Wotton Area Climate Action Network
We are a community-led Climate Action Group serving Wotton-under-Edge and the surrounding areas. We aim to help residents and businesses to reduce their carbon emissions with a goal of helping our area become carbon neutral by 2030.
Upcoming meetings and events
Tues 19th Sept 2023
Blue Recovery
A Free Public Speaker Event
Join us for the next in our series of free public speaker events.
Jackie Harris from WWT Slimbridge will talk about the restoration and conservation of our local wetlands and the crucial part they play to protect us from the effects of climate change.
Date: 7.30pm Tuesday 19th September
Place: Chipping Hall, Wotton Under Edge, GL12 7AD
Sunday 29th Oct 2023
Holywell Leaze Picnic Site
Volunteer Day
'Wild Wotton' Project
Join us at Holywell Leaze picnic area to prep, ready to sow wildflower seed.
Date: 10am - midday, Sun 29th October
Place: Holywell Leaze Picnic Site, Wotton Under Edge, GL12 7NJ
Sunday 5th Nov 2023
Old London Road Hedge
Annual Tidy Up
The hedge at Old London Road is now three years old and hopefully this will be the last time it needs a good clean up so please come along and complete this very successful project. Meet near the nature reserve. Please walk to the site if possible, or park on one of the lay-by areas on Old London Road.
Date: 10am - midday, Sun 5th November
Place: Old London Road Nature Reserve
Get a warmer, more energy efficient home
Retrofit is all about improving the energy performance, comfort and value of existing buildings through old and new technologies while reducing the carbon impact of heating them.
Retrofitting your home is one way to respond positively to climate change, helping reduce your home's carbon footprint, increasing your comfort, and saving on fuel bills.
Our 3 downloads can help inspire or offer practical tips. For more information, get in touch.
Home Energy Directory - a guide to organisations who can help.
Retrofit case studies - 4 local homes and one business who have used rettrofit measures to reduce fuel bills and become more energy efficient.
A Bristolian's guide to Solid Wall Insulation - a practical guide for those in homes without cavity walls
Join the steering team and help our community reduce carbon emissions
Would you like to make a difference to carbon emissions in our local area? We rely on volunteers to help run our events, plan what's next and publicise our work. We'd love to welcome you if you could spare any time, even if it's just a couple of hours a month. We do not discriminate against anyone for any reason and welcome involvement from all. We pledge to support people living with disability to take part in any of our events or activities.
Sign up to our newsletter
Each month we publish a newsletter giving details of upcoming events, public meetings and useful tips to help you reduce your impact on the environment. We won't share your details with anyone else and you can unsubcribe at any time.
Find us on Stroud District Lucky Severn Community Lottery
Like to play Lucky Severn Community Lottery? Buy your tickets from our page and 50% of the lottery ticket price comes to us, plus 10% goes to other local good causes. If you enter before 26th June '21 you could also win 12 monthly fruit and veg boxes delivered to your door from Boxxfresh.
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Small changes make a difference
We identified 6 key areas where we can all reduce carbon emissions. Find out how you can reduce your impact on the environment by making small changes…
