Eco-towns to be named: why not start with a eco-garden?
The Government is due to announce the locations of a series of environmentally-friendly new towns, with just a few of the shortlisted “eco-town” sites expected to get the go-ahead.
The once-flagship project was intended to meet housing needs and tackle climate change, with as many as 10 settlements built by 2020.
But the scheme has been dogged by controversy and opposition from the Tories, countryside campaigners and local communities, with opponents mounting legal challenges to the selection process.
Just three or four of the 11 remaining proposals on the shortlist are expected to get the nod, including Rackheath, Norfolk, the only site to get the top A rating in an assessment of their sustainability for the Government last year.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090716/tuk-locations-of-eco-towns-to-be-named-6323e80.html
Rather than wait for the Government to extract its head from a dark place, why not set up eco-communities closer to home, starting with one’s own garden? If you don’t have a garden, or are unable to manage the one that you have, why not get in touch with someone nearby to help out?
Join GardenLend & post a message,; use your local library or church noticeboard if you wish, or even LandShare if you really must; just get involved, planting, growing and reducing wastage of resources and opportunities. Now is the chance to change food miles into “food feet”
on July 17th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
The successful bids are Rackheath, Norfolk; Whitehill Bordon, East Hampshire; north west Bicester and the China Clay Community scheme near St Austell, Cornwall.