For the past two years, Global Action Plan has been running Climate Squad, a project with the strapline of “Stopping climate change by cutting carbon, DIY style”. The Climate Squad team have trained over 700 volunteers aged between 16 and 25 to run their own carbon-cutting community projects. So far this has included such diverse [...]
A colleague of mine at Global Action Plan recently sent me this link to a video by David Mitchell about climate change. It’s a useful counterbalance to a lot of the unhelpful stuff that’s published about the subject. I’d never thought about comparing climate change to asking children to tidy their room. If you don’t [...]
Representatives from Tap into Savings in Redhill and Merstham were delighted to have been awarded a gold award in the local authority category of the recent Green Apple Awards (2011). The Green Apple Award is given by the Green Organisation who are dedicated to recognising, rewarding and promoting environmental best practice around the world.
Jo Hills [...]
News just in of several environmental initiatives in Braintree District.
Firstly, 19 environmental projects and community groups have received a Green Heart Local Award to help develop their ideas further. The projects include litter picks, maintaining riverside walks, wild flower meadows, community orchards, woodlands, play areas, floral displays, outdoor classrooms, kitchen gardens, allotments and memorial gardens.
Seconly [...]
Friday 19 November is World Toilet Day, to raise awareness of the global sanitation crisis. 4,000 children die every day from diarrhoea caused by dirty water and poor sanitation. WaterAid, the international water charity, is organising a range of awareness-raising events and calling for people to ”spend a penny and give a pound” to help with sanitation [...]
I received an update from a great Coventry project, which combines recycling and helping people access a sustainable form of transport – cycling.
Coventry Recycled Cycles takes old bikes, which still have some life left in them, and gives it a new lease of life. They operate a referal service through which people can receive a [...]
On Thursday we had the privilege of running an EcoTeam meeting with both the Godiva Sisters and the Coventry Asian Blind Association in Hillfields, with over 30 people taking part. We discussed various energy saving tips as well as sharing a birthday cake and welcoming the youngest member of the group (7 months). We’ll be [...]
Coventry City Council, one of the Tap into Savings partners, is involved in a brand new project as part of the Coventry Partnership. They are working with the Neighbourhood Resource Centre for Central England and the Groundwork Trust to provide six days of FREE training for people in Coventry who want to become Climate Change [...]
Hello All
We have nearly reached 200 home visits in Coventry !! We have Installed many water and energy saving products accross Canley and Tile Hill. Look out for a letter through your door or a Poster in your area for details of how to get involved.
You can also join an Eco Team , and learn [...]
We will soon have a new EcoTeam in Tile Hill. We will be starting with a kick-off meeting at 1pm on Monday 11 October at Tile Hill Library on Jardine Crescent. This is a chance to find out more about EcoTeams and decide if you’d like to be part of one.
At this meeting we’ll be giving [...]