Our Future Hood

In this series we are working closely with local community groups and in this episode, a group of local citizens went on a Community Garden tour of Notting Dale with Urbanwise. London . We started by finding an oasis of green and calm behind a black door on Ladbroke Grove, where an unloved space beneath the station platform has been transformed. We next visited the Museum of Brands where a garden...

In this part of the series, we are working closely with local community groups and in this episode, we collaborate with Nova Youth Voices as they set out to investigate Our Local Environment. The group set out to ask locals and visitors what improvements needed making and how. They shared these concerns with Charlie Gold,  Policy Officer at the Natural History Museum, where he works with the Museu...

Notting Dale in RBKC is one of two wards chosen to develop solutions to create a greener future, as part of the Mayor of London’s Future Neighbourhoods 2030 programme. Schools are at the forefront of the project. How are they doing that? We asked pupils at Thomas Jones Primary School how local schools are leading the way on climate action — cutting emissions, improving air quality, and inspiring y...

In this episode, we examine how homes in Notting Dale are being retrofitted to be warmer and more energy efficient, helping ourselves as well as our bit of the planet. We brought together Cllr Johnny Thalassites, Lead Member for Environment and Planning at RBKC, James Caspell of Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team, Jill Brown who has recently stepped down as head of the Resident Association at Henry...

In this episode we are looking at flooding and in particular at the flash floods of July 2021 which had devastating effects on homes, businesses and schools. Portobello Road became a river in minutes and it became national news. We brought together Fiona Fleming-Brown from Portobello Flood Action Group and James Latham from RBKC to discuss the challenges and solutions, plus we talk to headmasters...

In this episode, we look at the thorny issue of Air Quality and what happens when that turns in to air pollution. How can we find out when conditions are dangerous, and what can we do, individually and collectively, to improve the quality of the air we breathe. We bring together Becky Brown at RBKC and James Bellinger at Arup about how levels are monitored; Jack Alexander at Global Action Plan, wh...

The Circular Economy is all about reducing the waste that gets sent to landfill, by reusing, recycling, repairing and sharing. The process helps to conserve energy and resources while preventing emissions. In this episode, we answer listeners’ questions about recycling, follow the journey of a plastic bottle through the system, find out about repair cafes, community fridges, and the Library of Thi...

In this episode, Our Future Hood takes a look at C limate Action and the opportunities offered by Community Energy. We know that c limate change is caused by human activities and threatens life on earth. At the root of this is burning fossil fuels, coal, gas, petrol. We all know we need to take action but what can we do?  The good news is that there are people locally who are doing something about...

Active Travel means using your own energy to power your travel, like walking, bicycling or scootering. It cuts pollution, improves physical and mental health and saves money. In cities like Amsterdam, Copenhagen and even Paris, it is now the preferred way go getting from A to B. So how can we get more people out of their cars and onto a bike? This episode takes a look at Active Travel, with Zoe, E...

The average UK household throws away £83 worth of food a month (nearly £1000 per year). That has huge implications for the environment and for our pocket but we can make a huge difference with a few small changes . We talk to Oli, chef at Nourish Hub, and some of the volunteers, to find ways to help ourselves as well as our bit of the planet.

Mindful Gardening features ‘Herb’ Robert Pereno (Lancaster West Tea Gardener) and RBKC Community Gardener, Lisa Wilkinson, in conversation about the benefits of getting your hands dirty, how to grow your own food and the mental health benefits of volunteering in one of the growing number of gardens and projects around.