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Welcome to your monthly Climate Change update.
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Northumberland County Council is committed to making our county net zero by 2040 and we need everyone to do their bit to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
How can you help make a difference? 👇 |
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| Call for donations of pre-loved school uniform Community-based uniform services and groups around Northumberland are holding a week-long uniform collection drive to encourage families to recycle clothing. Good quality uniform, coats, shoes, PE kits and bags can be dropped off at various locations across Northumberland between Monday 5 August until Monday 12 August 2024. |
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13 Northumberland parks named among UK's best
Thirteen Northumberland parks have been awarded prestigious Green Flag Awards, the most the council has received. The awards, announced by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, recognises them as some of the very best in the country. |
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Our Council Leader and Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Glen Sanderson met with Friends of Valley Park who are celebrating their recent Green Flag Community Award. Click on the image above and find our more about some of the improvements that have been made in the recent years.
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County’s latest active travel corridor open
Northumberland’s latest Active Travel Corridor, between Ponteland and Callerton, has been officially opened. The narrow, overgrown bridleway has been transformed into a shared use facility suitable for walking, cycling and horse riding. Disturbance to existing planting and wildlife has been minimised by working with community groups to re-plant and re-use materials for landscaping.
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Did you know? Cattle and trees go really well together
Agroforestry, which combines trees and farming, is benefiting our farms, livestock, and our environment. If you think this could benefit your land reach out to our Great Northumberland Forest team at enquiries.forest@northumberland.gov.uk to find out more. |
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Have you seen the happy cows in the trees at Druridge Bay Country Park? Click on the image above to find out more about the benefits of combining cattle and trees.
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Have your say on the County's Public Rights of Way Improvement Plan
Our network of public rights of way provide access to the countryside, unique landscapes and places for a wide range of people to experience and enjoy. This consultation invites comments from all those with a stake in public rights of way in Northumberland.
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Interested in grabbing a bargain on your furniture?
CORE specialises in recycling and selling furniture and electrical goods, while providing essential work experience to volunteers with learning disabilities from its showroom at The Tynedale Centre, Haugh Ln, Hexham, NE46 3LF.
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Royal Countryside Fund
£250,000 is available to support rural community-led activities in Northumberland. Organisations can apply for up to £30,000 over a period of 18 months to deliver activities along the themes of powering up rural communities and increasing environmental sustainability. |
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Gas safety grants Grants of up to £500 are available for replacements, repairs, and servicing of gas appliances to provide vital gas safety interventions for vulnerable people in their homes. There can only be one intervention per household per year which may include more than one measures such as gas safety checks, gas servicing, gas boiler repairs, gas boiler replacements, gas boiler combustion analysis, gas cookers, gas fires, gas pipework, gas meters, gas water heaters.
Who can apply:
All applicants must live in privately owned accommodation and be one of the following:
- 60 years old or over and have low household income and/or a disability
- Under 60 and have a low household income and/or a disability or
- Considered exceptionally vulnerable by the HIA (This is reviewed on a case
- by case basis)
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Funding available for home energy upgrades
Eligible residents could access a range of fully funded energy-saving improvements, including floor, loft, and wall insulation (internal or external), low carbon heat systems like air source heat pumps and heating controls, as well as solar panels.
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Can you help us reduce emissions in agriculture?
We want to hear from farming communities, related businesses and supply chains about what barriers you are facing to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions across agriculture and forestry in Northumberland. Funded by Innovate UK, we are working on a project with the Rural Design Centre to identify and address these barriers. Please fill out our survey to help us better understand the unique and local challenges. For more information please email agriculture@northumberland.gov.uk or call 01661 721001.
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