Hello, I’m Tim, one of your new project officers at the Student Green Office (SGO). I am just starting the second year of my Politics degree. I have a background in […]
Pilgrims’ Ale Launches at Food Festival
Christ Church’s new ale is arriving at the Canterbury Food and Drink Festival at the end of September! Like its predecessors – most recently The Three Choughs and Hop Picker’s […]
The 2022 Climate Action Festival is Here!
The Canterbury Climate Action Festival and Awards has arrived for 2022! The Festival, running over the weekend of the 24th and 25th of September, is a celebration of all things […]
Get Back to Nature (Within 15 Minutes of the City Centre)
It’s still warm! For me, that means spending every waking moment outside, and in Canterbury, there are plenty of outside spaces you can find – even ones incredibly close to […]
Oh, the places you’ll go: A year in the SGO
Since the first lockdown back in 2020, time has been a little tricky for me to keep a hold of. I somehow went from a first-year student trying to figure […]
Fast Fashion: What It Is and What You Can Do Instead
“Buy less, choose well and make it last.” – Vivienne Westwood Let’s start with a definition. Fast fashion: where consumers buy cheap clothing, wear them a few times, and then […]
“Thanks for the adventure – Now go and have another one!”
This year I have been part of the Student Green Office; my time there has been amazing and transformational. The opportunities it has created for me are vast in number […]
Period Problems Part 2 of 2: Period Poverty
Let’s think back to menstruaters spending £3,000 over their lifetime on period products.
Period Problems Part 1 of 2: Sustainable Products
Take a moment and think about your last period. For the sake of brevity, let’s say it was actually the mythical seven days long, start to finish. Maybe you used […]