Conversations with Neighbours

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02/07/2014

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CONVERSATIONS WITH NEIGHBOURS

Originally posted by Naomi on the Playing Out website

I have lived in my street for nine years – a terraced Bristol street of 30 houses – and now know nearly everyone who lives there. There are some people I just say hello to but lots I stop and have a chat with, and I join a group of women of all ages who go for a drink or a meal together once in a while.

The old days … blank stares and broken glass

But it wasn’t always like that. There was a time not so long ago when the only conversation I had with other residents was over the sound of glass being swept as we wielded our brooms the morning after a night of car vandalism. People chatted and tut-tutted together. Men swapped tips on cheap wing mirrors. Neighbours of all ages gathered in…

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Green screens key to war on air pollution says Staffordshire University

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30/06/2014

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Green screens will have a bigger and more instant impact on improving air quality than green roofs says Professor John Dover, Head of The Science Centre at Staffordshire University whose team have set up a study to investigate the value of green screens in rapidly mitigating pollution hotspots.

The University, which has a dedicated Green Wall Centre, has been pioneering research since 2010 to understand how vertical greening of spaces can influence biodiversity and capture micro-pollutants thereby improving air quality, wellbeing and human health.  This latest study into the value of particulate pollution mitigation by green screens and other hedging material will use the Science Centre’s environmental scanning electron microscope to quantify the ability of green screens to capture particulates and experimental screens will be installed in particulate hotspots in roads around Stoke-on-Trent to investigate the strategic placement of green screens

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Professor John Dover who is supervising the project said…

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An Interest Trail for Children – Dunham Massey

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27/06/2014

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We have created an “Interest Trail” around our allotment community garden, and we see it performing two roles, firstly it guides all our visitors around the site taking in as big a variety of features as possible and secondly it performs as an activity trail for children. It has proved very popular. Whenever we come across a similar trail in large gardens or parks we always have a look to see how the idea has been executed. We visited the National Trust garden, Dunham Abbey, primarily to enjoy the Winter Garden but we discovered that since our last visit a few years ago a couple of the gardeners have created a children’s trail so we could not resist trying it out.

It was wonderful! Come with us and enjoy! We found the sign and below it one of the decorated bikes and then enjoyed a woodland wander before discovering the…

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PicPost: Dragon Weave

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24/06/2014

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PicPost: Floored

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17/06/2014

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PicPost: Son Flower!

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16/06/2014

gressenhall sunflowers in curiosity cornerFathers’ Day at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse Museum yesterday. Self seeded sunflowers in ‘Curiosity Corner’- a mini garden for under 5’s I designed and built (with help).
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PicPost: Butterfly Bouquet

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15/06/2014

butterfly bouquet via green renaissancevia Green Renaissance

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PicPost: Organic Dreamscape

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12/06/2014

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Evidence is vital in making the case for play

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11/06/2014

Tim Gill's avatarRethinking Childhood

Yesterday brought more news of a looming public health crisis. Over one in three English adults has pre-diabetes (blood glucose levels that place them at significant risk of full-blown type 2 diabetes) according to a new academic study. What is more, the proportion has more than tripled between 2003 and 2011.

Diabetes is already a huge public health problem. According to Diabetes UK, nearly one-tenth of the NHS budget (£12 billion a year) is spent on treating type 2 diabetes: lest we forget, a largely preventable illness.

Two children on tyre swingBeing more physically active cuts the risk of type 2 diabetes. Physically active children are more likely to grow up to be physically active adults. And there is robust evidence that improving outdoor play opportunities boosts children’s physical activity levels. (I will say more on this when my evidence report is published shortly.) All of which adds up to a compelling…

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PicPost: Tree Houses

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10/06/2014

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Houses woven from trees!

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