Climate Emergency

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The Climate Emergency facing our world is a very real issue, but there is plenty we can do to take action to help protect our planet.

Cheshire West and Chester Council declared a Climate Emergency in the borough in 2019 and put forward its Climate Emergency Response plan, which aims to help the borough become carbon neutral by 2045.

This is a space to share ideas, stories and tips about what you are doing locally to reduce your carbon emissions and impact on the environment. Now's the time to react and play your part to make our borough carbon neutral.


The Climate Emergency facing our world is a very real issue, but there is plenty we can do to take action to help protect our planet.

Cheshire West and Chester Council declared a Climate Emergency in the borough in 2019 and put forward its Climate Emergency Response plan, which aims to help the borough become carbon neutral by 2045.

This is a space to share ideas, stories and tips about what you are doing locally to reduce your carbon emissions and impact on the environment. Now's the time to react and play your part to make our borough carbon neutral.


What are you doing to tackle the Climate Emergency?

Residents, community groups, schools and businesses across the borough are busy playing their part to protect our local environment and reduce their impact on the planet by reducing their carbon emissions.

Lots of people taking action together can make a big impact and we want to hear all about the things you are doing. It could be a short tip, a blog or vlog on a certain topic, a pledge to say what you hope to achieve or about an event you’ve organised.

By sharing your story, you could inspire others across the borough to take action today and help us achieve our ambition of being a carbon neutral borough.

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    GREEN EXPO 2023: The Green Heart of England

    by Eco Communities , about 5 hours ago


    Green Expo is now in its second year and Sustainable Cheshire (an Eco Communities project) have embedded the stalls part of the Exposition into our annual events programme.

    The Expo is a mix of stalls along the River Dee and separate Youth Conference. It is taking place over 3 days from Thursday 15th June to Saturday 17th June from 10am to 6pm.


    We have included two extra aciviies.

    Fika run a Plant Based Bakery from Hoole and a fantastic shop on the Chester Walls as well as a stall they will also be supporting us hosting our very first... Continue reading

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    Cheshire Cup Club Launches (at last)

    by Eco Communities , about 15 hours ago



    This has been 4 years in the planning. It's involved talking to other schemes, looking for the right funding and cups! So it has taken is some time...

    Then with rising prices since the project was costed for Spacehive, and problems with getting items from the EU we had to almost start again from scratch.

    It was thanks to City to Sea who provided research they had completed that we were able to get back on track. We re-costed, decided on Circular & Co's cup. Then we had to design a logo that would engrave, thanks to Craig for your... Continue reading

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    Landowners encouraged to plant a lasting legacy on their land

    1 day ago

    The Mersey Forest is encouraging Cheshire and Merseyside residents with land suitable for tree planting to consider creating a woodland on their land, as part of a new campaign.

    The Grow Your Roots campaign, which is being promoted by 13 Community Forests across England, sets out how landowners can leave a positive lasting impact on their land, by planting trees.

    The Mersey Forest is the area's local Community Forest, with years of experience supporting landowners to plant woodlands on their land.

    Paul Nolan, Director of The Mersey Forest, said: "Introducing trees on your land can be a great way to... Continue reading

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    Green Expo Photo Competition Highlights Climate Change Positivity (great activity for Half Term)

    7 days ago

    Green Expo 2023 is being held on the banks of the River Dee in Chester on June 15-17 to showcase the North West & North Wales’ green credentials.

    As part of the Expo, Green Expo has a NEW Photography Competition for any ages or abilities with a special ‘Kids Colouring in Sheet’ for restaurants attractions, shops and retail, in and around the city to use for the months of May and June.

    The Green Expo Photography Competition 2023 is new this year and open to all ages and abilities. Winning entries will have their photograph exhibited in the cloisters at... Continue reading

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    Groundbreaking research looks at business and social media in Net Zero countdown

    by Felicity Roberts, 7 days ago


    First-of-its-kind research from the University of Chester and partners is highlighting the value of support for businesses in helping to achieve UK Net Zero targets.

    The findings from the team, including leaders from the Centre for Professional and Economic Development (CPED) at the University’s Business School, are addressing a gap in understanding how Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) view, learn about, adapt to, and boost UK environmental ambitions.

    They consider how social media contributes to both aims and barriers for SMEs in the countdown to Net Zero, defined by the UK Government as the point at which greenhouse gas... Continue reading

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    Active Travel Festival (ATfest) due to take place this June

    10 days ago


    A first for Chester, Active Travel Festival (ATfest) will take place on Sunday 18th June at ‘Festival Village’, Castle Square, Lower Car Park, CH1 2DN – opposite Abode Hotel – with FREE entry.

    The concept was born in the winter of 2021 when a number of community groups emerged from the pandemic asking: “What can we do to make Chester a cleaner, greener and healthier place to live, work and play”? During lockdowns the city saw that vast numbers of people will walk, cycle or wheel if they’re given the right environment.

    Walking, cycling and wheeling –... Continue reading

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    University of Chester students win two UK enterprise awards and showcase business to The Princess Royal

    by Felicity Roberts, 16 days ago

    University of Chester students have won two awards and showcased their carbon-cutting venture to HRH The Princess Royal in a UK competition championing young entrepreneurs who are leading the way with their enterprise and innovation.

    Representing the North-West, students from the University’s Business School were recognised at the Young Enterprise (YE) UK Start-Up Final.

    The team was presented with the award for Best Pitch Deck and team member Eleanor Jones was awarded the title of Student Entrepreneur of the Year. The Pitch Deck award was presented after the students submitted their business plan in advance, and took part in the... Continue reading

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    Let's make this years Sustainable Cheshire Festival a true Cheshire West Event

    by Eco Communities , 22 days ago


    Our Sustainable Cheshire Festival on the 23rd September is in Grosvenor Park once again and we want it to be a truly Cheshire West event. We are looking to link with community organisations and businesses from throughout the region.

    Our work has often been a bit Chester centric as this is where we all live, but we have already supported lots of regions. Tattenhall are very close to it's Plastic Free Community accreditation with our help as well as Neston. Then we are working on Frodsham and Ellesmere Port. We have also supported Malpas with it's Sustainable event.

    It... Continue reading

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    How does Cheshire West score on its Climate Emergency achivements?

    by Eco Communities , 26 days ago

    In 2019 Cheshire West and Chester Council declared a climate emergency to focus on climate change as an organisational priority. Climate Emergency UK, a grant funded organisation, was set up to maintain a data base of councils which have and haven’t declared an emergency and a scoring system. As well as the council database of those having declared, they also started asking councils set questions. In 2021 the data they collated put Cheshire West at a score of 58%, with Manchester City Council at 87%. But we were above average which was 50%.

    The next review will come out later... Continue reading

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    Chester Cycle Buddies

    by Cathey Harrington, about 1 month ago

    I'm Cathey from Chester Cycling Campaign. I'd like to tell you about our fabulous "Chester Cycle Buddies" scheme to help people who would like to cycle more in Chester.

    We know (because people tell us!) that many people would like to cycle more in and around Chester, but don’t really know how to go about it. You may be unsure about riding on your own, riding in traffic, or where to park your bike. Or maybe you’re back on a bike after some time and need a bit of practice. Or maybe you want to know what’s changed since you... Continue reading