Streetlighting

Last Updated on Saturday, 04 December 2010 23:09

We encourage everyone who sees streetlights on in the daytime in Surrey to report them. Daylight hour streetlighting wastes energy and increases CO2 emissions. If you observe instances of a) streetlights on during the day, and b) road signs illuminated during the day , please report them to Surrey C ...

Ban the Bag

Last Updated on Saturday, 04 December 2010 23:48

Plastic bags… Enough is Enough Why are plastic bags so bad? 17.5 Billion bags given away nationally by supermarkets (enough to cover all of London, Manchester, Newcastle and West Yorkshire. Around 200 million plastic bags end up as waste and litter on beaches, streets and parks every year. Ea ...

Spanish Polytunnels

Last Updated on Saturday, 04 December 2010 23:55

Between July 2004 and December 2006 when the matter was concluded in the High Court we campaigned for a large grower of soft fruit called the Hall Hunter Partnership to submit a full planning application for its massive Spanish polytunnel development at Tuesley Farm, near Godalming. This was a test ...

Climate Change - The Big Ask

Last Updated on Saturday, 04 December 2010 16:21

{magictabs} Big Ask Success:: Together we've done it! A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us on our Big Ask campaign. Together we have finally got a strong Climate Change Law. Parliament voted on 28 October for the world-beating legislation after a 3 and a half year campaign by Friends ...

Fix the Food Chain

Last Updated on Monday, 10 October 2011 22:18

Fix the food chain Do you want a healthy planet and thriving, planet-friendly farming? If you do the Food Chain Campaign is for you.   What's the campaign about? How do we fix the food chain? What can I do today? Broken food chain So why are Guildford and Waverley Friends of the Earth ca ...

Guildford to Cranleigh Railway

Last Updated on Saturday, 29 January 2011 16:16

Chris Meeks our transport campaigner and cycling expert and Kathy Smyth supported the local community at Cranleigh in its attempts to get support for the re-opening of the Guildford to Cranleigh railway line.  We are co--sponsored online petition with the Cranleigh Chamber of Commerce and got Waverl ...