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This section covers topics like: Community lead project, youth climate action, volunteering, schools, tree planting, local environmental projects, biodiversity, offsetting, resources of interest to community groups, faith groups, charities, case studies and domestic energy efficiency tips.
Eat Sleep Axe – Sustainable Sourcing
We met up with Pete George from Eat Sleep Axe & Escape Rooms Cheltenham to see how he is bringing…
CheltenhamZero Community Fund
In 2019, Cheltenham Borough Council declared a climate emergency and a commitment to be a carbon neutral council and borough…
Library of Things
Coming Soon… Cheltenham’s very first Library of Things. What happens if we borrow rather than buy the items we use infrequently?…
Re-Generation Repair Cafe
Repairs take place on the 1st Saturday of the month between 10:00-1:00at St Andrew’s Church, Montpellier St., Cheltenham, GL501SP. Repairs…
Sustainable Events Toolkit
Coming soon… We are working with Cheltenham Festivals and Cheltenham Borough Council’s Licensing team to devise a sustainable events toolkit that…
Doughnut Economics
Planet Cheltenham coordinates a Doughnut Economics group. Are you curious to find out more? What is Doughnut Economics? The Doughnut offers…
Community Fridge Network
A community fridge is a place where people can share their food for free to help divert edible food from…
Planet Cheltenham – School Visits
Planet Cheltenham has already visited 11 secondary schools and 3 primary’s including Balcarras, All Saints, Charlton Kings Infant School, Charlton…
Climate Youth Group
Climate Youth Group meet at School House Cafe, St Pauls every other Wednesday 6-7pm. Run by Planet Cheltenham a Vision 21 project. All…
Little Planet Cheltenham
Little Planet Cheltenham Group meet at School House Cafe, St Pauls on the first Tuesday of each month, 11 AM…
St Philip & St James Resident’s – Tree Planting
St Philip & St James Area Residents Association (SPJARA) have recently planted ten more trees around Mellersh House on a…
Glow Innovation’s Million Tree Pledge
Laura Gelder-Robertson at Glow Innovation is on a mission to help 1 million small businesses accelerate to Net Zero by…
Rotary Club Tree-planting
One objective outlined in the Strategic Plan is ‘Promoting projects impacting on the environment’. We believe this project helped us…
Dogkennel Wood – tree planting for COP26
Leckhampton with Warden Hill Parish Council wanted to mark the occasion of the international climate change conference, COP26, which took…
Tree-planting and coffee pod recycling
Cheltenham Borough Council is working in partnership with Podback, to plant a new ‘pocket forest’ in Cheriton Park Hillview. Approximately,…
DEYA Brewery – Peatland Restoration
Due to the nature of our business, there are some things we are not able to change; a huge amount…
Crossways Guesthouse – Climate Action in Hospitality
At Crossways, we are working to reduce and mitigate our impact on the environment. We are trying to do this…
Leckhampton Rovers – Heat Pump & Tree Planting
Air Source Heat Pump Leckhampton Rovers Football Club (LRFC) were allocated £5,000 from the Cheltenham Borough Council’s CheltenhamZero Community Fund to…
St Andrew’s Eco Church Award
In 2011, St Andrew’s took the decision to become an Eco church, part of an ecumenical programme run by A…