This door of an old chapel was made by the artist and poet John Cleal and represents his own family. He took up residence in Lower Fishguard in the 1960’s and ran a workshop and gallery and raised his children here. Cleal wrote this poem, which embodies something very important to People Need Nature: “We […]
Archive | March, 2016
Happy Equinox
Today is the Spring Equinox, the day when there are as many light hours as there are dark ones. While our lives are generally governed by our digital clocks (or analogue ones), it’s easy to forget how important these moments are. But our brains still respond to changes in the amount of light and, as […]
Stronger, Safer, Greener? Should environmentalists support the UK’s membership of the EU?
This blog first appeared on the E3G website. We are publishing it here to help inform the debate around the EU referendum. Stronger, Safer, Greener? Should environmentalists support the UK’s membership of the EU? By Ruth Davis Photo Environment Action Programme logo Greens are rallying against a Brexit. From familiar faces like Stanley Johnson and […]
New Report investigates impact of Brexit on the UK Environment
An important new report has appeared today, to contribute to the debate about whether the UK should stay in or leave the European Union. Commissioned by RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts and WWF UK, the report was prepared by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP). The report investigates the EU policies which have a significant […]
Satish Kumar and Schumacher College
Composer and poet Matt Shaw (who also works at ethical cosmetics firm Lush) invited me to join him on a visit to meet Satish Kumar at the college he founded, Schumacher College, on the Dartington Estate in Devon. Earlier, Matt had invited Satish to talk to Lush employees about his book Soil, Soul and Society. […]
Our New Logo
Starting a charity means creating all sorts of new things, and one of the things we were most keen to create was a logo. A logo helps a new organisation think about who they are, what they are trying to do and what sort of response they want to generate from those who might be […]