GREENING CHIDDINGLY
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About us

How did Greening Chiddingly start?

In December 2021, following a call in the Parish News, a group of villagers concerned about climate change met in the Back Bar of the Six Bells pub in Chiddingly. At the time, the group had no name and no specific focus, other than a collective recognition that something needed to be done to respond to the climate crisis. At this first meeting it became clear that, while attendees wanted to be 'greener', they did not know how best they could change their lifestyle to reduce their carbon footprint. Attendees also wanted to see more environmentally-focussed activities in the village, in the hope that this would stimulate community action. Out of that first meeting, the Greening Chiddingly group was born.
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Chiddingly church fete 2022 (image: Mark Valleley)
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Chiddingly church fete 2022 (image: David Nash)

Who is involved?

Greening Chiddingly is an informal non-party-political organisation run entirely on volunteer power – in legal terms, we are an ‘unincorporated association’. Everyone in Chiddingly and surrounding villages is welcome to join in. You can do this by coming along to our meetings and events, or by simply keeping an eye on this website.

The group is open, inclusive and democratic. We have a Chair and Secretary, but we are effectively run by a loose Steering Group made up of members who are leading on different events or activities. You can read our Constitution and policy on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion below. We are always looking for new suggestions on how we can be most effective, so join in and make a difference.
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Images of Chiddingly (© Trevor Thomas)
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What do we do?

We use a range of approaches to raise awareness of climate issues and encourage our community to take action:

  • Meeting regularly to discuss ideas and activities to make our community more sustainable.
  • Providing practical, non-party-political and ‘non-preachy’ information on how individuals and households can reduce their carbon emissions (to mitigate climate change) and improve biodiversity (to adapt to climate change).
  • Organising activities, including talks from inspiring speakers, open houses, field trips and community events to stimulate climate action.
  • Working with Chiddingly Parish Council, the village school and local businesses to spread the climate message and encourage them to take action.
  • Keeping people up to speed with what’s happening through the Parish Newsletter and social media.

Governance and policies

You can read our Constitution and policy on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here.

Constitution (ratified 30 August 2022)

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy (ratified 30 August 2022)

Notes from recent meetings

In the spirit of transparency – and for the benefit of communities wanting to set up similar initiatives – you can find agendas and notes from our recent group meetings here.

2023

23 February 2023: AGM agenda
24 January 2023: Agenda and Meeting notes

2022

29 November 2022: Agenda and Meeting notes
25 October 2022: Agenda and Meeting notes
29 September 2022: Agenda and Meeting notes
30 August 2022: Agenda and Meeting notes
26 July 2022: Agenda and Meeting notes
29 June 2022: Agenda and Meeting notes
19 May 2022: Agenda and Meeting notes
27 April 2022: Agenda and Meeting notes
24 March 2022: Agenda and Meeting notes
24 February 2022: Agenda and Meeting notes
19 January 2022: Meeting notes

Get in touch

Email: info@greeningchiddingly.org

Follow us on social media

Follow @GreeningChidd

Copyright on this site

Text © Greening Chiddingly (2023)
Banners © Trevor Thomas (2022)
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  • Climate Change
  • 9 things you can do
    • Eat greener
    • Reduce your car use
    • Reduce your energy use
    • Reduce your consumption
    • Cut back on flying
    • Enhance green spaces
    • Think about where you invest
    • Make your voice heard
    • Talk about the changes you make
  • Blog
  • Directory
  • Competition
  • About Us
  • Contact