Independent Group-Led Initiatives that we work alongside
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Group Initiatives working alongside Sustainable Calne
There are a number of groups and initiatives operating in Calne, many of whose formation predates Sustainable Calne, and who have been working on a variety of activities allied with Sustainable Calne's stated aims and objectives for some considerable time. Sustainable Calne recognises all the work that these groups undertake and is proud to work alongside them. Those Groups and their respective activities are reflected on this website and will have their work documented under various workstreams. Where a group has its own website and/or social media presence it will be linked to from the list below, otherwise a link will point to one of our pages reflecting their work. See some brilliant Calne Wildlife images by local Wildlife Photographers on Friends of the Marden Valley and River Warriors sites below... Click on any of the PROJECT titles to go to that page for full details & progress. |
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Independent Partner Group-Led Initiatives
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Branches - Led by Becky Timmins
All about planting trees in the Calne area. More info coming... |
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Calne Cleanup Crew - Led by Cath Croft & Su Johnson
Calne Clean Up Crew is a family friendly group to share the great clean up work that’s being done in and around Calne. Read more... |
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Castlefields Canal and River Park Association (CARP) - Led by Denis Robinson Tel: 01249 816116
CARP aims to preserve, protect, develop and improve the environment of the River Marden Valley and surrounding area. Also working to provide amenities and facilities for recreation and leisure activities for the public benefit in Castlefields Park and along the Marden valley. |
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ECO Church (An A Rocha UK Project)
Climate change threatens the delicate equilibrium that sustains life and biodiversity is collapsing around the globe. Eco Church is A Rocha's tool to help churches celebrate what they already do well and make informed decisions about what to do next. Sustainable CALNE supports Churches who have already registered with ECO Church, and seeks to encourage those Churches that have yet to become involved with ECO Church to do so, tracking ECO Church progress in Calne. ECO Church is one initiative among many towards Calne achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2030. |
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ECO Schools
Introduced in 1994 in response to the 1992 UN Rio Earth Summit, Eco-Schools is operated globally by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and is managed in England by Keep Britain Tidy. Sustainable Calne supports and encourages the ECO Schools movement and tracks ECO Schools progress in Calne. ECO Schools is one initiative among many towards Calne achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2030. |
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Friends of the Marden Valley - Led by Cllr Robert MacNaughton
Friends of the Marden Valley seek to educate the community about the Marden Valley, its river and tributaries, to preserve and cherish them. It has been set up to preserve and protect the Marden Valley. It is a wonderful place, full of beautiful surprises, and amazing wildlife to discover and admire. We need to truly love and protect it for future generations. Great Calne Wildlife images on this site! |
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River Warriors - Led by Tamzyn Long
Green Youth Group in Calne set up by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, Friends of Abberd Brook and River Clean Up! Read more... Great Calne Wildlife images on this site! |
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Single Use Plastic (SUP) Campaign Group - Led by Cllr Glenis Ansell
A Campaign to encourage supermarkets and shops to significantly cut down on or eliminate single use plastic packaging. To launch the Calne campaign in 2019 we did a “Mass Unwrap” at Sainsburys - with their permission we stood outside the store and gave customers compostable paper bags to swap for the plastic wrapping on their shopping... |
