RECENT PRESS RELEASES
January 2013 - Beeston residents join in to save money and help the environment
Last October, Greening Beeston held a great community event to launch the greening campaign in central and south Beeston. The event took place at John Clifford School and over 70 people came along to hear inspirational messages about how to save energy and water and, just as important, how to save money too. The event also launched the Greening Beeston card which gave 9 easy steps to help the environment, such as taking shorter showers and not leaving TV’s on stand-by. Following this event, the card was distributed in the local area.
Over 3,000 households received the green leaf card and, once the household had chosen to take up at least five actions, they put the card in their window to encourage other families to join in. Over 60 households put the card up displaying their commitment to help the environment. By signing up to these actions, Beeston South and Central residents are now saving about 29,000kg CO2 per year and 48,000 litres water per year. That is enough to fill 29 hot air balloons with CO2 – a massive amount! However, if these figures are combined with the first Greening Campaign which took place in the Beeston Rylands, Beeston residents are saving roughly a whopping 75,000kg of Carbon Dioxide per year and 115,000 litres of water per year.
Since the launch, Greening Beeston entered a green Christmas Tree in Beeston Parish Church’s Christmas Tree Festival. The tree was constructed using branches cut from a tree growing in a local allotment, so that there was no carbon footprint associated with the growing, transporting and disposing of the tree. (The branches were composted afterwards.) To decorate the tree, the group used recycled items, such as sweet papers, chocolate wrappers, bottle tops, orange peel, berries and pine cones, and the results were still attractive without any cost involved. The only cost was the electricity for the lights but that was reduced by using LED bulbs, which use much less electricity than ordinary bulbs.
So what next for Greening Beeston? They already have a number of projects planned including some training events, a cookbook and a Save the Bees campaign. If you would like to get involved in any of their new projects, why not come along to the group’s meeting on Tuesday 5th February at 7.30pm at Beeston Baptist Church on Dovecote Lane. For more information on Greening Beeston, contact Julie Jackson on 0781 428 9442 or visit the group’s website at http://greeninginbeeston.weebly.com.
Over 3,000 households received the green leaf card and, once the household had chosen to take up at least five actions, they put the card in their window to encourage other families to join in. Over 60 households put the card up displaying their commitment to help the environment. By signing up to these actions, Beeston South and Central residents are now saving about 29,000kg CO2 per year and 48,000 litres water per year. That is enough to fill 29 hot air balloons with CO2 – a massive amount! However, if these figures are combined with the first Greening Campaign which took place in the Beeston Rylands, Beeston residents are saving roughly a whopping 75,000kg of Carbon Dioxide per year and 115,000 litres of water per year.
Since the launch, Greening Beeston entered a green Christmas Tree in Beeston Parish Church’s Christmas Tree Festival. The tree was constructed using branches cut from a tree growing in a local allotment, so that there was no carbon footprint associated with the growing, transporting and disposing of the tree. (The branches were composted afterwards.) To decorate the tree, the group used recycled items, such as sweet papers, chocolate wrappers, bottle tops, orange peel, berries and pine cones, and the results were still attractive without any cost involved. The only cost was the electricity for the lights but that was reduced by using LED bulbs, which use much less electricity than ordinary bulbs.
So what next for Greening Beeston? They already have a number of projects planned including some training events, a cookbook and a Save the Bees campaign. If you would like to get involved in any of their new projects, why not come along to the group’s meeting on Tuesday 5th February at 7.30pm at Beeston Baptist Church on Dovecote Lane. For more information on Greening Beeston, contact Julie Jackson on 0781 428 9442 or visit the group’s website at http://greeninginbeeston.weebly.com.
September 2012 - GREENING BEESTON – TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Launch of the Greening Beeston campaign will take place on Saturday 13th October, 2 - 4 pm at John Clifford School, Nether Street, Beeston. This will be a free, fun event for all ages with performances from local schoolchildren and community groups, crafts, activities, information and refreshments. The performances will illustrate some of the simple changes which can help individuals and families to reduce their everyday energy consumption and therefore save money, as well as protecting the environment.
