2021 - Save Our Shropshire

Couch to Zero

November 28, 2021January 8, 2022 Gemma Rickard

From Couch to Zero is a fantastic programme produced by a company that is running a ten-day programme in which they send you videos with simple ideas which you can undertake to save carbon. It does not take much time, and it will ensure you make a difference. As they (more…) Read More

Carbon Literacy certificates for councillors

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 Gemma Rickard

Save Our Shropshire CIO is delighted to announce that eleven parish and town councillors and three others have received Carbon Literacy certification in a brand new workshop through the Carbon Literacy Project. We partnered up with the Carbon Literacy Project (CLP) and Speak Carbon to create a brand new “Parish (more…) Read More

Taster at COP 26

November 6, 2021November 24, 2021 Gemma Rickard

We are presenting at COP 26 a one-hour taster for our new Parish Council Workshop. If you are interested, then do Zoom over to COP 26 and get a real taster of a new one day-workshop to help you organise to take pragmatic action on the Climate Emergency. The workshop (more…) Read More

Queen’s Green Canopy

November 4, 2021November 24, 2021 Gemma Rickard

The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 which invites people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”. Everyone from individuals to Scout and Girlguiding groups, villages, cities, counties, schools and corporates will be encouraged to (more…) Read More

The National Lottery Fund awards Save Our Shropshire £ 10,000

November 2, 2021November 16, 2022 Gemma Rickard

Save our Shropshire CIO is celebrating receiving nearly £ 10,000 in funding to support its work in fighting the Climate Emergency through education. It is awarded as part of the Together for Our Planet project. SOS CIO will use the grant funding to support our work in developing and delivering (more…) Read More

Shop Well for the Planet

October 29, 2021November 24, 2021 Gemma Rickard

On Thursday 28th October BBC TV showed a great programme on how a family could reduce their carbon footprint by shopping for products that are eco friendly. It shows it does not have to be expensive to reduce your carbon footprint. They also showed how you can change your diet (more…) Read More

Low Carbon Agriculture

October 22, 2021November 24, 2021 Gemma Rickard

This show will help farmers in Shropshire understand how to take practical action to tackle the climate emergency on their farms. Low Carbon Agriculture Show held in partnership with the National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) will take place on 8 – 9 March 2022, (more…) Read More

Carbon Literacy Certified

October 22, 2021November 24, 2021 Gemma Rickard

Five attendees at our September Householders course have gained certification by the Carbon Literacy Project that they are carbon literate. To do that they attended one days worth of training, answered questions on their knowledge of the climate emergency and made pledges on actions to tackle climate change. Congratulations to (more…) Read More

Save Our Shropshire on Radio Shropshire

October 13, 2021November 24, 2021 Gemma Rickard

Adam Green of BBC Radio Shropshire, interviewed Allan Wilson, chair of Save Our Shropshire. He asked about what our new charity was doing, and Allan outlined how we all create a carbon footprint in our daily lives, and that we need to change our lifestyles to reduce that footprint, as (more…) Read More

Carbon literacy training pushes climate to the fore – Guardian

October 5, 2021November 24, 2021 Gemma Rickard

The Guardian newspaper highlights the fact that the Carbon Literacy Project has trained 21,000 people on the Climate Crisis, making it part of the culture for organisations as diverse as Coronation Street to car manufacturers. Save Our Shropshire is piloting a new course – based on the CLP toolkit – (more…) Read More

Year: 2021