Welcome to the Climate Friendly Community Programme.
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
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