In this episode of Do Something Bigger from the Carbon Copy Podcast, join host Isabelle Sparrow with guest co-host, Kiloran O’Leary from Sustain to learn how producing and eating local food can help people connect with each other and bring positive change to their communities.

Listen now to learn:

• How Sustain is supporting food-related businesses to help more people on lower incomes to access local, healthy and sustainable produce.
• How the people of Carrickfergus in County Antrim came together to create Northern Ireland’s first community-owned greengrocer, and how this is helping the community connect to local growers and farmers.
• Why Growing Communities is encouraging more public sector organisations and schools to use small farms and market gardens to supply their catering needs.
• How Incredible Edible is campaigning for a community "Right To Grow,” and their vision for how this could transform the food system.

Full transcript available at: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/produce-local-food

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Show notes

• Find out more about producing food locally: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction/produce-local-food
• Discover all 25 Big Local Actions: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction
• Listen to previous episodes of the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://carboncopy.eco/podcast
• Send us your feedback and comments: hello@carboncopy.eco
• Learn more about Sustain: https://www.sustainweb.org/
• Find out about the Bridging the Gap programme: https://www.sustainweb.org/bridging-the-gap/
• Read Sustain’s Local Food Growth Plan report: https://www.sustainweb.org/reports/apr25-local-food-growth-plan/
• Read about Growing Communities: https://www.gcvegscheme.org/
• Read about Carrick Greengrocers: https://carrickgreengrocers.org/
• Read about Incredible Edible: https://www.incredibleedible.org.uk/
• Read about the community Right To Grow campaign: https://www.incredibleedible.org.uk/what-we-do/right-to-grow/

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In this episode of Do Something Bigger, from the Carbon Copy Podcast, hosts Isabelle Sparrow and Bradley Ingham meet three guests who are trying to improve the perception and the reality of using public transport in the UK. We hear from Michael Solomon Williams, Head of Campaigns at the Campaign for Better Transport and learn why it is still relevant in 2025, more than fifty years after the campaign was launched. We speak to Neil Barnfather, Chief Commercial Officer at GoodMaps, about how the app which began as a tool for blind and partially sighted people is now being used by people of all abilities to navigate transport terminals; and we meet Shahiesta Raja, Education Development Officer at Community Rail Lancashire, who has led a group of women to adopt Accrington rail station and become advocates for train travel in their community.

Listen now to learn:

• About campaigns from the Campaign for Better Transport that are helping more people in more places to access buses and trains.
• How GoodMaps’ technology reduces journey times and restores freedom for people with accessibility needs.
• How support from Community Rail Lancashire has had life-changing results for members of the local community in Accrington.

Full transcript at: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/turn-to-public-transport

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Show notes

• Find out how to turn to public transport: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction/turn-to-public-transport
• Explore all 25 Big Local Actions: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction
• Listen back to previous episodes and series of the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://carboncopy.eco/podcast
• Email us with your feedback: hello@carboncopy.eco
• Read more about the Campaign for Better Transport: https://bettertransport.org.uk/
• Learn more about GoodMaps: https://goodmaps.com/
• Learn more about Community Rail Lancashire: https://communityraillancashire.co.uk/
• Discover the whole Community Rail Network: https://communityrail.org.uk/
• Read about the Government’s Integrated Travel Strategy: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/integrated-national-transport-strategy-for-england
• Learn about the Bus Stop Standard campaign: https://bettertransport.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2411-Better-Bus-Stops-Creating-a-national-bus-stop-standard.pdf

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Following the UK’s driest spring on record, and England’s hottest June, this episode explores the causes of heatwaves, and what we can do to reduce the health and wellbeing impacts of extreme temperatures. We learn about the urban heat island affect with Professor Stefán Smith, Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Reading, and we look at the importance of water efficiency and soil health with Dr Laurence Couldrick, CEO at the Westcountry Rivers Trust.

Listen now to discover:

• Why towns and cities get warmer and stay warmer than surrounding rural areas.
• How introducing more vegetation and bodies of water can have a localised cooling effect.
• How communities can come together to provide places of sanctuary for vulnerable people during heatwaves.
• How animals also suffer in the heat and what farmers can do to protect their livestock.
• Why it’s crucial to make space for water across the UK, to build resilience against the effects of our changing climate.

Full transcript available at: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/prepare-for-heatwaves

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Show notes

• Find out more about preparing for heatwaves: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction/prepare-for-heatwaves
• Explore all 25 Big Local Actions: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction
• Listen back to previous episodes and series of the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://carboncopy.eco/podcast
• Read about Westcountry Rivers Trust’s work on drought resilience: https://wrt.org.uk/our-projects/
• Read about Stefán’s research related to how people move around urban environments during extreme weather: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FW002965%2F1
• Learn about the Making Space for Water campaign: https://theriverstrust.org/making-space-for-water
• Discover initiatives that are related to water security and resilience: https://carboncopy.eco/impact/safe-water
• Contact us with comments or feedback: hello@carboncopy.eco

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