707851151823242012-10-17T13:48:00.002-07:002012-10-17T13:48:36.662-07:00Community Environmental Forum Redcar & Cleveland <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rob went along to give a small presentation on how councils can put in wildflower meadows that are Bee & wildlife friendly. Redcar & Clevelands area has so many large green areas that are really a bit boring and formless and the council could make a big difference by putting meadows in and it would not cost any more money! </span><br />eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-8894030167598903152012-06-21T05:32:00.000-07:002012-06-21T05:32:18.415-07:00Mr Blooms Nursery CBeebies TV programme<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;">The Mr Bloom's Nursery children programme: Get Set, Grow Tour sees Mr Bloom and the Veggies take to the road with an exclusive live show. There will also be a host of fun and inspiring activities for families with children aged six and under. Friends of the Earth are running a Bee friendly stall there <strong>Sunday 22 July, Ward Jackson Park (Hartlepool) </strong>- You can get tickets <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/events/mr_bloom_tour_2012" target="_blank">here</a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;">The activities are designed to help children learn about their living environment, how our food is grown, and the wonders of nature, by getting hands on with everything from worms to building bug hotels. There's also the chance to compete in the Veggie Games.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;">The Mr Bloom's Nursery The Get Set, Grow Tour will be at the locations below in July and August. Events will start at 10am and finish at 5pm. Entrance is free and everyone is welcome to take part in the activities, but to see Mr Bloom and the Veggies' live show, When Julian lost his Wiggle you will need to apply for free tickets.</span>eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-61721353877870348912012-06-20T05:32:00.000-07:002012-06-20T05:35:36.625-07:00Groups doing well<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;">Friends of the Earth in Middlesbrough & Redcar are doing well, in fact we are looking to start a new Stockton group. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;"> We are all meeting to get it off to a great start at;</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;">There are lifts available over to Stockton and this would be a great time to get involved as there will be a number of new people. This year we have been campaigning to have more research done for bees, planted 420 trees, planted a Bee garden and are looking to liaise with councils to have more set aside wildlife/wildflower areas.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<br />eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-68307659802718530052012-05-14T15:28:00.000-07:002012-05-14T15:28:09.414-07:00May meetings<span style="font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;">We have a stall at Stewarts Parks Open day 1-5pm Sat 26th May. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;">South Tees Friends of the Earth meeting 6.30pm Tuesday 29th May, Guisborough Library. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;">Mbro & Redcar Friends of the Earth meeting 7pm Thurday 31st May, quaker meeting house, 131 Cambridge Rd, Linthorpe, Mbro TS5 5HL</span>eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-56287466992680831592012-03-29T08:06:00.008-07:002012-04-13T03:56:47.568-07:00Bee-friendly campaign<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fL0F_FqcIWCNVeIzsZC4MLtpSNQvcmtZQq7ejEK_eiQEjuM2dDOTNke5UC-pqoCk2CdkD-0tV75IPER6c8ICtE_agjSrglsKm6Cu0KTTzMg2KYbNCtOy2Q7nFNalLCFqbVC-ahbjVwE/s1600/bees-are-brilliant-001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fL0F_FqcIWCNVeIzsZC4MLtpSNQvcmtZQq7ejEK_eiQEjuM2dDOTNke5UC-pqoCk2CdkD-0tV75IPER6c8ICtE_agjSrglsKm6Cu0KTTzMg2KYbNCtOy2Q7nFNalLCFqbVC-ahbjVwE/s400/bees-are-brilliant-001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725345724094562114" /></a><br /><div align="justify"> <span style="font-family:arial;">40 people from as far away as Sheffield met at Darlington for a Friends of the Earth event “Bee prepared” planning a wonderful campaign about re-connecting with nature, bees and bio-diversity.<br /><br />Bees are having a bad time at the moment with disease, pesticides and pollution causing colony collapse; there is lots of evidence to suggest that increasing forage (wild flowers, clover, hedging etc) and different sources makes bees more resistant to this. Over 97% of wild flower UK meadows have been lost. <br /><br /></span> <img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduFl_cAixQrtInE-_l1fMsc4aVakxDKKFdLqPNyJHb3okexfMsN5-2iI8nLNsDSck1vB_jK-rdUhKMekJtq3pZxrFS3xYKpgwPdEh-7WESlFGza6cWn9W0O_p44frbvGMU9MLNuKKS3Y/s320/bee-kids-058.