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Green Talk – Lighting; Biodiversity & Health

Avonway Community Centre 36 Shaftesbury St, Fordingbridge

Presented by: Steve Tonkin FRAS (Dark Skies Adviser to the Cranborne Chase International Dark Sky Reserve.) Steve has been advocating responsible outdoor lighting for more than 30 years. About the talk: Badly implemented artificial light at night (ALAN) has been flagged up as an environmental pollutant for more than 40 years, yet little has been
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Gardening for Wildlife & Biodiversity

Avonway Community Centre 36 Shaftesbury St, Fordingbridge

Our back gardens can be an ecological haven but there is an increasing awareness of the importance of them as refuges for biodiversity. Paul will talk about why and how we can garden for wildlife and the choices and possible different ways of getting what the gardener wants.  It will cover topics including wildflower meadows,
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The Right Light At Night

Avonway Community Centre - Annex

​Steve Tonkin is back with his popular talk The right light at Night. In 2016 the American Medical Association declared exposure to Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) to be a human health hazard, but the biotic harms of ALAN are not limited to humans. It seems that everywhere we look at the natural world, from
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Talk Green – Waste Prevention & Recycling

Avonway Community Centre 36 Shaftesbury St, Fordingbridge

This is a free event. Please book your ticket using the link below: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/fordingbridge-greener-living/t-pqyjzdg

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