By Diana Penly

Thanks to everyone who came along to watch the film, Power Station. There was a really great buzz in the room for the discussion. We are setting up an energy group in Greener Hassocks and Ditchling. If you are interested in joining in, please get in touch and help us shape this.

We plan to run more Eco open houses in the autumn. It is such a great way to see what real people have done in their houses and demystify the process. If you would be happy to join our open houses, please get in touch!

Those of you who came along to the AGM will recall we had a list of initiatives to explore. On biodiversity, we have some great events, starting with the seed swap on 28th February. We also plan to hold another stream watch at the March Market. This was such fun last year looking at all the creatures that live in our local streams.

The Swift supporters group is also getting organised. Jim Edwards, who lives in Cooksbridge, has made 12 bird boxes so far for our local swift group, to be installed in March. The group will conduct their first Hassocks swift survey later this year. Some areas still need volunteers. The survey will take place from May to July. There will be two surveys a month, done in pairs or small groups, on flexible dates. Each survey takes one to two hours. If anyone is interested in getting involved, please get in touch on greenerhassocksditchling@gmail.com.