I first joined Lightfoot as a volunteer energy surveyor, to learn what practical changes I could make for energy efficiency and help others do the same. In Lightfoot I meet and work with like-minded people, and go on learning: energy efficiency, nature recovery, reducing waste, all aspects of sustainability. I try to pass on what I’ve discovered, and as a host in World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms that includes people from all over the world.

As co-chair, now chair of Lightfoot, I am very glad that for 25 years and more we have been a friendly sheltering space for many flourishing projects and ideas to grow and take flight. With my community work background and work for an environmental consultancy, I especially celebrate Lightfoot’s collaboration with all the groups, projects and initiatives, locally and further afield, working towards the same goals. Working together strengthens all our messages.

Retired Geography Teacher. Grandmother, gardener, and greatly encouraged by local community efforts to increase biodiversity. Through a better understanding of the impacts of our lifestyle choices on the Earth’s resources and climate I hope to model more sustainable ways of living for my grandchildren.Where better can I discover ways to tread lightly on the Earth than volunteering with LIGHTFOOT. The more the merrier.

I am driven by a commitment to protecting our planet and supporting communities affected by climate change. I want to contribute my energy to meaningful action, helping create a more sustainable future. In addition, moving to Bishops Castle surrounded by its beautiful landscapes and rural heritage has shaped my belief in ensuring we safeguard what we love.

Clare has worked in conservation and the environment for her 40-year career, the last 10 years specifically on restoration of large-scale river catchments with issues similar to the Clun. Now retired, Clare not only wants to continue her river conservation work, but is also extremely invested in finding innovative and practical solutions that can help moderate climate breakdown, by focusing mostly on biochar.

Find out more details at Clare’s LinkedIn profile.

Daphne Du Cros leads the Shropshire Good Food Partnership, connecting the dots across in the food system from farms, to communities, to the county and the Marches bioregion for transformation through partnership and collaboration.

Daphne is the founder of Food Forward Bishop’s Castle which produced the first Community Food Resilience Strategy in Shropshire, and runs the Bishop’s Castle Community Seed Bank, and Little Woodbatch Farm CIC @littlewoodbatch for upskilling through food growing, seed saving and building community connection as a pathway to resilience, regeneration, relocalisation and resistance.

She holds a PhD in Food Policy, is a Visiting Lecturer at Harper Adam’s University, teaching in Food Policy and Ethics. Her roles include Research, training and consulting on local food resilience and strategies for communities and Councils. She thinks in systems and works to weave networks across different levels and scales to activate food system resilience and plan for crisis.

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