The Green Living Project is a process of ongoing practical education on different daily living topics, using the Green Living Guide, created in 2019 from an original document by Transition Towns Totnes. A group of Green Martinstown members met together as a GLP, pilot group once a month for 7 months with the aim to […]
Author: Paul Johnson
Nature Friendly Farming
Over the last few years many farmers have taken advantage of ‘nature friendly farming’ incentives in order to try and reverse some of the damaging effects that years of intensive farming has had on our wildlife and biodiversity. These include measures to restore lost habitat like planting trees, restoring lost hedgerows and implementing margins on […]
Streets Alive – 22 September 2023
Green Martinstown attended the Streets Alive event in Dorchester on 22nd September 2023 with a stall showcasing what we have achieved and what our current projects are. There were many stalls and activities. Groups of children arrived from each of the local schools by bike, all dressed up in high vis jackets and helmets. Altogether […]
LETS Annual Harvest Lunch 2023
Annual Harvest Lunch 2023 – Sat 4th November – 11am to 3pmMartinstown Village Hall – St Martins Field – DT2 9JU Please put the date in your diary for the Harvest lunch 2023. This is our biggest event of the year and is great fun for so many of us to get together. The lunch […]
Dorset Greener Homes September 2023
Supper with John Calder
Dorset COP and The Great Big Dorset Hedge
Dear All, I hope you are all well. I have a couple of pieces of news that may be of interest to you. The first is to let you know that tickets are now available for the inaugural Dorset COP. This is to be held at the Corn Exchange in Dorchester on Saturday September 9th and […]
Valley & Valance June/July 2023
The Great Big Dorset HedgeSurveying our hedges in Martinstown Parish has begun!We have a team of 8 Green Martinstowners surveying our precious hedges as part of the Dorset Climate Action Network’s Dorset wide project, the Great Big Dorset Hedge. The survey records what species of tree are in the hedge, its height and depth, the […]
Ponds for Wildlife
It’s a sad fact that much of our UK wildlife is struggling due to habitat fragmentation or loss, coupled with the impacts of climate change. So what can we do? Many of our most trusted and knowledgeable wildlife and gardening organisations tell us that creating a wildlife pond can be of immense value to our […]
Community Compost Heaps
As the gardening season gets into full Spring swing here is a reminder that there are three active compost heaps in the church graveyard. Uncooked food and garden waste can be taken there and added to the pile as indicated on the notices. You are also welcome to take a bag or two of finished […]
