March Insect apocalypse

Mar 1, 2023 | Keynsham Voice

I recently saw my first bee of the year, tempted out of hibernation by a sunny day. With little food and the temperature set to plummet overnight, I wondered about its fate. I’ve written about insects before, but every time I read about their steep decline I’m moved...

Secret Santa

Dec 1, 2022 | Keynsham Voice

Are you taking part in a Secret Santa this Christmas? I am, and I’ve been matched with someone I’ve never met. Working out what on earth to do has surfaced difficult questions around trying to live a sustainable life and how that might be perceived by others. I could...

COP27

Nov 2, 2022 | Keynsham Voice

On November 6th, delegates from around the world will descend on Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt for COP27. It comes a year after COP26 in Glasgow, where world leaders agreed a deal to limit global temperatures to 1.5C. The pace and brutality of geopolitical changes since...

Feeling the pain of higher energy costs

Oct 1, 2022 | Keynsham Voice

As we head towards winter, Keynsham residents – like thousands across the country – will start to feel the pain of higher energy costs. While the energy price cap is welcome, bills remain considerably higher than last year, and people will still struggle to pay. I...

Europe’s worst drought in 500 years

Sep 1, 2022 | Keynsham Voice

Europe is in the grip of the worst drought in 500 years. ‘Hunger stones’ in the rivers Elbe and Rhine have been revealed by plummeting water levels. Wildfires are raging across the continent. The UK has not escaped. Our gardens and fields are brown, trees are dropping...

The Plot in the park is 10!

Aug 2, 2022 | Keynsham Voice

Transition Keynsham’s Veg Plot in the Park is celebrating its 10 year anniversary next month. The green fingered volunteers will be marking this milestone with cake on 3rd September, starting at 2pm on the plot, which is beside the café in Keynsham Memorial Park....