Urchfont Community Web

Our aim is to establish the Parish of Urchfont, including Wedhampton and Lydeway, as a climate friendly community by promoting sustainable life styles and the responsible use of finite resources amongst local residents, both individually and communally.

Our achiements are

Awareness raising

Launch of CFC Programme locally and county- wide with (WWT) 040206
Parish magazines - regular coverage
'Green' noticeboard at community shop
Al Gore Film 'An Inconvenient Truth' shown (130407)
PC carbon footprint analysis

Waste Minimisation

Pilot household waste reduction project (13 households) (2005-06)
Local leaflet to complement Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (WWT) recycling directory
Shredder/chipper regular visits
Supervised skips for plastic & cardboard monthly
Mail preference service - junk mail - promotion of use
Jute shopping bags available at community shop

Energy Efficiency
Home energy surveys - all households in parish 2006
Little Pledge - one road
Pilot household energy efficiency project (18 households) (2007-08)
Street lighting review
Energy efficiency roadshows (3)(2008)
Proposed energy day 2009

Local Food
Food festival 220407
Kennet local food map (with WWT)

Renewable Energy
Community wind energy - feasibility study (2008 - 09)
Hydro power - Preliminary investigaion (2008 - 09)

Please also view the Urchfont Parish Council website for more information about the Climate Friendly Working Group