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
Gardening for Wildlife – June & July
Linda Bingham Gardening for wildlife After an unusually cold April, we then experienced a very soggy May! Gardeners went from protecting plants in the garden
Grow It Yourself Tips – June
The weather hasn’t changed – we have been blessed with almost wall-to-wall sunshine, and now is the time to plant out your beans, courgettes, squashes,
Green Healthcare
The Climate Emergency is a Health Emergency. A stable climate is crucial for health. Without accelerated action, there will be increases in heatwaves, worsening air
No Mow May
Plantlife have set us all a challenge this May, but it’s an easy one: leave the mower in the shed and let your garden grow!
Grow It Yourself Tips – May
Gardeners start to get very busy in May… There are lots of seeds to be sown this month – both for vegetables and flowering plants.
Gardening for Wildlife – May
Linda Bingham Gardening for wildlife April has been a month of chilly days and colder nights with regular frosts throughout the month. It was colder
Thermal Imaging Camera Loan
New Alresford Town Council has purchased a thermal imaging camera to help Alresford residents reduce their carbon emissions and winter fuel bills. The camera allows
Happy New Year!
The arrival of a new year is a good opportunity to consider any changes we might want to make. Rather than making sudden adjustments, you
Reusable Plastic Cup Hire
New Leaf Alresford has acquired Pint and Half Pint reusable plastic cups, rescued from stock left over from the Alresford Music Festival and we are