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Climate in the Community

Read about the ways you can get involved and help fight climate change, from supporting biodiversity to joining a local group.

Get involved in a local group

Find a local community group in your area and help in fight against climate change.

Got an idea? Get funding

Tell us your idea and you could receive up to £1,000 to help get it started.

Upcoming Events

Information about upcoming events that support our climate emergency declaration.

Support for schools

Swale Green Schools welcome parents, guardians and governors and provides training and support to help reduce your carbon footprint.

Green Grid

Green Grid helps support local communities through environmental projects aimed at green spaces.

What We're Doing

Read about the things we're doing to help fight climate change, including the objectives of our climate and ecological emergency declaration.

Our Declaration

Information about our climate emergency declaration on 26 June, 2019.

Our progress

Information about the progress we're making towards a climate emergency declaration.

Services

Information about the changes we're making to the services we provide to help fight climate change.

Planning

Information about planning policies that help support the aims of our climate emergency declaration.

Air quality

Information about the improvements we're helping to make to air quality across Swale.

What You Can Do

Advice on the things you can do yourself to help in the fight against climate change.

Residents

Advice about what you can do yourself to help support our climate emergency declaration.

Businesses

The climate crisis is escalating, but your business can all make a difference.

Ways to get in touch with our Climate and Ecological Emergency Project Officer.

Upcoming Events

National Tree Week

We are aiming to plant 1,000 trees over 5 days in Swale to celebrate National Tree Week. We are looking for volunteers to help out on these community planting days - open to schools, groups and individuals.

Each planting day will kick off at 9AM. Refreshments and equipment will be provided, but please bring gloves and appropriate footwear.

Manor Road, Isle of Sheppey – 28^th November

Meeting point: entrance next to Rushenden Community house

Milton Creek Country Park – 29^th November

Meeting Point: By the painted container in the park

Millfield Park, Faversham – 30^th November

Meeting Point: St Saviours Close entrance

Oare Gunpowder Works – 1^st December

Meeting point: Visitor centre

King George V Playing Field – 2^nd December

Meeting Point: Main car park

Please check SBC social media for any cancellations due to inclement weather. Email climate@swale.gov.uk with any questions.

Swale Friends of the Earth Green Christmas Market

Make sure your Christmas shopping does good, not harm, for the planet and its people, by supporting the Green Christmas Market on Sat 3rd Dec from 10 - 4pm! Faversham Guildhall, Market Place.

Poster showing details of the Green Christmas Market. Faversham Guidhall, Market Place. Sunday 3rd December. 10am-4pm. For presents that don't cost the earth.