Warwick District: Climate News
More than 1500 visitors attended Warwick District Council's EcoFest at the Pump Room Gardens. Exhibitors included Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Action 21, Act on Energy, Bee Friendly Leamington, Warwickshire Climate Alliance, Trees Call to Action, Reyousable as well as...
Warwick District’s EcoFest Returns for 2024
Saturday 31 August 2024 marks the return of the popular EcoFest to Leamington’s Pump Room Gardens. Now in its fifth year, this popular event takes place from 10am to 5pm and celebrates everything eco with a range of have-a-go sessions and activities covering...
Local Councils Named as DEFRA’s National Bees Needs Champions
DEFRA's Bees Needs awards recognise and celebrate examples of exceptional initiatives undertaken by local authorities, community groups, farmers and businesses to support pollinators, from creating a wildflower patch, educating the local community about pollinators,...
Warwick District: Get Rewards for Being Active
Warwick District Challenge – Choose How You Move
Improving Residents Lives through Warwickshire’s Waterways
The Warwickshire Waterways Strategy was created in 2021, but implementation was delayed slightly due to Covid. To date, the steering group, which has delivered the first action plan, has comprised of members of Canal and River Trust Warwickshire Wildlife Trust...
Consultation Response: Barriers To Community Energy
In response to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero consultation on barriers to community energy projects, NALC argued that many of the 10,000 local councils it represents have a huge role to play in delivering such projects to improve biodiversity and...
Warwickshire: Funding for Community Orchards
Warwickshire County Council has been awarded funding from Defra's Coronation Heritage Living Fund (CLHF) for the creation of Community Orchards and Community Micro Woods across the county, to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III through community tree planting...
Kenilworth: Clean Air Day 2024
Kenilworth hosted its first Clean Air Day event on Sunday 16 June. The event was joint initiative between Kenilworth Town Council’s Cycling Delivery and Climate Emergency Groups and WDC Climate Change and Pollution teams, with support from Clean Air Warwickshire,...
Call for Natural Capital Projects
The WMCA are looking for landowners interested in developing their land for natural projects including tree planting, nature based solutions, and habitat banks amongst others. Nature based solutions - including trees, rain gardens and natural flood management amongst...
Climate Response: New Star Council Category
NALC's Star Council Awards are the only awards in England that recognise local (parish and town) councils' contributions to their communities. The long-running awards celebrate local councils, councillors, young councillors, county associations and clerks' positive...