Following the Launch, Greening Campaign ‘Leaf’ cards will be distributed to households in Beeston, asking residents to make 5 simple changes and indicate this by displaying the card in their window. These cards will then be counted and the total energy savings are calculated. Two years ago, a similar, successful campaign was run in Beeston Rylands and local residents were calculated to be making combined savings of about 46,000kg of CO2, 67,000 litres of water and more than £8,000 per year, showing that every little counts and together we can make a difference.
Throughout the year, the Greening Group has attended several local events such as Beeston Carnival, sharing tips about environmentally-friendly behaviour. Their “Eco Doll’s House”, illustrating simple ways to make changes to our homes and lifestyles, has attracted interest from young and old alike. Throughout October, Beeston Library will have a display of books on green issues and ideas.
On Sat 29 October, 9.30am-12.30pm, the Greening Group will be taking part in the Car Boot Sale at Voluntary Action Broxtowe, Oban House, Chilwell Road, Beeston (opposite the empty Wilkinson’s store) to raise funds for publicity and the Launch event. Please come along to support us.
If you would like to be involved in the Launch event, or help distribute and count the cards at the end of October, please contact Janet Poliakoff on 0115 925 6368. Further information about Greening Beeston and the national Greening Campaign can be found on the group’s website.
Following the Launch, Greening Campaign ‘Leaf’ cards will be distributed to households in Beeston, asking residents to make 5 simple changes and indicate this by displaying the card in their window. These cards will then be counted and the total energy savings are calculated. Two years ago, a similar, successful campaign was run in Beeston Rylands and local residents were calculated to be making combined savings of about 46,000kg of CO2, 67,000 litres of water and more than £8,000 per year, showing that every little counts and together we can make a difference.
Throughout the year, the Greening Group has attended several local events such as Beeston Carnival, sharing tips about environmentally-friendly behaviour. Their “Eco Doll’s House”, illustrating simple ways to make changes to our homes and lifestyles, has attracted interest from young and old alike. Throughout October, Beeston Library will have a display of books on green issues and ideas.
On Sat 29 October, 9.30am-12.30pm, the Greening Group will be taking part in the Car Boot Sale at Voluntary Action Broxtowe, Oban House, Chilwell Road, Beeston (opposite the empty Wilkinson’s store) to raise funds for publicity and the Launch event. Please come along to support us.
If you would like to be involved in the Launch event, or help distribute and count the cards at the end of October, please contact Janet Poliakoff on 0115 925 6368. Further information about Greening Beeston and the national Greening Campaign can be found on the group’s website.
17 April 2012 - Volunteers need to help run Greening Beeston Campaign
Are you interested in local environmental issues? Would you like to join a group of like minded people who have already made progress in encouraging people to live in a more environmentally friendly way? Local group Greening Beeston has been running for over two years and they are looking for new people to join them to help deliver the Greening Campaign in Beeston. The group is holding a meeting on May 10th at Beeston Baptist Church on Dovecote Lane at 7.30pm, inviting people who would like to join or to simply find out more about the group.
Greening Beeston started by running the Greening Campaign in the Beeston Rylands. The campaign worked with local schools and residents to encourage everyone to carry out some simple actions in the home which not only help the environment but also help residents save money too. Following this campaign, the group then won a financial award to look at installing a form of renewable energy technology on a community building in Beeston.
The group now want volunteers to help them deliver another Greening Campaign in Beeston. Help is needed to plan the launch event, contact community groups and to produce and distribute publicity material. If you would like to get involved, please come along on Thursday 10th May at 7.30pm at Beeston Baptist Church, Dovecote Lane. For further information, please ring 0115 943 6596 or contact us via the website.
