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Planting in the community
Malinka van der Graauw Malinka van der Graauw

Planting in the community

One of ERA’s first projects was the Chairman’s Meadow - see also article below - in Trotton, on an area of forgotten ground in the centre of the hamlet. With permission of West Sussex County Council, local residents stripped off the topsoil, sowed wild flower seeds…

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Chairman’s Meadow
Veronica Carter Veronica Carter

Chairman’s Meadow

ERA has been pleased to work with to work with Trotton with Chithurst Parish Council on the design and development of Chairman’s Meadow, the brainchild of Chris Hodgson, ex PC chair who sadly died before his time in 2015…

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The health of our river
Veronica Carter Veronica Carter

The health of our river

How clean is the River Rother? Is it teeming with all the right kind of nature? Would it be safe to wild swim in it? How could we know? How could we find out?

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Water butts and why we need them
Veronica Carter Veronica Carter

Water butts and why we need them

The very first practical action that ERA took, back in spring 2020, was to purchase a whole bundle of water butts for our members…

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Great Big Green Week
Sue Hoar Sue Hoar

Great Big Green Week

The first Great Big Green Week launched last year by the Climate Coalition attracted 5000 events around the country. One was the Milland Green Fair…

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