New Leaf
Alresford's Green Living Hub
New Leaf offers local information and guidance, encouraging our community to adopt the positive changes needed to tackle climate change, promote sustainability and protect our local environment and wildlife.
Find out why it is time to turn over a New Leaf and what we can do in our day to day lives to help tackle climate change. We will show you how to get started, and you can use our assessment and checklists to help you on your journey.
Discover the local resources available and find out what others within our community are doing to support sustainability.
We all need to work together and do our bit in the fight against climate change, so join in and turn over a New Leaf today!
Why it's time to turn over a New Leaf
Time left to the climate change tipping point
‘Climate Change could be irreversible by 2030’
From the IPCC Report 2019
What's happening in our community
Winchester Green Week
Winchester Green Week is an annual festival to celebrate and promote sustainable living, organised by Winchester Action on Climate Change. It features a series of local events, which
Gardening for Wildlife – September & October
Linda Bingham Gardening for wildlife Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness… from ‘To Autumn’, by John Keats September can be a month of changes as
Gardening for Wildlife – August
Linda Bingham Gardening for wildlife August is generally thought of as the month for holidays and enjoying family time. Now that Covid restrictions are almost
‘On The Verge’ – an update
What a difference a year makes! The pilot project to look at the way verges are managed was launched in Alresford by Winchester City Council
How Are My Plastic Plant Pots Recycled?
Have you ever wondered how plastics are recycled, or worry that your plastic recycling never even makes it to the processing plant – instead diverted
Plant Pot Amnesty
Recycle your plastic plant pots! Do you find yourself with leaning towers of pots in your shed, garage or garden? The lockdown surge in gardening
Alresford Meadows Consultation
Taylor Wimpey are carrying out a public consultation on their new development to the East of Sun Lane, asking Alresford residents for responses on 5
‘On The Verge’ of change in Alresford
Alresford has been chosen by Winchester City Council for a pilot scheme, which will see the number of times our verges are cut reduced from
Juniper
New Leaf Spotlight on… Juniper Juniper is a cheerful and inviting little packaging free shop on Lavant Street in Petersfield, which opened in December 2020. They stock almost everything