Greener Communities
All across the county people are doing their bit to help Suffolk become the greenest county. By reducing their energy and water use, insulating their homes, generating renewable energy, cycling to work, composting, recycling, growing fruit and veg. or shopping locally - you name it, someone in Suffolk is doing it!
Latest Offers for Community Groups and Parish Councils:
- 100% grant funded electric vehicle charging points
- DECC have launched a bulk buy renewable heating fund for off gas grid communities
- Raise funds for your group by promoting free loft and cavity wall insulation.
- Startup support and advice for community renewable energy projects.
- Grants of up to £25,000 available from the Creating the Greenest County Fund
For further info and to access these offers, please contact:
John Taylor
Community Advisor, Suffolk Climate Change Partnership
Tel:01473 264595 Email: john.taylor3@suffolk.gov.uk
For support with local food projects, please contact Suffolk Acre, email: localfoods@suffolkacre.org.uk
We will shortly be launching an interactive map so you can quickly find out what is happening near you. In the mean time, here are some links to some inspiring green projects and community groups in Suffolk.
- Beccles Lido
- Sustainable Bungay
- Cookpole Energy Action
- Debenham Growing Greener
- Greener Fram
- Transition Ipswich: 30 Mile Food Challenge
- Halesworth in Transition
- Transition Lavenham
- Transition Nayland (one of the UK’s first community owned solar PV arrays!)
- Greener Sax
- Stutton Green Energy
- Transition Sudbury
- Wenhaston Green