Welcome to our September/October bulletin. Find out how magic shows are  increasing understanding of climate change, how we are boosting well being in London's most deprived communities as well as details of our exciting new Greener Food guide for businesses. We also have news about our Muslim Women's Collective in Tower Hamlets launching next month. Do let us know if you have any comments or suggestions in the meantime.
Samantha Heath
Director, London Sustainability Exchange

Get Well Soon London
LSx, the London Health Commission and other partners have been awarded nearly £9.5 million from the BIG Lottery Fund to increase well-being in some of London's most deprived areas. Buy Well and Eat Well aim to improve residents' mental health and happiness partly through better access and take up of good quality, affordable, locally sourced food. For more details click here or contact Gail Dinner on 020 7324 3691/ g.dinner@lsx.org.uk.

Greener restaurant guide coming soon!
A new guide designed to help London's food and drink businesses boost profits and reputation by going green is on the way! The cd-rom will contain top tips to help maximise profits and green credentials through better buying, selling and general operations. It also offers a special tool that can check how individual businesses could benefit from Greener Food's free business support. For more information contact Janice Ansine on 0207 324 3655 / j.ansine@lsx.org.uk.

10p plastic bag levy proposed
A 10p levy on plastic bags in the Capital has been proposed. Currently only 1 in 200 plastic bags in the captial is recycled and the levy is designed to dramatically cut the number sent to landfill each year. The suggestion of a levy or even an outright ban on plastic bags forms a central part of proposals to make London a more environmentally friendly and safer place to live. More

Upcoming events in London
Architects' Journal Sustainable Design conference 2007. Sessions on Energy, Water or Materials, the Code for Sustainable Homes, Refurbishment and Regeneration - The Oval Conference Centre, 5th December 2007  More
London Councils Building strong local communities: delivering community cohesion in London, Clothworker's Hall, London, 16th October 2007 More
4 day Thames clean up with Thames 21 End september 2007 More

Half price bus travel for 250,000 Londoners
Bus travel for those on low incomes will now be half price under a scheme launched by the Mayor of London. All Londoners on income support are eligible to receive the reduced fare of  50p for a single bus journey - a quarter of the £2 cash fare. And this will be reduced to 45p from September 30th this year as a 10 per cent across-the-board fares cut is introduced. The reduced fare is as a result of a deal made with the Venezuelan Government. More

2nd round of London Woodland Grants Scheme 2007/08 launched
Groundwork London is inviting applications for a second round of the London Woodland Grants Scheme. The scheme offers small grants (£500-£5000) for tree and woodland related projects in the East and South East London area. Awards are designed to increase tree cover over the Thames Gateway area as laid out in the urban forestry strategy document. More