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 (040206) locally and county- wide
Parish magazines - regular coverage
'Green' noticeboard at village shop
Al Gore Film 'An Inconvenient Truth' shown

Waste Minimisation

Pilot household waste reduction project
Local leaflet to complement Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (WWT) recycling directory
Shredder/chipper available to village
Supervised skips for plastic & cardboard
Mail preference service - junk mail
Jute shopping bags available at village shop

Energy Efficiency
Home energy surveys - all households
Little Pledge - one road
Pilot household energy efficiency project
Street lighting review
Proposed energy day 2009

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

Renewable Energy
Community Wind Turbine (s) - preliminary investigation

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