Environment - West Cork People

CHERIS group aims to support West Cork homeowners with their home energy upgrades

WCP Staff June, 2023

Ludgate Hub, The Wheel and RetroKit have been selected to deliver an innovative new programme aimed at filling the sustainable learning gap. The CHERIS project aims to support homeowners in making their homes more energy-efficient (ensuring access to grants and funding where possible), reducing household energy costs, all while targeting […]

Learn about plants and traditional food ways in a weekend of nourishment

WCP Staff May, 2023

There is a lot of talk today about our connection with nature and how, in both rural and urban areas, we need to find ways to reconnect and see the importance of wild spaces for wildlife and for us. Picking and gathering wild plants for food is a literal connection: […]

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VivaGreen launches new Tru Eco personal care range

WCP Staff May, 2023

Irish company VivaGreen, known for its innovative and environmentally friendly products, has launched new personal care products with the help of Irish broadcaster and entrepreneur Anna Daly, who shares VivaGreen’s commitment to sustainability. VivaGreen has expanded its existing Tru Eco range of eco-friendly laundry and household cleaners for the first […]

Ludgate Hub and partners to deliver an innovative new programme on Community Climate Action

WCP Staff May, 2023

In collaboration with CHERIS – Community Home Energy Renovation Information Service – a pilot programme and partnership between Retrokit, The Wheel and The Ludgate Hub, to support home energy upgrades in West Cork; West Cork People is launching a ‘Retrofit’ column in the May issue. This ongoing column will be […]

Wild meadows and other adventures

WCP Staff May, 2023

Lisa Scarff has an eye for the wondrous nature that surrounds us and she captures it so well as Moze Jacobs finds out. “I have my camera with me at all times to record butterflies, moths, flowers, landscapes,” says Lisa. No better place than Sheep’s Head, overlooking Bantry Bay, where […]

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The dawn chorus

WCP Staff May, 2023

by Nicholas Mitchell You may remember that our article in the February edition was about that being a good time to start listening to and learning the birdsong of our resident birds, such as Blackbird, Song Thrush, Great Tit and so on. If you have been out and about and […]

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