Green Horsham

I am regularly contacted by constituents concerned about the future of our planet and our environment. I am proud of the work the Government is doing to commit us to net zero, leading the world in combatting climate change and I always appreciate constituents taking the time to contact me on these issues.

I am equally delighted by the immense efforts being taken locally to tackle climate change. Some of our the fantastic initiatives include:

Greener Living Network: Sussex Green Living who run the Sussex Hub on the last Saturday of every month 10-2:30pm at the United Reform Church. Included in the hub is the popular Repair Café and refill station for personal and household cleaning products.
Horsham Community Fridge who help to stop food waste. More information about their sessions can be found on their Facebook page: Horsham Community Fridge - Home | Facebook
BilliGreen who run Billingshurst’s network for nature and the environment which includes a plastic recycling point and organising village litter picks. More information about the group can be found on their Facebook page: BilliGreen | Facebook
The Crawley Down and Turners Hill Repair café meets on the 4th Saturday of the month and offers minor repairs. More information can be found here: Crawley Down Village (2022) | The Crawley Down & Turners Hill Repair Café
Repower Balcombe create clean community energy. More information can be found here: Home - REPOWER Balcombe

I am always interested in meeting local groups tackling climate change to hear what they are doing locally and how they think the Government can help.

Please see below for regular updates on making Horsham green.

News

Horsham Community Wardens with New Hybrid Vehicles

Neighbourhood Wardens move to Hybrid Vehicles

Tuesday, 12 April, 2022

It is great to hear that Horsham District Council Wardens have moved from petrol to hybrid vehicles to protect our local environment. The new vehicles consume less fuel and emit less C02 than a comparable petrol or diesel-engine car.

Jeremy Quin Visits the Kinder Living Show

Sunday, 6 March, 2022

A lot of great people and ideas at the Kinder Living Show held annually at Horsham District Council's Parkside building. More information on the show can be found here: https://www.kinderliving.co.uk/

Boosting Biodiversity

Thursday, 13 January, 2022

I was delighted to meet Jake, the HDC Countryside Ecology Manager alongside Cllr Roger Noel at the Warnham Nature Reserve this week to see the reserve’s brand new Discovery Hub and Hide which was open for visitors in October 2021.

COP26 Shifting the Dial

Thursday, 18 November, 2021

The global covid pandemic has caused so much heart ache and economic pain. It is however really positive that as we slowly emerge the UK’s unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in October – near pre-pandemic levels – and that is despite despite the end of the furlough scheme. The total number of jobs

Forcing the Pace to Stop Global Warming

Thursday, 4 November, 2021

In my lifetime the climate has changed. It has done so at a pace few imagined possible. If we project forward that change, and without effective action we must, the consequences are horrific. For everyone conscious of the legacy we leave for future generations – and I hope that’s all of us – t

Jeremy Quin Visits the Horsham Repair Cafe

Sunday, 26 September, 2021

Delighted to see the Repair Cafe and Sussex Living Green Hub up and running again in the United Reformed Church, Springfield Road yesterday. It will be back on the last Saturday every month. 24 items repaired and gallons of eco washing liquid safely dispatched!

Jeremy Quin Visits Wakehurst Gardens

Friday, 9 July, 2021

It was great to visit Wakehurst Gardens. Despite the pandemic they have had a record number of visitors who were able to visit in a Covid safe way.

Billingshurst "Wombles"

Thursday, 1 July, 2021

As I write football history has just been re-written with England beating Germany in a competitive match at Wembley for the first time in my lifetime!