Press Release following Cambridgeshire County Council's return to use of herbicides
26 January 2024 Pesticide-Free Cambridge made the following statement: “We are very disappointed by Cambridgeshire County Council’s...
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Jul 3, 202326 min read
Pesticide-Free Cambridge - Public questions at council meetings
Record of our public questions (and answers where received) to Cambridge City Council committee meetings, 2020-2022 Public Question for...
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Jul 16, 20221 min read
How to deal with neighbour's pesticide use
Are you being affected by drift from your neighbour's pesticide applications? Some interesting discussion in this piece. Whilst there are...
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Jun 30, 20221 min read
France urban pesticide ban extended
On 1 July 2022, France extended its 2019 restriction of "plant-protection chemicals" to a wider range of environments including private...
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Jun 24, 20222 min read
PFC/More Than Weeds - pavement plants event in Arbury
On Saturday 25 June, Pesticide-Free Cambridge, together with More Than Weeds, celebrated Cambridge’s pavement plants. Often dismissed as...
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Jun 8, 20221 min read
Happy Bee Streets, pesticide-free adoption scheme
Happy Bee Street signs appearing across Cambridge to indicate those community-adopted streets now being managed without the use of toxic...
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May 17, 20222 min read
Herbicide spraying again during school commute
Herbicide spraying in Cambridge at 8.17 am this morning, in the middle of the busiest school commute time, despite commitments...
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May 17, 20222 min read
Cambridge: city of (sprayed) hedges
Perhaps you don't pay them much notice, but Cambridge is full of spectacular hedges that not only look great but are host to an array of...
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May 14, 20221 min read
Reporting irresponsible pesticide use
Irresponsible use of urban pesticides - in public street/pavements, private gardens, schools or hospitals- should be reported to the...
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Nov 26, 20212 min read
Pesticide-free adoption of 'The Snicket', Cambridge
Pesticide-Free Cambridge member & local resident has been involved with the community-adoption of this Cambridge alleyway to save it from...
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Jun 17, 202110 min read
Freedom of Information request & response, 4/6/21: Cambridge City Council policy on herbicide use
Many thanks to the fellow campaigner who submitted the following Freedom of Information request about the City Council's policy on...
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Jun 3, 20212 min read
Poems, artwork and other creative offerings on pesticides, ecology and human health
Here we feature artwork, poetry and creative writing on the theme of pesticides, ecology and human health. Please contact us on...
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May 27, 20212 min read
On the 114th anniversary of Rachel Carson's birthday, positive action is long overdue
What more twisted image could there be than graves sprayed to death with herbicides? In the name of ‘tidying up', we are poisoning the...
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May 21, 20213 min read
From gnats to bats, via newts and frogs: seeing biodiversity flourish in real time
On the occasion of World Biodiversity Day, Sat 22 May 2021, Ben writes about the Cambridge pond restoration project that he's been...
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May 15, 20211 min read
Our petition to make Cambridge pesticide-free has 388 signatures!
Many thanks to everyone who has signed and shared our petition to make #Cambridge#pesticide free. We now have 388 signatures but still...
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May 13, 20212 min read
Herbicide spraying on verges in Newnham, Cambridge
Today we're focusing on recent glyphosate herbicide spraying in the #Newnham area, one of the most beautiful parts of #Cambridge, close...
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May 12, 20211 min read
Herbicide spraying season has began in Cambridge
Prominent yellow strips like these ones on Perne/Mowbray road are appearing all over #Cambridge. Such signs of #glyphosate-based...
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Apr 30, 20211 min read
Wasps are not useless! Please don't poison them.
Recent research demonstrates without a doubt that wasps are as essential to #biodiversity as #bees are. Unfortunately for the #wasps, as...
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Jan 13, 20211 min read
PFC Petition launched, 13 Jan 2021
PFC launched our petition to City Council to Commit to phasing out all synthetic, non-agricultural pesticides - including both herbicides...
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Oct 19, 20201 min read
Welcome to Pesticide-Free Cambridge
We are so excited to be launching our Pesticide-Free Cambridge campaign, in association with PAN UK's Pesticide-Free Towns. We hope you...
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