Dorothy Hughes Admires the NAFAS standPicture: Paul Grover Continue reading →
Every year millions of young pheasant ‘poults’ are raised in pens and then released into the countryside for shooting in the autumn and winter. Buzzards are scavengers that rely mostly on carcases of rabbits and birds but will also prey on poults and take eggs. David Taylor, Shooting Campaign Manager Countryside Alliance, said shooting estates that generate billions for the rural economy and support thousands of jobs are being driven to the edge of bankruptcy by the problem. In certain areas 40 or 50 buzzards have been spotted in one field and it is impossible to keep them away from young pheasants, even using diversionary feeding or scare tactics, he said. He pointed out that gamekeepers can get a licence to kill buzzards but this ... Continue reading →
The designer of the Telegraph's Chelsea Flower Show entry for 2012, Sarah Price, has created a meadow garden inspired by childhood memories of holidays in the English countryside. Delicate wildflowers lie in the shade of birch trees, around cool granite pools. After the wettest April on record, Sarah's mossy garden is a celebration of the recent rain. Continue reading →
The Rodnik Band : Cod Save The Sea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WDNLN18n30 Fashion Designer, Philosopher and Artist Philip Colbert’s global style adventures with The Rodnik Band take on an ethical slant after successfully entertaining the crowds at New York and London Fashion Weeks with a sea-inspired collection for SS/2012 Follow the band’s antics as they return to Croatia to promote the new collection, campaign and charity fundraising single in collaboration with The Environmental Justice Foundation. This time, The Rodnik Band are invited to open Zagreb Fashion Week with a pre-catwalk protest performance, marching models around the streets, museums and art galleries of Zagreb chanting “Cod Save The Sea”. Several live musical performances on the catwalk and in nightclubs by The Rodnik Band ensured that everyone in Zagreb was ... Continue reading →
There, he told an audience: “Climate change should be the thing that we are all worried and concerned about as humans on this planet, how we affect the planet, our consumption, and how we treat the place that we live in.” According to the Daily Star newspaper, he spent an hour meeting with climate expert Myles Allen, before travelling to Taunton, Somerset, to carry the Olympic torch. Professor Allen told the newspaper: “The irony didn’t escape everybody. But he’s committed to the issues and he’s written songs about it.” “A better understanding of the problems is probably more important than whether Will flies a helicopter from London to Oxford.” Will.I.Am’s spokesman did not comment. Yesterday, the singer became the 109th person to carry the Olympic ... Continue reading →
