Bikes & Biodiversities

Bikes & Biodiversities

This article is an opinion piece by committee member Professor John Wood and a foretaste of an evening of talks and discussion – Bikes & Biodiversities, A St John’s Society Green Conversation Event, 28th October 2024.  Tickets available here. Why do we...
Green Conversations 2024 Announced

Green Conversations 2024 Announced

We are excited to be lining up new speakers for another round of ‘Green Conversations’. These 9 or 10 sessions will take place on Monday evenings in 2024-5 (usually on the last in the month) and will start at 7.30pm upstairs in the Brookmill Pub, 65 Cranbrook Rd,...
Legacy Conservation

Legacy Conservation

©John Wood 2023  (Emeritus Professor of Design, Goldsmiths University of London) john@newschoolfutures.com   For me, like many other Brits living in a post-Brexit, post-coronation Britain the concept of Heritage (note the deferential capital ‘H’) is wearing thin....
BIODIVERSITY: Animals, Plants & Fungi

BIODIVERSITY: Animals, Plants & Fungi

By John Woodemail: maxripple@gmail.com TREES ARE GOOD FOR CITIES: They reduce urban flooding They cool us down in heatwaves They reduce crime rates They improve mental health and wellbeing. They store carbon (i.e. reducing global warming) They support wildlife and...