My name is Matt Franklin (if you hadn’t guessed). I created this site as something to do over lockdown 2.0 in early 2021. It is more of a personal project than anything else, but I hope to use it to experiment with web development and share some of my other projects and activities.
This will be an eclectic mix of stories and activities which have caught my interest. Some of the ideas I have for topics include the outdoors and hiking, genealogy and technical home projects.
So, now for a bit about me. I am currently working for Carbon Co-op a Manchester based co-operative supporting communities to make the radical reductions in home carbon emissions to avoid runaway climate change. In this role I am responsible for membership development as well as some projects in the energy services field (check out our great smart meter service).
Before Carbon Co-op and the post-covid world I was leading the European communications for the #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement of thousands of grassroots groups and individuals working for a future free from plastic pollution. In this role I met with grassroots organisers and around the world, seeing first hand the impacts of plastic pollution on people’s lives and livelihoods.