Greening Beeston started by running the Greening Campaign in the Beeston Rylands. The campaign worked with local schools and residents to encourage everyone to carry out some simple actions in the home which not only help the environment but also help residents save money too. Following this campaign, the group then won a financial award to look at installing a form of renewable energy technology on a community building in Beeston.
The group now want volunteers to help them deliver another Greening Campaign in Beeston. Help is needed to plan the launch event, contact community groups and to produce and distribute publicity material. If you would like to get involved, please come along on Thursday 10th May at 7.30pm at Beeston Baptist Church, Dovecote Lane. For further information, please ring 0115 943 6596 or contact us via the website.
16 March 2012
Fortunately the weather was better than forecast when Greening Beeston and Broxtowe Borough Council held energy-saving advice stalls in Beeston Square on Saturday 3 March. Visitors to the stalls and the Fantastic Homes caravan had the opportunity to learn about ways to save energy (and money), ask for advice and pick up free water- and energy-saving devices. They could also try out the Watt bike which helps people to understand how much energy it takes to power common household electrical devices. For example, it takes a surprising amount of pedalling to generate enough power for a games console or even a toaster! Greening Beeston shared energy-saving tips illustrated by the “star of the show” – an eco-Dolls House - equipped with solar panels, a rainwater butt, thick curtains to keep in the warmth and a gardenful of vegetables, painstakingly made out of recycled materials by some of the volunteers. Members also asked local people to help them map who is composting, growing their own fruit and vegetables, recycling rainwater, generating solar power and other “green” activities in the area. This map will be on show again at Beeston Carnival in July for more local residents to add to. People were also reminded of the facilities to recycle tetrapak drink cartons and aluminium foil at the Recycling Centre in Sainsbury’s car park. There is also a container there for the safe disposal of low-energy lightbulbs.
Later this year, the Greening group will be encouraging central Beeston residents to make at least 5 energy-saving pledges which when all added together will make a considerable impact on local use of power and water. This will be a continuation of the campaign held in Beeston Rylands in 2010 when combined savings of about 46,000 kg of CO2, 67,000 litres of water, as well as more than £8,000 per year were made.
On the same day, ABC LETS held their annual Seed Swap at Wollaton Road Methodist Church. It was a buzzing hive of activity as visitors swapped familiar and not-so-familiar seeds, tips, magazines and empty plant pots. By popular request, there will be a Plant Swap in May/June so please get planting and come along in late Spring to swap and share seedlings and plants.
If you would like to find out more about either of these groups or get involved, please visit their websites: www.greeninginbeeston.weebly.com and www.abclets.org.uk.
Later this year, the Greening group will be encouraging central Beeston residents to make at least 5 energy-saving pledges which when all added together will make a considerable impact on local use of power and water. This will be a continuation of the campaign held in Beeston Rylands in 2010 when combined savings of about 46,000 kg of CO2, 67,000 litres of water, as well as more than £8,000 per year were made.
On the same day, ABC LETS held their annual Seed Swap at Wollaton Road Methodist Church. It was a buzzing hive of activity as visitors swapped familiar and not-so-familiar seeds, tips, magazines and empty plant pots. By popular request, there will be a Plant Swap in May/June so please get planting and come along in late Spring to swap and share seedlings and plants.
If you would like to find out more about either of these groups or get involved, please visit their websites: www.greeninginbeeston.weebly.com and www.abclets.org.uk.
14 NOVEMBER 2011: Renewable Energy Decision
Photo by Lewis Stainer
Following their community consultation, Greening Beeston has chosen Chilwell School as the most suitable community building to have a form of renewable energy technology installed. Altogether 130 people expressed their views either via the group’s website or by feedback slips in Beeston Library at the event held during the week 22nd - 29th October. There was support for all three sites, particularly for both of the schools, and several respondents expressed the wish that all three projects could be supported. Comments included:
”My child is at Trent Vale, and I know what an ideal site this would be for a solar PV system. The school is very forward-thinking and eco-conscious and this would be a real boost for them.”
