Weymouth Town Council celebrates Great Big Green Week with environmental initiatives
Weymouth Town Council is to recognise Great Big Green week which runs from Saturday 8th – 16th June by showing their commitment to the environment.
Coinciding with The Great Big Green Week, on Saturday June 15th, Weymouth Town Council are organising a Fun Day at Radipole Park which will be re opened to the public following a redevelopment of the park making it a usable greenspace for everyone. The revitalized park features a sensory garden which will be home to lots of wildlife, a scooter track, a newly painted multi use games area and much more. To read more about the grand opening click here.
Radipole is one of nine greenspaces maintained by the Council. Additionally, two of these parks, Sandsfoot and Greenhill Gardens hold the prestigious Green Flag award, which recognises parks and green spaces that meet high standards of quality and sustainability.
The Council’s commitments include providing allotments, maintaining the Blue Flag Award for Weymouth Beach, and moving to electric vehicles and electric equipment. The Council also offers free usage of their litter-picking equipment, encouraging residents to help keep Weymouth clean. More details on this can be found here.
Here’s what else the Council have done in response to the climate emergency:
- Installed solar panels across Swannery car park and the Beach office.
- Maintaining free water refill points along Weymouth and Greenhill beaches.
- Worked in partnership with Litter Free Dorset and Weymouth and Portland Marine Project providing a Beach Toy Library over the Summer period.
- We developed and adopted a new Events and Festival Policy, requiring all activities from this point on to address environmental and sustainability criteria.
You can read further about the Council’s response to the Climate emergency here.
Weymouth Climate Hub have put together a schedule of events happening for Green Week which can be found here, including a bike ride to Tumbledown Community Space on Wednesday 12th June from 10am-12.30pm. To find out more details on how to take part in the bike ride click here.
Weymouth Town Council provide Climate and Ecological Emergency Grants for local community groups. Funding between £500 and £2,500 is available for green initiatives. This could include:
- Reducing carbon emissions in businesses or organisations, including community and voluntary groups.
- Supporting environmental behaviour change and sustainable living.
- Supporting projects which will result in greater access to nature areas or supporting improvements in biodiversity.
- Providing education and awareness of the Climate and Ecological emergency through direct engagement with hard to reach groups and individuals.
- Projects which aim to help communities improve upon their surroundings, from the effects of climate change.
To learn more or apply click here.
Cllr Ryan Hope, Deputy Chair of Environment and Services said, “Great Big Green Week is a great way for us, as a Council to showcase our commitment to environmental sustainability. We now have electric vehicles and electric outdoor tools for the greenspaces and operational team and we also offer our CEE grants, available to local community groups as well as provide litter picking equipment to those who wish to help keep Weymouth clean.”
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