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Climate change quarterly newsletter

We have launched a quarterly climate change and sustainability e-newsletter which provides subscribers with up-to-date information on what the Council is doing to act on climate change, information on other environmental initiatives in the borough, and top tips for being more sustainable in everyday life. To sign up to the newsletter and receive other periodic updates on the Council’s climate actions, complete the online form.

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See below for previous editions of the Runnymede Borough Council climate change sustainability e-newsletter.

Climate change communications plan

The Council’s first Climate Change Communications Plan was approved at Corporate Management Committee on 21 March 2024 and aims to encourage positive behavioural changes amongst the boroughs populations related to climate change and sustainability. The focus topics for the 2024/25 financial year will be anti-idling and food waste to be delivered to and with a range of stakeholder groups. The report taken to Corporate Management Committee and the approved Communications plan can be viewed in the below documents: 

Climate change and sustainability grants

We have launched a webpage dedicated to highlighting climate change and sustainability grants for organisations and individuals. This brings together funding opportunities available from the local to national level in support of a wide range of actions which could require grant funding. See the latest opportunities on our climate change and sustainability grants page.  

Great Big Green Week 

For the last 3 years, Runnymede Borough Council has been involved in Great Big Green Week Great Big Green Week is a national initiative which celebrates community action to act on climate change and protect the environment. Each year, the Council seeks to join forces with its communities to raise awareness of climate change and encourage further action. 

To find out what happened in Runnymede during Great Big Green Week 2024, see the Corporate Management Committee report from September 2024 on Great Big Green Week and the programme of events that were organised, which is available in PDF format below:

At Corporate Management Committee in September 2024, the Council again decided to support, promote, co-ordinate, provide assistance, and participate in the Great Big Green Week for 2025, which will be running from 7 to 15 June 2025. To learn more about Great Big Green Week and how you can get involved, and to stay updated with our plans for 2025, visit our Great Big Green Week pages

Get in touch about Climate change

The quickest way to contact us is by using our online forms which are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you need to speak to us give us a call during office hours and talk to our Customer Services team who will be happy to help.

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