“I would support the wind energy scheme because the benefits are larger. It is also a simpler technology with less carbon required for building it. I think it would be great to have this at a secondary school where it could be a good educational tool. I think the concerns about the impact of wind energy on wildlife are probably exaggerated, but would want to make sure Attenborough Nature Reserve were happy with this proposal too.”
After much deliberation and further advice from Nottingham Energy Partnership, the wind turbine at Chilwell School was chosen. This was partly because of recent changes in Government policy regarding the Feed In Tariff (FIT) for solar PV. The costs for installing PV panels on Trent Vale Infants School have gone up to £32,000 and the return through FIT has gone down. There would also be future costs for when roof maintenance takes place.
Local resident and group member Mary Venning said. “We want to maximise the benefit to the community, now and in the future. The income from the turbine can be used to fund further environmental projects such as PV panels at Trent Vale Infants. We are pleased to see that so many people are in favour of these developments in principle.”
Greening Beeston started in Beeston Rylands last year with the backing of Broxtowe Borough Council and the national Greening Campaign. Earlier this year, the group won an award from Climate East Midlands to carry out the feasibility study for a renewable energy installation in Beeston. They are now seeking to raise funds for the work to be carried out.
”My child is at Trent Vale, and I know what an ideal site this would be for a solar PV system. The school is very forward-thinking and eco-conscious and this would be a real boost for them.”
“I would support the wind energy scheme because the benefits are larger. It is also a simpler technology with less carbon required for building it. I think it would be great to have this at a secondary school where it could be a good educational tool. I think the concerns about the impact of wind energy on wildlife are probably exaggerated, but would want to make sure Attenborough Nature Reserve were happy with this proposal too.”
After much deliberation and further advice from Nottingham Energy Partnership, the wind turbine at Chilwell School was chosen. This was partly because of recent changes in Government policy regarding the Feed In Tariff (FIT) for solar PV. The costs for installing PV panels on Trent Vale Infants School have gone up to £32,000 and the return through FIT has gone down. There would also be future costs for when roof maintenance takes place.
Local resident and group member Mary Venning said. “We want to maximise the benefit to the community, now and in the future. The income from the turbine can be used to fund further environmental projects such as PV panels at Trent Vale Infants. We are pleased to see that so many people are in favour of these developments in principle.”
Greening Beeston started in Beeston Rylands last year with the backing of Broxtowe Borough Council and the national Greening Campaign. Earlier this year, the group won an award from Climate East Midlands to carry out the feasibility study for a renewable energy installation in Beeston. They are now seeking to raise funds for the work to be carried out.
OCTOBER 2011 - Renewable Energy somewhere in Beeston?
The Greening Beeston Group are looking for help from Beeston residents in deciding where to site solar panels or a small community wind turbine. Earlier this year, the group won a grant from Climate East Midlands, East Midlands IEP and Communities and Local Government project to carry out an in-depth feasibility study for community solar panels or a wind turbine.
Local resident, and group member Julie Jackson said, “We were delighted to receive funding for this work. A small renewable energy installation could help fund environmental projects in Beeston for the next 25 years. We now want to consult the people of Beeston on which site they favour and listen to any comments they have to make.”
Greening Beeston started in Beeston Rylands last year with the backing of Broxtowe Borough Council and the national Greening Campaign. Rylands residents have already reduced their energy use and CO2 emissions, as well as saving money. Now a renewable energy installation will help reduce Beeston’s emissions still more.
Two of the sites, Trent Vale Primary school and Queenswood Care Home, would involve solar electric panels and the third, Chilwell School, would involve the installation of a small wind turbine.
Nottingham Energy Partnership, who are working with the group, have already investigated the sites with regard to suitability, energy generation potential and social and community benefit.
