New funding will help Hackbridge residents to get two new environmentally friendly schemes off the ground. Local environment charity BioRegional has won funding to work with local community groups and residents to build green skills and knowledge, which will ultimately see local people come up with ideas for new eco-projects. Ten projects will be shortlisted, with residents voting for the most popular two – they will be supported by BioRegional to help gain funding and other practical support.
The three year project will start by helping build up the community resource where people can find out about the environmental projects are already going on in the borough and how they can get involved. BioRegional will also support residents to make changes in their lives and reduce their carbon footprint; building up to the ‘ideas competition’ starting sometime next year.
Clare Thomas, City Bridge Trust's Chief Grants Officer, said
“We are investing in several projects to encourage non-environmental groups to adopt greener working practices and to understand how environmental change can impact on their core business. BioRegional's work is an interesting local example of how this can work in practice and we look forward to seeing how it develops.”
If you are a member of a community group in Hackbridge and would like to get involved please contact info@bioregional.com or call 020 8404 4880.
Commuters can buy locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables outside Hackbridge train station on the way home from work in a new scheme from local environmental charity, BioRegional. The Veg Van, a not-for-profit, renovated milk float, launched on Wednesday, bringing seasonal, locally grown fruit and vegetables to this area of the London Borough of Sutton where fresh produce is hard to come by.
Come to this public meeting to hear updates on projects and developments aimed to make Hackbridge the UK’s first truly Sustainable Suburb.
