Blog entries from Stuart Singleton-White

Action not words is what we need

Stuart Singleton-White — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:56:11 +0100

It’s been a busy few days for the Grand Designs Great British Refurb Campaign. We’ve been rushed off our feet. First, there was the Manchester House refurbishment followed by Kevin McCloud appearing at the Tory Conference to tell them how important a programme of eco-refurbishment is for the UK’s existing house stock. This was accompanied by the Great British Refurb Campaign’s very own Simon McWhirter appearing on the big screen as part of the ManchesRead More...

Welcome to our new look website

Stuart Singleton-White — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:43:58 +0100

It’s not long until the crunch climate talks in Copenhagen. And with this week’s gathering at the UN, followed by the G20 meeting in Pitsburg, climate change dominates both the media and political agenda; for the time being at least. Unfortunately a lot of this still focuses on talking and what is being offered up is often too vague and lacking in targets for us to make any meaningful assessment as to whether it will really be enough.

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Welcome to the Great British Refurb Campaign!

Stuart Singleton-White — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Only a few years ago it was all about letter writing. Then along came email and websites. Now no campaign can call itself a campaign without a blog, a facebook group and even a twitter. And the Grand Designs Great British Refurb Campaign is no exception. So welcome to our blog. We hope you’ll be a regular visitor and we hope you’ll tell your friends. But of course you’ll do none of those things unless you know what this campaign is about.