Seven applications have been received for a share of Shipley Town Council’s £7,000 pot for helping local people and organisations address climate change.
These ideas include learning how to make a difference through knitting and other interactive workshops, building a sustainable food network, creating an active travel map of places to connect with nature and planting several gardens ranging from a bog garden to one focusing on edible plants and another where school children can actively learn.
Rather than councillors deciding which ideas should get the money the Town Council is holding a public meeting on Saturday 27 January, starting at 11am, in Northcliffe Church halls, Bradford Road, Shipley.
If you live, work or study in Shipley you are invited to come along and hear directly from these people about their ideas and how Shipley will benefit. Then you will be asked to choose which will be given a grant by voting for your favorites.
Whilst the votes are being counted you will be able to enjoy a complimentary choice of homemade soup for lunch, before hearing which ideas you’ve chosen for funding.
It is also hoped you will be able to start getting involved with your favorites, if you would like to, as the majority of ideas have opportunities to do this.
All seven applications are below for you to take an early look at, together with full information about the process that lets Shipley people decide how we begin to tackle climate change.
Please come along on 27 January to have your say on how the Town Council spends some of its money.
Green Grant Entries
Below are the links to the redacted application forms for all seven entries:
GG Application – Knit for Climate
GG Application – Nifty Sustainability
GG Application -Canal and Rivers Trust
GG Application-Saltaire Primary School Eco Club
A summary of the applications are below:
- Knit for Climate Change – Request for £1,950
Application from Saltaire WI / The Little Craft House to:
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- Run climate focused community knitting workshops
- Develop climate change educational materials
- Nifty Sustainability – Request for £1,820
Application from Nifty Sustainability to:
Develop series of 4 interactive workshops around Shipley’s Climate Action Plan (10 representatives from local organisations) to:
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- Build knowledge and capacity around climate change and sustainability
- Inspire and facilitate local action contributing to the Climate Action Plan.
- Create new and strengthen existing connections around climate action in Shipley and beyond
- Canal and Rivers Trust – Request for £1,930
Application from Canal & Rivers Trust and The Garden Party Volunteers to:
Create a bog garden to fill the basin at the old Bradford spur (junction of Stone Arch Bridge, Shipley).
- Saltaire Primary School Eco Club – Request for £1,500
Application from Saltaire Primary School Eco Club to:
Create Outdoor Zone of plants and wildlife in school grounds as a learning area.
- KS – Request for £970
Application from Katie Shepherd to:
Create a free walking/cycling/wheeling focused map of free to access spaces in Shipley where people can connect with nature.
- JP – Request for £1,790
Application from Jo Pike to:
Build a Local Sustainable Food Network; pilot – consumption of locally grown fruit
- LY – Request for £1,530
Application from Louise Yates to:
Wash House Gardens, Caroline Street, Saltaire – edible planting scheme; helping local people connect with nature and increase confidence in picking and eating nutritious plants.
