Links
Click on the items underlined below to open these links in a new page in your browser. If you would like to suggest a link, please email us via the Contacts Page.
GET YOUR PLEDGES DONE HERE:
| Airport Watch |
AirportWatch aims to oppose any expansion of aviation and airports likely to damage the human or natural environment, and to promote an aviation policy for the UK which is in full accordance with the principles of sustainable development
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| Bedwyn Trains Passenger Group |
See all the latest information including timetables, links for the bus connection to Marlborough and campaigning issues for the local train service to London and the west.
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Freecycle Kennet
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Our local reuse and fair share group. Join up to fulfil your pledge and save pounds!
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| Marlborough Library |
Drop your pledge into the Marlborough Library, or pick up a pledge booklet for your friends. The Library is building a permanent collection of reference on climate change and what you can do about it.
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| liftshare |
liftshare is an online journey sharing site that aims to save you money, reduces CO2 and be fun! It is completly free to join and use and has over 250,000 members and over a million trips registered. Find yourself a CarBUDi, BikeBUDi, WalkBUDi or a TravelBUDi.
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OUR SUPPORTERS:
| The Guardian |
The Guardian Newspaper is supporting Marlborough Climate Pledge in 2006-07 with seed funding through a Social Entreprenuership Award, in conjunction with UnLtd.
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Mr Bridge Mail Order
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For all your playing cards needs. Mr Bridge is a small company based in Marlborough. They provided enormous support for Marlborough Climate Day 2007 including: equipment, staff time, sponsorship and consumables. |
| UnLtd |
UnLtd and The Guardian are supporting Marlborough Climate Pledge in 2006-07 with seed funding through a Social Entreprenuership Award. UnLtd supports and provides advice to a wide range of environmental projects across the UK.
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| Waitrose, Marlborough |
Waitrose is our local supermarket in Marlborough. Marlborough Climate Pledge is working with Waitrose to try to make a big difference to the environmental impact of the store in our town. |
SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION:
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Centre for Alternative Technology
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Lots of useful information about low carbon living, renewable energy and low impact lifestyles |
| Friends of the Earth |
International environmental campaigning organization with good information about climate change
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Marlborough Town Website
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All sorts of information, pictures and news about Marlborough in Wiltshire |
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Marlborough Weather Data
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Eric Gilbert has compiled weather data for Marlborough since 1984. Wee for yourself the effect of climate change
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| Soil Association |
The UK's leading environmental charity promoting sustainable, organic farming and championing human health. |
| Wiltshire Wildlife Trust |
Climate Friendly Communities is a Wiltshire Wildlife Trust project to help towns and communities in Wiltshire to reduce their carbon emissions and have a positive impact on climate change |
LIKE-MINDED SOULS:
Ashton Hayes
Carbon Neutral |
Inspirational small village in Cheshire that is working to 'Go Carbon Neutral' |
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Climate Friendly Communities Wiltshire
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A group of communities in Wiltshire are making efforts to do something about climate change, including Marlborough - find out what they are up to |
| Plastic Bag Free Modbury |
The town of Modbury in South Devon went plastic-bag-free in May 2007. Should Marlborough follow their lead? |
Urchfont
Climate Friendly Community |
This small Wiltshire village has already made a great start to becoming a more sustainable community, part of the Climate Friendly Communities Initiative
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| US Cool Cities |
A grassroots initiative mobilizing citizens across the US to employ conservation, legislation & innovative technology to make huge cuts in energy use. Click on Seattle - but be warned that the downloads in pdf format are extremely slow. |
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