A Public Meeting on Saturday 29th October at Beeston Library at 1.30 – 3pm is being held for an exchange of views. Speakers will provide an overview of the project as well as give details about the three sites. There will be a chance to ask questions and make your views known.
There will be a display downstairs at Beeston Library the week before from Saturday 22nd October and a suggestion box for people to post their comments.
Local resident, and group member Julie Jackson said, “We were delighted to receive funding for this work. A small renewable energy installation could help fund environmental projects in Beeston for the next 25 years. We now want to consult the people of Beeston on which site they favour and listen to any comments they have to make.”
Greening Beeston started in Beeston Rylands last year with the backing of Broxtowe Borough Council and the national Greening Campaign. Rylands residents have already reduced their energy use and CO2 emissions, as well as saving money. Now a renewable energy installation will help reduce Beeston’s emissions still more.
Two of the sites, Trent Vale Primary school and Queenswood Care Home, would involve solar electric panels and the third, Chilwell School, would involve the installation of a small wind turbine.
Nottingham Energy Partnership, who are working with the group, have already investigated the sites with regard to suitability, energy generation potential and social and community benefit.
A Public Meeting on Saturday 29th October at Beeston Library at 1.30 – 3pm is being held for an exchange of views. Speakers will provide an overview of the project as well as give details about the three sites. There will be a chance to ask questions and make your views known.
There will be a display downstairs at Beeston Library the week before from Saturday 22nd October and a suggestion box for people to post their comments.
SEPTEMBER 2011 - Help Greening Beeston and save money
Everyone is invited to a Public Meeting organised by a group of local residents on Tuesday 27th September at 7.30. The aim is to start the ‘Greening Beeston’ campaign, an initiative to help the community pull together to reduce its impact on Climate Change. By learning a few simple actions to reduce their energy use, residents of Beeston will have the opportunity to save money and, at the same time, help the environment
The Greening Campaign began in Petersfield, Hampshire, when Terena Plowright decided to do something in her own town to try and ‘make a difference’. The campaign was so successful that since then towns and villages across the UK are working to address reducing their CO2 emissions and the amount of water they waste. Beeston Rylands and Stapleford were among the first Greening Campaigns in the Nottingham area. Now you can join if you live in Central Beeston and the meeting on Tuesday 27th will explain how.
The campaign involves volunteers distributing cards, which list some simple changes that will save energy and money. Residents will be asked to put the card in a window showing the Greening Beeston ‘leaf’ logo, once they have made at least 5 of the changes suggested. “The campaign is great fun”, said Terena, “it gives the community a way to work together to tackle Climate Change and makes it a positive experience instead of a nightmare”. Terena will be coming to speak at the meeting to explain how it all works.
Beeston resident Dr Janet Poliakoff said, “As a mother and grandmother, I have been concerned about Climate Change for some time and I have tried to reduce my own CO2 emissions. Now the Greening Campaign gives local people a way to work together to make a difference. After making a few small changes in 2010, Rylands residents are now saving about 46,000 kg of CO2, 67,000 litres of water, as well as more than £8,000 every year.”
The meeting is at 7.30 on Tuesday 27th September at the Baptist Church in Dovecote Lane. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.
The Greening Campaign began in Petersfield, Hampshire, when Terena Plowright decided to do something in her own town to try and ‘make a difference’. The campaign was so successful that since then towns and villages across the UK are working to address reducing their CO2 emissions and the amount of water they waste. Beeston Rylands and Stapleford were among the first Greening Campaigns in the Nottingham area. Now you can join if you live in Central Beeston and the meeting on Tuesday 27th will explain how.
The campaign involves volunteers distributing cards, which list some simple changes that will save energy and money. Residents will be asked to put the card in a window showing the Greening Beeston ‘leaf’ logo, once they have made at least 5 of the changes suggested. “The campaign is great fun”, said Terena, “it gives the community a way to work together to tackle Climate Change and makes it a positive experience instead of a nightmare”. Terena will be coming to speak at the meeting to explain how it all works.
