by clairejones | Mar 16, 2018
An interview with apprentice coppicer Fiona de Wert Claire Jones meets apprentice coppicer Fiona de Wert in the ancient Silk Wood at Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire. For thousands of years coppicing has been carried out in our native woodlands, with wood being...
by clairejones | Mar 1, 2018
Are Organic Textiles Really Worth The Extra Expense? While people often choose organic food for babies and young children, organic textiles are sometimes forgotten or dismissed as less important. But chemicals on the skin can be easily absorbed, especially in infants....
by clairejones | Feb 28, 2018
Rejecting the Severn Barrage Why a green energy source that could provide 5% of the UK’s electricity has been rejected Winding through Wales, the Midlands and the south west of England, the mighty River Severn is the UK’s longest river. It has the second highest...
by clairejones | Feb 27, 2018
A Forgotten Landscape Celebrating and preserving the unique and diverse Lower Severn Vale Levels Round the back of the White Hart pub in Littleton-on-Severn is the sound of laughter, the clink of glasses and the jingle of bells on Morris men costumes. It’s the annual...
by clairejones | Feb 27, 2018
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