What Can We Do as a Parish?
1. We can all take steps to reduce the impact we have on the climate and the environment... as individuals, in our homes and families and where we work.
2. The parish council can work to set up and support initiatives to grow food locally, encourage car-sharing, promote wildlife and biodiversity, etc.
3. The parish council can look upwards and outwards to use our (relatively small) influence, mainly at county level, to achieve changes in policy on public transport, energy efficiency, pollution, verges and use of chemical insecticides, etc.
On this page you can see:
1. A list of steps we can all take now
2. Details of what the parish council is doing to use its influence at county level
3. Suggestions for community initiatives that we hope residents of the parish will discuss, amend and get involved in. We need to discuss these options, consider other options, get as many residents of the parish involved as possible (including farmers, the National Trust and other landowners) and agree a plan that a large majority of us can support.
2. The parish council can work to set up and support initiatives to grow food locally, encourage car-sharing, promote wildlife and biodiversity, etc.
3. The parish council can look upwards and outwards to use our (relatively small) influence, mainly at county level, to achieve changes in policy on public transport, energy efficiency, pollution, verges and use of chemical insecticides, etc.
On this page you can see:
1. A list of steps we can all take now
2. Details of what the parish council is doing to use its influence at county level
3. Suggestions for community initiatives that we hope residents of the parish will discuss, amend and get involved in. We need to discuss these options, consider other options, get as many residents of the parish involved as possible (including farmers, the National Trust and other landowners) and agree a plan that a large majority of us can support.
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Thirty things that all of us can consider doing |
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Things we can do to influence policy at county level |
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Community initiatives to involve the whole parish |
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You can't do all these things (you may not be able to cycle or have a garden...)
You may already be doing some of this.... Some exclude others (if you're vegan, you can't eat less meat!) But have a look and see what you can do in your home/household/life. Set targets and try to keep to them... Food ~ Eating:
Food ~ Buying:
Growing:
Home
Travel
Shopping
For more ideas, see:
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The parish council actively tries to influence policy at county level:
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a) To create visible and significant change, we could focus on a key issue like...
1. Rivers and Beach With Charmouth, Char Valley and Marshwood Vale Parishes, we could focus on our rivers and beaches. Working with the National Trust, schools, farmers and landowners along the rivers, we could raise awareness of the rivers, the natural habitat they offer and ways to improve water quality. 2. Chemical pesticides and insecticides These are a major cause of the dramatic loss of insect populations (and the consequent loss of birds and animals that eat insects.) We could become one of the first UK parishes to abandon chemical insecticides and actively support the recovery of insects and insect-eating wildlife. 3. Organic We could (if we all agreed) extend this to become an organic parish. We are small enough as a parish for this to be a realistic possibility. It could be a springboard for telling visitors about our approach and encouraging others to join. b) A wider approach could also include: 1. Ecological restoration Look for ways to…
2. Reducing carbon emissions (see more here) and promoting carbon zero buildings. Work to encourage…
3. Act local Assess the current and future sustainability of our community (using the community toolkit) and then set up and support initiatives to…
4. Transport
5. Infrastructure needs
6. Behaviour change
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