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21 Apr

Nanas join Extinction Rebellion’s Big One

Antonia Charlesworth0 CommentsEnvironment and Nature, Local Newsclimate change, environment, extinction rebellion, protest

You might not get many nanas on Blackpool’s Big One but today a group of Blackpool nanas are heading down to join the Big One in London. The Big One is is a four-day mass action by environmental groups calling for climate justice. Organised by protest movement Extinction Rebellion, over 30,000 people have committed to gathering in Westminster, representing campaign groups from across the country including Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and Blackpool’s own Nanas Against Fracking. “Nanas stand in solidarity with the aims of Extinction Rebellion. We do it in a different way but we share those aims and…

Blackpool’s Stanley Park is an English National Treasure

David Simper0 CommentsEnvironment and Nature, Local NewsBlackpool, climate change, england's favourite park, environment, favourite park, greenspace, park, Stanley Park

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It is official: our Stanley Park is England's favourite park 2022, and a third time win makes it a national treasure. Blackpool haters take heed. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] My previous articles prove that I am a lover of Stanley Park, being taken to it by my dad before I even lived in Blackpool. I never get tired of strolling round it, photographing it and latterly sketching and painting it. Innovations such as the BMX track and the new skatepark, show that the Victorian park can move with the times and retain its integrity. Despite the strains on council budgets, the…

Wyre Council plans new woodland to combat climate change – have your say!

David Simper0 CommentsEnvironment and Nature, Local Newsbiodiversity, carbon off-setting, climate change, climate emergency, consultation, tree planting, trees, woodland, wyre council

I can't speak for others but I've always felt good, really good, in woodland. Traffic noise even when quite close seems muted and the sounds of singing birds comes through. Trees can be incredibly intolerant and reclaim derelict land surprisingly quickly, sometimes without planting or other assistance. When living in South Yorkshire, a wood I spent many happy hours wandering around, was a former colliery site; some of the trees were quite mature. There was a mature wood behind my old college digs and this provided a break from cramming for those final exams. Now Wyre Council intends to…