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
Take part in Plastic Free July 2021
Find out how to take part in Plastic Free July and reduce your reliance on single use plastic. Plus, read about our Plastic Free Picnic on 25th July...
Sign the petition to support the Greenway!
Sign the petition to support the Greenway Group's proposed safe walking, cycling and jogging route connecting Wotton-under-Edge, Kingswood and Charfield.
Support the Wotton Great Green Walk
Wotton Area CAN are supporting Kath, Neil and other Wotton residents in raising funds for Tree Aid's Great Green Wall sponsored walk, cycle or jog between now and 11th July 2021. They are raising funds for Tree Aid, who hope to build a Great Green Wall to stop the advancing desert in Africa; particularly the Metema forest in northern Ethiopia.
Date: Now until 11th July 2021
All donations raised before 11th July 2021 will be doubled by UK Government:
Plastic free picnic
We plan to hold a plastic free picnic at Coombe Lakes, Wotton-under-Edge on 25th July 2021. For further details please email wottonareacan@gmail.com
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.
https://www.luckysevernlottery.co.uk/support/wotton-area-climate-action-network
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…
How do you make a community carbon neutral?
Watch this inspiring talk by Gary Charnock, who 15 years ago launched Ashton Hayes' ambition to become England's first Carbon Neutral Community.
Gary spoke at the Rural Net Zero conference, chaired by Wotton Area CAN group member, Dominic Driver.
http://www.goingcarbonneutral.co.uk/