July 20th, 2010 | Locals Taking Action, Transport
We know a lot of you out there are interested in Electric Bikes, so it’s particularly galling that our fleet of four Kalkhoff Agattus is currently off the road. In the driest of the last 81 years so far, our bikes are mothballed - because the costs of insuring them …
May 10th, 2010 | Locals Taking Action, Transport

Uses less energy than a toaster (honest!)
Yes folks! We are delighted to announce that Stretton Climate Care member Thomas Stackhouse Acton, star of the BBC’s ‘Victorian Farm’ series and owner of
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April 27th, 2009 | Events, Locals Taking Action, Transport
There may be nine million bicycles in Beijing but there are only four electric bikes for hire in Stretton - and half of them will not be available over the weekend of the 9th and 10th of May because we have entered them in the biggest electric bike event in …
March 9th, 2009 | Climate Change, Energy Saving Tips, Transport
The new Shropshire Council is preparing for climate change on the basis that there will be a four degree hike in temperature by 2080, with winters wetter by 20% by 2050 , summers 30% drier by 2050 and more extreme weather generally. This means that the river Severn could actually dry up in summer, but …
December 9th, 2008 | Locals Taking Action, Transport

Santas set off on their electric bikes
After months of planning and negotiation Stretton Climate Care has announced the first electric bike hire scheme for the Strettons. Funded by a grant from South …