Greening Campaign looking for more Hampshire villages to sign up

The Greening Campaign has been awarded National Lottery funding to help 20 communities become more environmentally friendly.

Eight areas including Denmead, Eastleigh, Ringwood and Fleet have already signed up but the team of experts is still recruiting more locations to get involved.

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Greening Campaign meeting in Ringwood (Image: Greening Campaign)

Residents will be helped to reduce energy use, explore health impacts related to climate change, prevent waste, promote more biodiversity in gardens and green spaces and grow their own food.

Terena Plowright, campaign founder, said: “We are looking for communities who are passionate about reducing their impact on the environment.

“Those who feel their community wants to get ‘up and active’ to tackle climate change should contact us or come along to one of the free information events we are running across the county during October and November.”

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Parkrun runners promoting the Greening Campaign (Image: Greening Campaign)

The Greening Campaign has teamed up with Hampshire County Council, the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, and sustainable gardening charity, Garden Organic.

Fiona Taylor, chief executive of Garden Organic, said: “Encouraging biodiversity in the garden, ditching pesticides and single use plastics and growing your own food is a simple way to reduce environmental damage and play your part in tackling climate change”.

Over the last 15 years the not-for-profit organisation has helped more than 200 communities make a difference through its programme.

For more information email hello@greening-campaign.org or go to greening-campaign.org.