May 29th, 2009
As the rain clouds cleared and the sun broke through, I stepped out to begin my day at Hay. The event was ‘How green is my money?’ a talk and discussion between myself, Alistair Sawday and Elaine Brook. In connection with the Gaia Partnership, this is a regular session at the Hay Festival and so attracts a good audience. As we sat in the Green Room waiting to go along, I thought I would be a bit disappointed if there were not at least 20 people. Andy Friars joined us and told us that 371 were booked in at the last tally, so we had moved to a bigger stage!
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May 18th, 2009
I have been a busy bee on my book tour recently, which has been going really well. But for some reason these little furry insects keep cropping up everywhere. I was really happy to be back home in Machynlleth in time to catch ‘What the bees know’, on Saturday night.
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April 28th, 2009
A draft Marine and Coastal Access Bill is reaching a final and critical stage in the Houses of Parliament. If you want to know why this is necessary, and what we need to do, then here is an extract from an article by Andrew Purvis; Read the rest of this entry »
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