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.

Swale Sisters

Swale Sisters lets you try sustainable products for free.

Swale Sisters will provide a starter pack of sustainable products for you to try, many of which will save money in the long run and reduce waste.

On average, 286 products per person enter the waste stream every year, with a years worth of period products having a carbon footprint of 5.3 kg CO₂. By switching to reusable products which can have a lifespan of 5-10 years, this can save around £492 per year - that’s £2.460 over 5 years.

The products available include:

Period pants
Reusable pads
Menstrual cups
100% plastic free pads & tampons

Place your order here or visit @SwaleSisters on Facebook for more information. There are collection points in Sittingbourne, Faversham, Queenborough & Sheerness.