News & Events
Here are the latest upcoming events, news items, recent newsletters and blog posts from ChalCAN
Latest News
The first step is to understand the level of demand for a scheme within the parish, so please fill out our survey at https://tinyurl.com/3cfafdp2 (hard copies available from the Parish Centre) and tell us what you think. If you fancy getting involved, email Karen Phiminster at kjpmail66@gmail.com.
Don’t delay in signing up for a survey (email info@chalcan.org.uk) as it’s on a first come first serve basis, although we will give preference to residents for Chalford Parish (includes Bussage, Brownshill and France Lynch of course). Funded with support from the GCC Build Back Better Fund. For further information have a look at our Energy Saving Leaflet
Recycle Your Food to Help Cut Waste and Carbon
Gloucestershire Recycles have launched their latest campaign ‘Food Waste – It All Adds Up’.
Both the environmental and financial costs of food waste are huge. About 55,000 tonnes of domestic food waste were created in the county last year and 137,500 tonnes of CO2 are created producing and transporting this food. The average 4 person household could save £60 a month by reducing food waste.
- Sign up to Gloucestershire County Council’s Waste newsletters to find out more
- Recycling and composting any food waste that you can’t avoid.
Greener Together at Gloucestershire Libraries
Gloucestershire Libraries have a climate change initiative called Greener Together with collections of new books arriving in all the libraries.
The Thomas Keble GCSE Citizenship pupils’ campaign to prevent food poverty(PDF)
Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
We’ve produced a summary about ASHPs (PDF) and another outlining local housholds that have installations ChalCAN Case Studies (PDF). Contact us if you’d like more information or to visit a working example.
Biodiversity Trail
A circular wildlife trail 12 km long through Chalford Parish. Maps and info here….or pick up a leaflet from the Parish Centre or Chalford village shop.
Follow us on Instagram! @chalford.can
Upcoming Events
Access Bike Project Monthly Bike Ride
Into Stroud from Brimscombe: Saturday 2nd September 2023. This ride to the market takes place every first Saturday of the month from The Long Table at Brimscombe Mill. Meet at 10am for a chat and a drink (thanks to The Bike Drop), before leaving at 10.30am to ride along the A419 into Stroud and finishing at The Electric Bike Shop Stroud at about 11am. This is a group ride, protecting young and less confident riders. The idea is to have fun and to push for better cycle infrastructure along this route and around the district!
Newsletter Archive
Keep up to date with ChalCAN’s recent newsletters and minutes
Latest Blog posts
Eat better for the planet, your health and your budget
What we eat has a significant climate impact. The UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation found that about 14% of all greenhouse gas emissions come from meat and dairy production. Changing
Workshops on Biodiversity
The presentations from Chalford and Bisley highlighted two successful and divergent approaches for tackling biodiversity. While both have undertaken various activities/events (such as a Biodiversity walk in Chalford or farm
Can a Local Handyman become Carbon Neutral ?
Can Bisley Handyman become Carbon Neutral? We’re literally suffocating the planet with our CO2 emissions, so making sure that our impact is as minimal as possible is everyone’s responsibility, business
Take a Climate Walk
Do you already have some awareness of climate change but nothing much more? The ‘Climate Walk’ can show you how the choices you make can have a real impact
Encouraging Biodiversity in Your Garden
Frequently Asked Questions about Encouraging Biodiversity in Your Garden In a ChalCAN survey, respondents were asked what questions they had about encouraging biodiversity in the garden. Here are the collated
Did your t-shirt cost the earth?
Did you know that…… The UK sends an average of 300,000 tonnes of clothing to landfill each year. One wash load of polyester clothes can release 700,000 microplastic fibres into
Our Community and Biodiversity
As individuals it’s easy to feel helpless about the effects of climate change and loss of biodiversity. We can each of us make changes and take steps to help –
Wildlife friendly allotments
Your allotment is mainly for growing fruit and vegetables, and maybe keeping some chickens; but allotments are also really important for biodiversity. There are lots of things you can do
Roadside Verges
What is the issue? Any plans to increase and restore biodiversity within our community must include a focus on the way we manage our road verges. Our verges form just
Green Spaces
There are lots of community owned green spaces scattered over the Parish, all managed by the Parish Council. Some are tucked away, quietly acting as mini wildlife reserves without the
Trees and Hedgerows
First the good news…About a third of our Parish is currently covered in trees and hedgerows. Many of these trees are on the steep slopes of the Frome Valley and
Plastic and General Waste
We need to change our habits and consume less, buying wisely. This applies across all areas of shopping from food, to clothes, to electrical appliances. ChalCAN is looking at how
Upcycling and Repairs
Reuse, recycle, swap…and the impact of fast fashion Buy less junk and less new ‘stuff’. Buy things which are designed to be repairable and when you have finished with
Food
Do you want to learn something shocking? Meat, egg and dairy production use up 83% of the world’s farmland, are responsible for 58% of the world’s agricultural greenhouse gas emissions,
Biodiversity Survey
Chalford Parish Council has acknowledged that there is a climate emergency and that we should become carbon neutral by 2030. To do this efficiently and effectively, ways need to be