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April 2026

Environment

Big News for Chorleywood: Give Your Blister Packs a Second Life!

If you’re anything like me, you probably have a little stash of empty medicine blister packs sitting in a kitchen drawer, whispering to you, “Don’t throw me in the bin!” We all know they can’t go into our kerbside recycling (please, don’t put them in there – it just gums up the works! ), but finding a place to recycle them hasn’t always been easy.

Well, the wonderful volunteers at Sustainable Three Rivers (S3R) have stepped in to save the day.

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April 20, 2026
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Environment, Sustainable Travel

The Incredible Afterlife of the James Caird Lifeboat

Most of us know the “Endurance” story’s climax: Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions navigating 800 miles of the world’s most violent ocean in a tiny 23-foot lifeboat, the James Caird, to reach South Georgia. But what happened to that sturdy little boat once it hit the gravel at Cave Cove, King Haakon Bay?

The journey of the James Caird didn’t end with the rescue of Shackleton’s men. With the next James Caird Society dinner, and a reception in front of this plucky boat, coming up soon for me – plus 24th April is the date Shackleton left Elephant Island heading for South Georgia Island – I wanted to explore the story more. Its survival as a physical relic is almost as miraculous as its voyage!

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April 13, 2026
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