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Bringing some festive cheer – including a picture of our plastic free Christmas tree at the local festival. Also news of the team monitoring pollution in our River Lim and an outline of TLG projects in 2022. Follow this link … Continue reading →

Follow this link to latest news – including updates on water pollution in our River Lim and the start of a citizen science scheme for testing the water in the coming year.

Turn Lyme Green is hosting a series of 3 films during October, November and December on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Curated by Suzy Gallina, the films explore the tragedy of how our soil is being depleted and the … Continue reading →

Warning signs have now been posted by the river to stop people from wading. TLG has put freedom of information questions to SouthWest Water and is writing to both the town and county councils. Also links have been made with … Continue reading →

Plastic Free Axminster is holding a Christmas Eco Fair on Saturday 27th November in the morning at The Guildhall in Axminster. The organisers are looking for crafters who may be interested in having a table (£10). Hand made silver jewellery, … Continue reading →

Dorset Greener Homes – Owners of over 40 homes across Dorset will showcase how to live with a lower carbon footprint: – some new builds, a few retrofits, and a lot of enthusiasm among the hosts (and visitors we hope). … Continue reading →

A week of special events to get everyone thinking about climate change leading up the COP26 West Dorset Friends of the Earth have organised many events starting on Saturday 18th September – talks, plays, workshops. All details can be found … Continue reading →

This annual event is on Sunday, 23rd May. 10-11.30am This year you will need to sign up in advance to follow covid advice. Contact Krys Lavery on rnli1824@btinternet.com Have fun and show your love for our beaches.

We welcome Laura Noel, our new chair, and give huge thanks to Jo Smith Oliver who has been chair for 4 years. To read more, link to our May newsletter

Features steps to keep our beaches clean. Read all about it.

Want to learn more about air source heat pumps? Ground source pumps? And how about grants available for wall and roof insulation to make your home more energy efficient and save money too? These articles and others in our March … Continue reading →

Would you like to see a community-led electric car club in Lyme Regis? Or even an electric bike sharing scheme? The club would have electric cars available to book from as little as half an hour for an all-inclusive price … Continue reading →

Our latest newsletter is out! It features e-bikes and updates on our Food Bank and Lyme Community Volunteers, ready to help during this lockdown. Also how to use our local Freecycle groups and a callout for interest in a car … Continue reading →

It’s your last chance this month to comment on the county proposals for its Climate Emergency Strategy and Action Plan.   The deadline is Wednesday 20th January.  One important comment is to press the council to bring forward their target … Continue reading →

Making small changes and swaps to some of our much-loved Christmas traditions is easy and can also be fun and creative. Here are some top tips for keeping it plastic free! The UK uses roughly around 227,000 miles of wrapping … Continue reading →

We desperately need some good news and here it is!  Plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds have finally been banned.  This came into effect on 1st October 2020 and is a brilliant step towards reducing the use of single use … Continue reading →

Dorset Council has published its draft Climate Emergency Strategy and Action Plan and wants to hear from individuals and organisations. We would like to encourage everyone to give their views using the online form and you can find the full … Continue reading →

Our November newsletter is now out. A variety of topics, featuring ‘How and Why to Reduce Period Plastic’… and including ‘Stop Discharging Raw Sewage into our Seas and Rivers’, car share opportunity and films to watch.