Nature

The Greenprint Forum’s small grants scheme, Nature First, remains open for applications for grants towards community projects that promote and/or enhance biodiversity in east Suffolk. Several local grpoups have benefitted from Nature First,  including Friends of Dip Farm and Pathways. For more information, to see details of projects that have already been awarded grants, and to apply, visit:

At the Norfolk and Suffolk Coast and Estuary Conference on 15th October in the Orbis Energy Centre Peter Aldous MP had some critical things to say about 'Central Government' (which is his government since 2010).

He said “...governments – whether it's wind-farms or solar farms, or dare I say it, fracking, governments impose these things on communities... but governments shouldn't work with communities, communities should lead projects.”

Workmen are busy taking down the roof of the Triangle Sails, and have started to saw down the metal framework.

So far, the trees are still standing.

Lowestoft Town Council intends to improve the area by removing the sails, the structure, and two of the trees. They intend to replace the trees with other, smaller trees.