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This month, Lizzie, our volunteer champion for environmental sustainability, looks at alternatives to flying. If you have visited Elizabeth Gaskell’s House (or read the blog), you will probably have seen Elizabeth’s passport and heard about her foreign holidays to various European countries.

Manchester is aiming to become a zero carbon city by 2038. This is 12 years ahead of the Government’s target for the UK of 2050.  During July businesses across the city are promoting plastic free July to help promote ways we can all help

Look ahead to cosy evenings in with a new programme of online events designed just for you, starting this September. Share your love of literature with like-minded people from around the world - all from the comfort of your own home! The

Summer must be coming soon to bring us sunshine. The garden certainly does not need any more rain. It is true that we have had glimpses of summer sun and that  the roses in the garden are blooming. The Scottish Briar and

I returned to work in the garden last Wednesday and to the British Springtime. I had flown back from Spain the previous Saturday and had braced myself against the cold wind that hits you when you cross the tarmac to get to