‘Our water is our life, so let’s preserve it’ – Jacob’s Well and the Theft of Palestinian Water, Part 2

The Jordan valley is a little way from Nablus, but the situation with water is the same throughout the West Bank.  The tapping of the springs, and the redirection of the … Continue reading ‘Our water is our life, so let’s preserve it’ – Jacob’s Well and the Theft of Palestinian Water, Part 2

Children Buzz to Parliament with Bee Postcards to Demand a Law to Protect Nature and Climate

School children joined The Salvation Army, Green Christian and Zero Hour at the Houses of Parliament yesterday, 9 April, to call for a new law to protect climate and nature. … Continue reading Children Buzz to Parliament with Bee Postcards to Demand a Law to Protect Nature and Climate

Did those feet in ancient time skate upon England’s lakes and rivers white?

Following my article on the Joy of Sledging, and anticipating more (yet sadly never appearing) snow this weekend. I hope you can forgive my bowdlerisation of Blake’s classic ‘Jerusalem’ in … Continue reading Did those feet in ancient time skate upon England’s lakes and rivers white?

Retrofit Balsall Heath – Passionate Community powered retrofit!

Retrofit Balsall Heath (RBH) is a bold, resident-led movement reshaping our neighbourhood in Birmingham from the ground up. Born from grassroots determination and built on the combined deep local knowledge … Continue reading Retrofit Balsall Heath – Passionate Community powered retrofit!