Green Routine 2013

[geoff parcell]

I am getting in touch to ask for your assistance in bringing Green Routine 2013 to the attention of your parish council and parishioners as they can play a key role in the big Somerset campaign of 2013 that is taking action on waste.

Green Routine 2013 is a year-long campaign to help people in your area minimise waste, save money and have fun developing positive habits with long-term benefits.

Dozens of groups including Transition Towns, Women's Institutes to garden clubs and active living centres, have already got involved in ways that will both benefit the people they help and encourage greater community participation. Will you join other parishes taking part?

Backed by Somerset Waste Partnership, Green Routine 2013 is a flexible campaign, supported by free tools to make it really easy to add your parish’s local voice. Working together we can help more people reduce waste and save money.

Green Routine 2013 is simple to explain and easy to join. With small steps we can all take to make better use of the things we have, from food to furniture, gardens to gadgets, and share tips to make things last longer or giving them a new home.

Check this link for the 12 monthly themes with many activities to help us all – young or old, able or disabled, well off or not – cut waste by avoidance, reuse and repair. 

Your parish can easily make Green Routine its own. You choose which themes, activities and campaign tools are right for your group, and then have a fun campaign to engage your members or the wider community.

And FREE training can help you pass on important advice and information, such as:

Love Food Hate Waste can help families waste less and save up to £50 a month. (Join a session at Williton, Taunton or Yeovil in January; further sessions are planned in Sedgemoor and Mendip area. Register online or phone Beth Prince on 01823 625716). 

Compost champions – everything you wanted to know about how to get great compost. (Contact [e-mail] or phone [phone])

You can be a Green Routine partner for a single month's theme, several or the whole year, and you can help your members and others tackle one or more projects or simply spread the vital messages of the campaign.

It is easy for groups and individuals to get involved and share experiences, lessons learnt and top tips to help others on their Green Routine journey.

For information or to register your parish council’s interest in becoming a Green Routine partner, sign up online or contact Beth Prince at Somerset Waste Partnership

[e-mail]

01823 625716

Many thanks for your time – do take a look at the Green Routine themes and call or email if you need to know more.

Regards

Beth Prince

Somerset Waste Partnership

Tel: [phone]