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725344790432173234" /> <span style="font-family:arial;">Bees make £50m a year for the UK but if there were no bees to pollinate orchards, tomatoes, strawberries etc it would cost 1.8 BILLION a year to hand pollinate them as they have to do in some parts of China. "The way humanity manages or mismanages its nature-based assets, including pollinators, will in part define our collective future in the 21st century," said Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director in an article for the Independent. "The fact is that of the 100 crop species that provide 90 per cent of the world's food, over 70 are pollinated by bees. Human beings have fabricated the illusion that in the 21st century they have the technological prowess to be independent of nature. Bees underline the reality that we are more, not less, dependent on nature's services in a world of close to seven billion people.”<br /><br />We hope to make a major feature of the RHS “Britain in Bloom” contest which this years theme is “Wild about Wildflowers” and to try and push its Environmental responsibility core area. Locally Stockton-on-tees has won BiB twice and so it is likely that we can make a real difference. Also Mbro, Redcar and Stockton FoE have good links with all three councils, so things like mowing later in season, planting bee friendly flowers and some set aside areas could be achievable. Nationally we hope for some legislation. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">One of the more fun things we plan to do is have an educational aspect to the campaign in schools and so our youngsters showed us how to make some costumes. So it is quite likely that you may see Friends of the Earth stall at a garden centre or park. </span></div><p> <img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaK6KRDlyr-sHvPmn2IFd6Lpb32dlo2fSprzmftK4Za4KPAcIYgTSjjEYXGwa0tA3BOG96VY4ORjUJMcm4qFEirJxSagNS4AuFIRe0gKkXfsXbeCl87oIXbCTDXEmB-AJLPoWWYfvDS8/s320/joe-bee-hive-0066.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725345305193676466" /> <span style="font-family:arial;">After the conference we went along to Darlingtons Grow zone, at Lingfield point, where Darlington Friends of the Earth have built a glorious allotment.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">If you can help us in any way please step forward, there are active groups in Mbro, Darlington and we hope to start ones in other area meeting places!<br /></span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"> Rob Tucker 01642-294580 ecobob.tucker@gmail.com</span>eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-65789221647173424392012-03-02T05:58:00.001-08:002012-03-02T06:03:38.976-08:00Housing estate in Mbro gets Eco-makeover!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YTxv_PIEFQENNDhUxjdgApPS7VjTsWzi_secdrvNw9HUc8_YwS6FQJjawu3SEkCnGhb3zhVkH8pcw4RUGMtPv4qJlWmM8miDukd-qBsFsPwoHk9iqG9dL3eEJQfs-ekfk81leEFGOaE/s1600/spencerbeck-houses+007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YTxv_PIEFQENNDhUxjdgApPS7VjTsWzi_secdrvNw9HUc8_YwS6FQJjawu3SEkCnGhb3zhVkH8pcw4RUGMtPv4qJlWmM8miDukd-qBsFsPwoHk9iqG9dL3eEJQfs-ekfk81leEFGOaE/s400/spencerbeck-houses+007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715299972446479522" /></a><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;">The Spencerbeck estate in Middlesbrough is getting an eco-makeover with new external cladding being installed from Ellerbeck way to Ainsworth Way. The insulation should save tenants £400-800 a year in lower fuel bills and for private homeowners add value to their house . “The house is 2-3 degrees warmer and there are no cold spots” a householder said, “the houses look brighter and cleaner as well”. The scheme is part of a deal with Coast & Country and an energy supplier which also includes topping up loft insulation and new gas boilers if needed.<br /></span></p><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Andy Cameron, project manager said “There are 52 people working on both the Spencerbeck and Bankfield sites mostly Middlesbrough & Redcar locals although some live further afield. We have had some delays due to cold weather affecting the adhesive, but we are cracking on. We hope to finish August/Sept this year”.<br /><br />The 4 inch thick polystyrene like cladding is stuck to the wall and then secured by plastic screws encase of high winds. Several coats of render are then applied to a mesh and then finally a coloured waterproofing coat.<br /><br />This re-investment in the area will mean new signage for the buildings and also improvements like the small parking walls tidied. Each home makeover is worth about £5-8000. “This will significantly reduce peoples fuel bills year on year and families carbon footprints BUT they need to turn down their thermostats and wear jumpers to adjust rather than opening windows and letting the heat out!” Rob Tucker of Friends of the Earth said.<br /><br />There are no plans yet for the Overfields and Netherfields areas, which also have the same house type, but C&C and Erimus must be considering things.</span>eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-42506498916393946472012-03-01T06:57:00.005-08:002012-03-01T08:12:08.166-08:00Ormesby Hall tree planting, big success<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBMn114eRmuoaGAFJj11YxVc8CJcISg5tmCI9uZps2jamjBTs37lUKjinjcdRLe79M86y7uE821DX8KjC45AzV8Vkk4HSOwmDoSU_cgTwAVjRDJL5GsOk9xVf2RqmeEjWHd3PW-T6ce4/s1600/tree-planting-orms-hall-002chloex300.