Kristina Sodomkova, Rother District Council’s Environment & Policy Manager Kristina was appointed to guide and assist in the implementation of the Council’s Environmental Strategy, with its detailed targets. Kristina will update us on the Council’s progress. She will outline challenges and amendments to the strategy in line with our government’s new national targets of 68% […]

Whether or not you cycle at the moment, please complete the Rother District Council ’s Cycle Parking Survey to get your views heard. Well-located cycling facilities in town or village centres or at ‘destinations’ such as parks and open spaces, leisure and arts venues, and community facilities, can encourage cycling, improve air quality, and make […]

Edward Hall, Paley Farm Estate Manager. https://www.paleyfarm.co.uk/ After studying a Masters in Farm Management at the Royal Agricultural University and expanding his knowledge on commercial Organic farms in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, Edward moved to Paley Farm in 2017. Once a thriving hop and top fruit farm, the 700 acre farm, including over 100 acres of […]

Oliver Sterno, Community Leader of Plastic Free Eastbourne and Co-ordinator Refill Eastbourne. Oliver will describe their various initiatives and activities and how he got the whole project going. They have set up water fountains, or refill stations, to cut use of plastic bottles. Their mascot, the ‘Beach Man’ in the photo, is made of debris. […]

We hope you are keeping safe and well, and wish you the best of whatever 2021 brings us. REG have prepared a full programme of events to keep you inspired and engaged throughout 2021. The full programme can be downloaded in PDF format here, otherwise click the ‘Programme of Events 2021’ page on the top […]

Stephen Hardy MBE, Trustee of both Rother Environmental Group and Sussex Campaign to Protect Rural England, and was Chair of the Robertsbridge Neighbourhood Plan. The picture of felled mature oaks in the High Weald AONB shows what happens when ‘protected’ land is not really protected. Stephen will break down the impact of the wholesale proposed changes to the […]

We are delighted to have Chris Bentley of Sussex Wildlife Trust talking on ‘Garden Invertebrates and How to Encourage Them’ at our next REG meeting, on Tuesday 24 November. Please join us on Zoom from 7.15pm onwards. The talk will be preceded by a brief AGM at 7.30pm. Chris Bentley’s talk will start at 7.45pm, and there will be plenty […]

Please take five minutes to watch this film written and acted by five teenage boys living in Askar refugee camp in Nablus, Occupied Palestine, where schools are ill-equipped, prospects are bleak, and kids can feel the whole world has abandoned them. The imagination, the technical skill and the awareness of what is going on, not […]

For our October event REG are incredibly fortunate to have arranged a presentation from Neil Kermode, Managing Director of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). EMEC is a UKAS accredited test and research centre focusing on wave and tidal power development based in the Orkney Islands, UK. The Centre provides developers with the opportunity to test full-scale grid-connected prototype devices in unrivalled […]

Our initiative for September this year is a little different! Tuesday, September 22nd is WORLD CAR FREE DAY and Rother Environmental Group hopes you will join by avoiding using your car if you can – by walking, cycling or using public transport.  During lockdown, many of us appreciated the quiet streets and clean air that […]