Bude Climate Partnership News

From shrink-wrapped broccoli to boxed-up berries, the fruit and veg in our supermarkets is usually covered in plastic. It’s time to take a (spinach) leaf out of France’s book - from January 1st 2022 all plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables weighing under 1.5kg will be banned. That will amount to a billion fewer units of plastic packaging each year. Over here, Morrisons is already taking baby steps with some of its bananas, pledging to replace plastic bags for paper band

To celebrate the start of National Tree Week, we’re delighted to announce that Bude Climate Partnership has secured a donation of 200 trees from The National Lottery to be added to our partner 2 Minute Foundation’s pilot forest. They’ll be planted in a field 10 miles south of Bude. This is another great step towards our goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030 because as well as being beautiful and great for hugging, trees also: 🌳 Absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmo

It may be Black Friday but resist the urge to get out your credit card. It's easy to be tempted by the apparent bargains but don't be fooled, a Which? investigation has discovered that 90% of deals are the same price or cheaper in the six months before. There's a wonderfully simple alternative to Black Friday and it's environmentally friendly too. Support Buy Nothing Day instead. By taking a 24-hour detox from consumerism you save money and help reduce carbon emissions. What

This blog from Visit Bude is well worth a read! A comprehensive exploration of Bude's environmental journey, including great pictures of our Turn the Tide climate event. The goal of becoming the UK's number one sustainable holiday destination seems just that little bit closer. https://www.visitbude.info/.../a-net-zero-staycation-are.../ #ClimateFundUK

So happy that we made the front cover of the Bude & Stratton Post. It's recognition that Bude cares about its community, its businesses and its coastline. It's all thanks to you lovely lot who came along to the Turn the Tide on Climate Change event at Crooklets Beach on November 6th. There's more community events in the pipeline - what would you like to get involved with? So delighted they used this gorgeous pic by Emily Barlow Photographer #inittowinit #togetherwerestronger

Last Saturday we dodged the showers for a fantastic community event to highlight the impact of climate change on Bude. Placards raised high and in full voice, a large group marched up Crooklets Beach, arriving at the back of the car park that marked the predicted shoreline in the 2050s (if nothing is done before this). Such a positive and well-attended event shows us that together we can make things happen; we are a force to be reckoned with. Look out for more community event