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBMn114eRmuoaGAFJj11YxVc8CJcISg5tmCI9uZps2jamjBTs37lUKjinjcdRLe79M86y7uE821DX8KjC45AzV8Vkk4HSOwmDoSU_cgTwAVjRDJL5GsOk9xVf2RqmeEjWHd3PW-T6ce4/s320/tree-planting-orms-hall-002chloex300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714959329883367298" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Middlesbrough and Redcar Friends of the Earth and National trust volunteers planted free trees from the Woodland Trust this Wednesday, leap day, to improve native woodland cover for wildlife at Ormesby Halls cherry walk.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">Adam Cracknell, Gardener & Warden for the National Trust said “we get a great deal of wildlife here from squirrels and field mice, to tawny owls and foxes. A real variety of different birds as well”. </span></p><span style="font-family:arial;">Friends of the Earth co-ordinator, Rob Tucker said "Tree planting is a fantastic and fun way for us to do something lasting in our local area. We hope our trees will help attract even more wildlife and make a real difference to everyone who will see them. It's incredible to think that in just 5 years, our trees will be as tall as us!"<br /><br />Hundreds of communities across the UK will celebrate with a public tree planting event, more are encouraged to follow this example by registering for a free tree pack for spring or autumn 2012 for their local area, as part of the Trust's Jubilee Woods Project.<br /><br />Victoria Hodson from the Woodland Trust added: "We are delighted Friends of the Earth are using our free tree scheme to plant more trees at Ormesby Hall. Communities are growing their own fruits and food, creating shade and shelter, and providing new homes for wildlife as part of our Jubilee Woods Project to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, and we would love more communities to get involved."<br /><br />Communities can take part by applying for a free pack at www.jubileewoods.org.uk/treepacks .</span>eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-21605812389733284852011-05-31T09:21:00.000-07:002011-05-31T09:38:10.687-07:00Energy (efficiency) Bill meeting went well<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZAtkFm7_iOhvFIjOP__e2EWtzb7LgG9oTkcSanPuEcYysUor2VZdOmFt05SEGyPIrC8su2GWC2b6TpVGQRYBbgXmVWVuZjnrgmPMt33bdOyoz1WaC2ACH1QMLzs69BoAqQdgm0Eve-I/s1600/en-bill-panel-0143x400.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612917572675288658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZAtkFm7_iOhvFIjOP__e2EWtzb7LgG9oTkcSanPuEcYysUor2VZdOmFt05SEGyPIrC8su2GWC2b6TpVGQRYBbgXmVWVuZjnrgmPMt33bdOyoz1WaC2ACH1QMLzs69BoAqQdgm0Eve-I/s320/en-bill-panel-0143x400.jpg" /></a> The Energy Bill addresses energy efficiency and rented properties which are often very cold and have little insulation. Tony <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bosworth</span> from Friends of the Earth, came all the way up from Bradford and we had Ian <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Swales</span> MP, Michael Wright from Quakers chairing and Mark <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Fishpool</span> from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Middlesbrough</span> Environment City. The speakers complimented each other well with Ian saying what is on the table now, Tony saying what <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">FoE</span> would like and Mark giving practical advice as to what the situation on the ground is and how east it is or not to up-grade existing teesside terraced housing and more modern "council" housing stock . We had a g<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">ood</span> mixture of people in the audience, including some councillors. We did manage to get something into the papers beforehand (see below). Newcastle, Sheffield and other groups also held events at the same time.<br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/redcar/9051737.Campaigners_urge_action_over_energy/">http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/redcar/9051737.Campaigners_urge_action_over_energy/</a></div>eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264426530107210950.post-55402194165179231912011-05-24T05:17:00.000-07:002011-05-24T05:24:48.712-07:00Get Your Hands Dirty Stockton Free Event<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Get Your Hands Dirty</span></strong><br />Stockton Community Allotment,<br />Preston Lane,<br />Stockton on Tees<br />Wednesday 6 July, 9.30 am to 3.30pm<br />FREE event - PRE-BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL FREE lunch provided PRACTICAL'HANDS-ON' event .... workshops on bee-keeping, medicinal plants, low impact living, late summer sowing ... Find out more about organisations able to help you 'tread more lightly'...Meet new people from your area. See attachments for how to book and for more details. All at introductory level - suitable for people who may not have been to similar events previously. This is a partnership between Stockton Community Allotment, the Co-operative Membership, the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens. and the British Bee-Keepers Association. Please call/email if you would like any further information. Many thanks Lynn TaylorFCFCG<br />0796 016 4448<a href="mailto:lynn@farmgarden.org.uk">lynn@farmgarden.org.uk</a>eco-bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931701622714421135noreply@blogger.com0