Beeston resident Dr Janet Poliakoff said, “As a mother and grandmother, I have been concerned about Climate Change for some time and I have tried to reduce my own CO2 emissions. Now the Greening Campaign gives local people a way to work together to make a difference. After making a few small changes in 2010, Rylands residents are now saving about 46,000 kg of CO2, 67,000 litres of water, as well as more than £8,000 every year.”
The meeting is at 7.30 on Tuesday 27th September at the Baptist Church in Dovecote Lane. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.
JUNE 2011 - £5,000 Grant success for Beeston’s Greening Campaign
The local Beeston Greening Campaign has beaten strong competition to win a grant of £5,050 from Climate East Midlands for a community renewable energy project in Beeston, which includes expert support from Nottingham Energy Partnership. The Campaign came to Beeston last year, with a successful launch in Beeston Rylands in October. The group is now planning to extend the campaign to other parts of Beeston in the coming months. This grant is a big step towards this. The Group’s Chair, Julie Jackson said “This is a real boost to Beeston”.
The aim of the Greening Campaign is to involve as many people in the community as possible in finding ways to consume less energy from fossil fuels, thereby reducing the amount of carbon dioxide released to the atmosphere and saving people money! In October, volunteers distributed cards to Rylands households, suggesting 10 easy ways to help the environment, such as turning off lights when leaving a room, or boiling only the amount of water you need. These ideas enabled residents together to use less energy and water, and to save a total of £8,000 per year. These savings were estimated after counting the Greening Campaign ‘leaf’ cards displayed by residents in their windows.
“Our group wants to help the community use renewable energy to save even more carbon dioxide emissions. So we applied for a Growing Climate Friendly Communities Grant in April and were thrilled to hear that we had been successful”, said Janet Poliakoff, the Group’s Secretary. “At our recent planning meeting Sophie Harton, of Groundwork Derby and Derbyshire, told us that only 7 grants were awarded out of 73 applications”. Groundwork are managing the grant on behalf of Climate East Midlands Skills Programme. Jerome Baddley, of the Nottingham Energy Partnership, also attended to help plan the project. Work has already started, because it all has to be finished by early 2012. There will be a public consultation meeting later in the year to discuss the options available after initial surveys of a number of community buildings have been completed.
Visit the Greening Beeston group’s stall at Beeston Carnival on July 9th and meet some of the people involved. The group is looking for volunteers to help bring the Greening Campaign to more people in Beeston, whether by helping at events or distributing cards. For anyone interested in volunteering, or for more information about the Greening Campaign in Beeston, go to Contact Us or contact Janet Poliakoff, tel: 0115 925 6368.
We are grateful for support from the following: Climate East Midlands, Communities and Local Government, East Midlands Improvement and Efficiency Partnership, Groundwork East Midlands as well as Nottingham Energy Partnership.
The aim of the Greening Campaign is to involve as many people in the community as possible in finding ways to consume less energy from fossil fuels, thereby reducing the amount of carbon dioxide released to the atmosphere and saving people money! In October, volunteers distributed cards to Rylands households, suggesting 10 easy ways to help the environment, such as turning off lights when leaving a room, or boiling only the amount of water you need. These ideas enabled residents together to use less energy and water, and to save a total of £8,000 per year. These savings were estimated after counting the Greening Campaign ‘leaf’ cards displayed by residents in their windows.
“Our group wants to help the community use renewable energy to save even more carbon dioxide emissions. So we applied for a Growing Climate Friendly Communities Grant in April and were thrilled to hear that we had been successful”, said Janet Poliakoff, the Group’s Secretary. “At our recent planning meeting Sophie Harton, of Groundwork Derby and Derbyshire, told us that only 7 grants were awarded out of 73 applications”. Groundwork are managing the grant on behalf of Climate East Midlands Skills Programme. Jerome Baddley, of the Nottingham Energy Partnership, also attended to help plan the project. Work has already started, because it all has to be finished by early 2012. There will be a public consultation meeting later in the year to discuss the options available after initial surveys of a number of community buildings have been completed.
