Catherine Graham

Environmental Project Manager in Camden; parks,community gardens, environmental education,Social and Therapeutic Horticulture;views my own

[Catherine Graham @CathGrahamCRo1]

@yourcroydon what happened to the collection of real Xmas trees from Mon 8 Jan? I put tree out on the 7th ready for collection in CR0 (Sydenham Road ) but nothing! Same thing happened last year.

[Trees for Streets @TreesforStreets]

The value of an (existing) tree🌳

We love planting new trees, but there's NOTHING as precious as an old tree. The word graphic says it all..

Visualise a 100 year old beech, almost 20 metres high and with a treetop diameter of 12 metres. It’s got 600,000 leaves which convert its base of 120 square metres into some 1,200 square metres of leaf-surface.

Due to the physical structure of the leaves themselves, this amounts to a total surface area of 14,000 square metres for gaseous exchange, which equals the area of two football pitches.

On a sunny day, this tree converts 9,400 litres, i.e. 18 kilogrammes, of carbon dioxide. With a carbon dioxide concentration of 0.03% in the air, almost 36,000 cubic metres of air have to flow through these leaves.

The leaves also filter out many airborne particles like bacteria, fungal spores, dust and other harmful substances. At the same time the tree evaporates almost 400 litres of water per day and in doing so it humidifies the air.

Furthermore, through photosynthesis, the tree produces 13 kilograms of oxygen, which equals the needs of 10 people. Moreover, the tree produces 12 kilograms of sugar on a single day, from which it develops all its organic substances.

Some of these substances are accumulated as starch, others are used to build up the tree’s new wood.

If the tree is chopped down, because it must give way for a new road or someone has complained about the shade from the tree or just because the space is needed for a new shed, one would have to plant some 2,000 new trees, each with a tree top volume of one cubic metre in order to compensate fully for the loss of the tree. The cost of this would amount to roughly £150,000.

(Credit: @barchams)

[Park Hill Park @ParkHillFriends]

#ParkHillPark’s Walled Garden
Sun 5th Nov 10>12pm
Please come & help volunteers for as long (or short) as poss pruning, weeding etc
All tools & plants supplied, please wear a suitable clothes, gloves & boots
Kids & those with extra needs attending must be accompanied by a carer❤️

[Catherine Graham @CathGrahamCRo1]

@CroydonNbrhoods @yourcroydon No end of consultation date. No link to a page online to make comments if unable to attend the 2 engagement events. The design already done so residents were not even given opportunity to be part of the design planning.

[Catherine Graham @CathGrahamCRo1]

Searched for a link to an online consultation page but cannot find @yourcroydon Parents have informed us that they cannot attend either of the two engagement events & would like to respond online.

[Catherine Graham @CathGrahamCRo1]

The @ParkHillFriends
informed that we would receive official comms from @yourcroydon to inform public about playground consultation but still not received. Poorly designed ( who did this?) digital flyer sent to @ParkHillFriends via @jadeparkhill for this event.

[Catherine Graham @CathGrahamCRo1]

@CroydonNbrhoods @yourcroydon Oh yes that tiny section on the bottom of the flyer with the parks email address? We were told at the funding announcement that we would get full comms info. We don’t even know end of consultation date.

[Catherine Graham @CathGrahamCRo1]

Searched for a link to an online consultation page but cannot find @yourcroydon Parents have informed us that they cannot attend either of the two engagement events & would like to respond online.

[Catherine Graham @CathGrahamCRo1]

The @ParkHillFriends
informed that we would receive official comms from @yourcroydon to inform public about playground consultation but still not received. Poorly designed ( who did this?) digital flyer sent to @ParkHillFriends via @jadeparkhill for this event.

[Park Hill Park @ParkHillFriends]

The Friends of #ParkHillPark have been fighting to replace the 40year old playground since 2014.
Please share this poster so we can get as many park users as possible come to the 2 feedback sessions about the councils proposed new design. Thanks 🙏

[Jenny Jones @GreenJennyJones]

I've signed! Alcohol should not be subsidised.

[Catherine Graham @CathGrahamCRo1]

@yourcroydon the temporary lights in #Sydenhamroad #Selhurst ward are stuck on red. Junction where Sydenham rd meets Gladstone rd at roundabout. There is a 3 way system in place with no one moving. Been like it all weekend.

[Croydon Green Party @CroydonGreens]

As deadly heatwaves, wildfires, and flooding increase dramatically Croydon Council is doing nothing to stop them or protect us from them

As @Ria__Patel says, when plans have been put to the Council, they have just left them gathering dust on a shelf
https://t.co/52VA47ZFjB

[Peter Underwood 💚 @GreenPeterU]

England’s green and pleasant land – no more

Profiteers are destroying our countryside and attacking the body set up to protect it

@GeorgeMonbiot explains it’s not just our natural world under threat, it’s also @NaturalEngland
https://t.co/2JXXHdOwrV

[Peter Underwood 💚 @GreenPeterU]

The Government have decided that Mayor Perry isn't up to the job of sorting out Croydon Council - a separate panel will oversee Croydon for at least 2 more years

So why hasn't the Mayor and his cabinet stood down and why are we still paying them so much?
https://t.co/AaZirYbiz4

[Croydon Green Party @CroydonGreens]

Tonight Mayor Perry is presenting his dreadful plans to cut nurseries for Croydon children

Our Green Councillors @Ria__Patel and @CroydonEsther will be opposing yet more cuts to services - especially after the Conservatives raised Council Tax by 15%
https://t.co/4Y4mdMR6xb

[CODA @CODASHOWS]

The cast and crew are deep into rehearsals as it is 6 weeks until the brilliant Alice, Through Wonderland comes to Wandle Park, supported by @culturecroydon
Buy your tickets here:
https://t.co/lVVHXA4oqg
#aliceinwonderland #CODA #amateurdramatics #croydon

[Sutton Green Party @suttongreens]

A lovely day to be out letting Sutton residents know about our Green candidate for Mayor of London - Zoë Garbett

The London elections are fairer than any other elections we have - every vote for @TheGreenParty counts towards getting more Greens elected onto the London Assembly

[Catherine Graham @CathGrahamCRo1]

I'm attending a event: Fairfield Ward litter pick. RSVP here: https://t.co/lU7rLK9S0D

[Greenpeace International @Greenpeace]

The environment shouldn't need protection! Let's build a world where that's possible.

#ClimateAction

[Park Hill Park @ParkHillFriends]

Congratulations to all the #volunteers (large & small) who came today to help fill & sort the community garden’s
3 mega bin compost system in the Walled Garden Project in #ParkHillPark, #Croydon’s
Central Park ❤️👍

[Park Hill Park @ParkHillFriends]

A fabulous sunny day in #ParkHillPark’s Walled Garden project today❤️ Thanks to all the #volunteers, both large & small, who came along from all over #Croydon; you all did so much to make the garden even more fab!!!
We hope to see you again next Sunday 10am to 12noon ❤️