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THE GREEN PAGE
TWO WHEELS GOOD
With summer on the way, what better way to
enjoy the local countryside than by bicycle
And now there’s absolutely no excuse not to do
so, with the publication of a great new leaflet,
Cycle rides into the Chiltern Hills. Produced by
Sustainable Wallingford, it gives details of
three local rides into the Chilterns, taking in
some well-loved landmarks along the way. The
rides all start from Wallingford Town Centre
and vary in distance and level of
strenuousness. The leaflet also helpfully
includes details of pubs and cafés where you
can stop for refreshment en route. You can pick
up a copy in the Town Information Centre or
take a look on the Sustainable Wallingford
website (address at the foot of the page).
MORE GREEN BUSINESS BREAKFASTS
So successful were the business Green
Breakfasts organised last year by Blake
Lapthorn that the Oxford law firm has decided
to organise another series. There are three
taking place on Wednesdays this month: on 8
April, Paul Cooper, managing director of Best
Foot Forward will talk about how and why
businesses should measure their ecological
footprint; on 15 April, Henry Gordon Lennox, a
barrister and senior solicitor in Blake
Lapthorn’s planning department, will talk
about the impact of climate change on
planning; and on 29 April, Sarah Darby of the
Environmental Change Institute and Jo
Hamilton of Oxfordshire ClimateXchange will
talk about workplace sustainability plans and
how to implement them. All the workshops
start at 7.30am with a free breakfast. For more
information, contact Jonathan Lloyd-Jones
jonathan.lloyd-jones@bllaw.co.uk or 01865
254204.
RIVER’S UP
If you’ve never seen an Oxfordshire Touring
Theatre Company production, you don’t know
what you’re missing. One of the county’s bestkept
secrets, the company brings top-quality
theatre to non-theatrical venues, especially in
rural areas. Their latest production, which
opened in March to enthusiastic review, has an
environmental theme. River’s Up, by Alex
Jones, was written nine years ago in response to
early reports about the impact of global
warming. And of course it’s even more relevant
today. The play, a tragi-comedy, concerns Sally
and Tom, a married couple, who, when their
local river floods, find themselves cast adrift in
an open boat. You can see River’s Up at Lains
Barn, near Wantage on 2 April and at Upton
Village Hall on 8 April. Information on other
venues and how to buy tickets is available on
the OTTC website (see below for more
information) or by calling 01865 249444.
AND YET MORE DRAMA…
There’s still more environmentally based drama
on its way. Plans are afoot to bring the climate
change film The Age of Stupid, to Wallingford.
The film stars Pete Postlethwaite as a man
living alone in the devastated world of 2055,
looking at old footage from 2008 and
wondering why we didn’t stop climate change
while we had the chance. You can read more
about the film on the website (see address
below. Sustainable Wallingford hopes to bring
the film to Wallingford in May or June. Keep an
eye on the SW website for more details.
GET IN TOUCH
On this page, we regularly feature ideas and
tips for more sustainable living. So if you run a
‘green business’, have an eco tip you’d like to
share with readers or you’ve recently read a
great book or found a useful website – please
get in touch, either via the Editor or by email to
thegreenpage@vineyassociates.com. Though
please note that we cannot enter into individual
correspondence.
More information
Sustainable Wallingford
http://www.sustainablewallingford.org/
Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company
http://www.ottc.org.uk/
The Age of Stupid
http://www.ageofstupid.net/
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