The Magnificent Revolutionary Cycling Cinema

The Magnificent Revolutionary Cycling Cinema (MRCC) is the only UK bicycle-powered cinema, uniting art, education and sustainability.

Food miles: How far has your Christmas meal travelled?

Ninety-five percent of the fruit and half of the vegetables bought in the UK are imported. Most of us are now aware of the environmental costs of air travel, but what about the costs of food travel? Helen Witherington gives some pointers.

Win a hamper of locally-produced food!

How many items of fruit or veg can you spot on the front cover of Cambridge Matters? (If you haven’t received a copy, you can download the online version here or pick up a copy at a council reception point or community centre). Send your answer in and you could win a box of locally-produced foods, [...]

What does environment mean to you?

Cambridge Matters asks residents of different ages for their views on the environment.

Jingle bills: saving energy at Christmas

The Christmas period is a time of particularly high energy consumption. Family gatherings and parties mean that heating and cooking appliances are used more heavily and electricity use can be very high with increased television watching and testing out all the new toys received as gifts. As much as a third of our home energy consumption is completely wasted, so why not make a New Year’s resolution to save energy?

Park views

Local parks are patches of nature on our doorstep, and important to people and environment alike. We take a look at your views on the open spaces of Cambridge.

5 things you didn’t know about Cambridge’s open spaces

The avenues of London Plane and Horse Chestnut trees on Jesus Green were planted over 100 years ago.
Paradise Local Nature Reserve is home to Butterbur, a plant species first recorded 400 years ago, and which has been used by Native Americans to treat headaches for centuries.
There are over 10,000 daffodil bulbs planted in the grass [...]

It’s all in the mind – the psychology of littering

Ask the average person whether they drop litter and they will answer “No”. And yet we spend £1.6 million on cleaning the streets of Cambridge every year – so who is dropping litter?

Support reuse: buy a computer

Thinking of buying a PC for a Christmas gift? Why not save money, help a charity and support reuse and recycling by buying a refurbished one from social enterprise Reboot on Sturton Street from £69. Visit www.red2green.org or call 01223 365917 for more information.

Recycle your Christmas tree

Don’t forget to recycle your Christmas tree this year. Real trees can be taken to Cherry Hinton Hall after Christmas until January 20, to be chipped and made into mulch for parks and allotments. Alternatively cut up your tree and put it in your Green Bin (make sure the lid closes!).