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 – 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
Grow it Yourself Tips – August
In August the gardener’s focus is often on the weather and on watering. The garden can be very thirsty at this time of year so
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
Grow it Yourself Tips – July
For the GIY gardener, July is largely a month for maintenance and monitoring. Many crops are flowering and setting fruit at this time, although you
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
Gardening in the Climate & Biodiversity Crisis
Melanie Oxley is a campaigner for wildlife, a botanist and ecologist, now living in Petersfield where she is part of the new and successful Petersfield
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
‘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