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
Our monthly public meetings are taking place online during Covid-19 restrictions
November public Zoom meeting - Climate Strategy for Stroud District
We are pleased to welcome Rachel Brain (Stroud District Council) as guest speaker at our November meeting. There will be time for questions and discussion.
Date: 8-9pm, 26th November 2020
Place: Zoom online meeting
Email wottonareacan@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link and secure your free space at our online meeting.
Tree planting events
We have two Autumn tree planting events planned in November. If you're interested in either event please email wottonareacan@gmail.com
10.30am - 12.30pm, Sat 21st Nov 2020
Tree planting at The Matara Centre, Kingscote
10.30am - 12.30pm, Sun 29th Nov 2020
Tree planting at the bottom of the allotments, Knapp Road, W-u-E.
Other outdoor events
We are now offering outdoor events alongside Zoom meetings and discussions. For further details please email wottonareacan@gmail.com
10.30am, Sunday 8th November 2020,
Knapp Road allotment clearing
10.30am, Sunday 15th November 2020, Wotton's Woods and Trees - free walk
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.
Green homes grant scheme - access up to £5,000 towards energy-efficient home improvements
Under the Government Green Homes Grant scheme announced in July, hundreds of thousands of people will be able to access vouchers of up to £5,000 and in some cases £10,000 towards making energy-efficient improvements to their homes.
The grant scheme will cover at least two thirds of the cost that homeowners spend on energy efficiency green upgrades, while those on the lowest incomes will not have to pay anything.
Register your interest at:
https://www.grantscheme.uk/default.asp#Register
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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.
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/
