Reading Neighbourhood Network’s climate change campaign promotes Reading Borough Council’s initiatives to help neighbourhoods reduce their carbon footprint. We have signed up to two of RBC’s pledges, and links with ideas on how neighbours can support these pledges are shown below.
Reading Borough Council Pledge 1
- Improve properties to reduce fuel poverty
- Home improvements for energy efficiency
- Promotion of green travel
| Contact | Web address |
|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency Advice | www.energysavingtrust.org.uk |
| Fuel Poverty/Winter Watch | www.reading.gov.uk/residents/care-and-support-for-adults/winterwatch |
| National Energy Campaign – Earth Hour | www.earthhour.org |
| Water Saving Offer | www.re3.getcomposting.com/Shop/Water_Butts.html |
| Free water saving devices | freebies.thameswater.co.uk |
| National Bike Week | bikeweek.org.uk |
| Reading Ready Bike | www.readybike.co.uk |
| Promotion of Greener Travel | reading.liftshare.com |
| www.reading-travelinfo.co.uk |
Reading Borough Council Pledge 2
- Build community resilience to climate change and promoting self sufficiency
- Food growing
- Developing habitats for wildlife
| Contact | Web address |
|---|---|
| Reading Food Growing Network | www.readingfoodgrowingnetwork.org.uk |
| Food4Families | www.food4families.org.uk/index.cfm |
| RISC Rooftop Garden | www.risc.org.uk/gardens |
| Kew Gardens Grow Wild | www.kew.org |
| www.growwilduk.com/activities-for-you | |
| The Bee Cause | www.foe.co.uk/beecause |
| Reading Tree Wardens | www.readingtreewardens.org.uk |
| Woodland Trust Free Tree Packs | www.woodlandtrust.org.uk |
| Greater Reading Environment Network (GREN) | www.gren.org.uk |
| Econet Conservation Volunteers – Reading | www.econetreading.org.uk |
| Reading Rescue | readingrescue.org.uk |