Affordable housing event: helping rural communities build more and better
A rural housing training day, provided by Warwickshire Rural Community Council WRCC and Warwickshire Rural Housing Association (WRHA) has helped district and parish councillors and council officers from across Warwickshire understand more about the rural housing...
University of Warwick: Institute of Engagement
Resonate: Programme of Events across Warwick District The Resonate programme was originally designed by the University of Warwick to celebrate Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture. After a successful first year, Warwick’s Institute of Engagement has continued to...
Stratford-on-Avon District: Community Climate Change Fund
Are you a community group or Parish Council with an idea for a green project? The following groups will be able to apply for grant funding through the CCCF: Town or Parish Councils Formally constituted charity and community groups. The CCCF will fund projects which...
NALC National Network: Climate Emergency – October update
Weekly Round up – Number 117
Heritage Fund: new green space strategic initiative for Towns and Cities
A new strategic initiative, Nature Towns and Cities, aims to enable 100 places across the UK to transform access to green space in urban areas and bring nature closer to home. It is backed by a partnership between the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the National Trust...
State of Nature Capital Report for England 2024
The State of Natural Capital Report for England 2024 : Risks to nature and why it matters, a new report from Natural England, was published on 9 October 2024. Natural England is the government’s adviser for the natural environment, helping to protect England’s nature...
The Forthcoming Employment Rights Bill
Developing wildflower verges in Warwickshire
Highway verges are a valuable resource for wildlife and biodiversity and, as such, they need to be managed with care and attention. The release of the good verge guidance document by Plantlife and the national discussions around climate change have brought the topic...
Warwickshire’s First Local Nature Action Plan Workshop
Over 40 delegates representing 25 parishes and towns attended the first Local Nature Action Plan (LNAP) workshop organised by WALC and Warwickshire Coventry & Solihull’s Local Nature Partnership at the University of Warwick’s Stratford Innovation Campus near...