Visit the Greening Beeston group’s stall at Beeston Carnival on July 9th and meet some of the people involved. The group is looking for volunteers to help bring the Greening Campaign to more people in Beeston, whether by helping at events or distributing cards. For anyone interested in volunteering, or for more information about the Greening Campaign in Beeston, go to Contact Us or contact Janet Poliakoff, tel: 0115 925 6368.
We are grateful for support from the following: Climate East Midlands, Communities and Local Government, East Midlands Improvement and Efficiency Partnership, Groundwork East Midlands as well as Nottingham Energy Partnership.
Earlier Press Release - starting Phase 2
The Greening Beeston Rylands Campaign was successfully launched on October 16th 2010. The event was held at Trent Vale Infants School with over 60 local people attending. Both the infants and junior schools were involved with children from both schools enthusiastically delivering poems and presentations with clear and sound environmental messages.
At the event the campaign launched a card with 10 easy steps to help the environment such as having shorter showers and not leaving TV’s on stand by. Each household in the Rylands received one of these cards and was asked to display it in their window to show who was making some small changes to the way that they live to help the environment.
A count was carried out in November and in total, 74 cards were placed in local residents’ windows. This means 74 households in the Rylands have or are making efforts to reduce their energy and water consumption. In turn this has meant that these households have reduced the Carbon dioxide going into the atmosphere each year by 46,013.63 kg. Not only that, but by make simple water saving measures, the households have also reduced water consumption by 67,222.50 litres per year. This doesn’t just help the environment it also helps the pockets of the households too and collectively they are saving £8412.50 each year.
This is great and shows how small steps can together make some big savings to not only to the environment but to the householders too. The Beeston Rylands Greening Campaign is not a one off. Other parts of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, such as Stapleford and Awsworth have also been running their own campaigns which means even greater environmental savings.
The group would like to now move on to phase 2 of the campaign. This is a campaign chosen by the local community and can be anything from wind turbines, solar panel projects or an environmental art project. If you would like to get involved, please contact Julie Jackson on 0781 428 9442. For more information about the Greening Campaign go to www.greening-campaign.co.uk.
At the event the campaign launched a card with 10 easy steps to help the environment such as having shorter showers and not leaving TV’s on stand by. Each household in the Rylands received one of these cards and was asked to display it in their window to show who was making some small changes to the way that they live to help the environment.
A count was carried out in November and in total, 74 cards were placed in local residents’ windows. This means 74 households in the Rylands have or are making efforts to reduce their energy and water consumption. In turn this has meant that these households have reduced the Carbon dioxide going into the atmosphere each year by 46,013.63 kg. Not only that, but by make simple water saving measures, the households have also reduced water consumption by 67,222.50 litres per year. This doesn’t just help the environment it also helps the pockets of the households too and collectively they are saving £8412.50 each year.
This is great and shows how small steps can together make some big savings to not only to the environment but to the householders too. The Beeston Rylands Greening Campaign is not a one off. Other parts of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, such as Stapleford and Awsworth have also been running their own campaigns which means even greater environmental savings.
The group would like to now move on to phase 2 of the campaign. This is a campaign chosen by the local community and can be anything from wind turbines, solar panel projects or an environmental art project. If you would like to get involved, please contact Julie Jackson on 0781 428 9442. For more information about the Greening Campaign go to www.greening-campaign.co.uk.
Left: One of the Greening Beeston Rylands cards already displayed in a window. A volunteer is holding another card to explain the 10 challenges on the back. Residents are asked to achieve 5 of them before displaying the card. Above: The warm clothes competition at the Launch of Greening Beeston Rylands at Trent Vale Infants School - to find who was quickest at putting on as many jumpers, hats, gloves and scarves as possible.
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