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
‘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
Gardening for Wildlife – April
Linda Bingham Gardening for Wildlife We have had a beautiful start to April and the sunny weather brings hope for the year to come. As
Gardening for Wildlife – March
Linda Bingham Gardening for wildlife After a year of lockdowns and learning to live life in a different way, many of us are looking forward
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
Happy New Year!
The arrival of 2021 is a good opportunity to take stock of past months and consider any changes we might want to make. There are
Earthian
New Leaf Spotlight on… Earthian A brand new and very smart zero waste shop opened on Parchment Street in Winchester towards the end of September,
New Leaf News Update
Trees, pesticides, access to our tip and recycling…it has been a busy few weeks and we want to update our members on what we’ve been
Nature in Crisis
A Guest Post by Melanie Oxley The Climate Crisis is a well recognised phrase, however, the lesser but equally existential threat is the collapse of
A Greener Freedom
As the lockdown eases and we enjoy greater freedoms with glimpses of normality, many of us are realising that not everything we have experienced over