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Start a resident’s group
allotment project, talk to your local
council about renting an allotment and
garden it together. Approach your landlord
for help towards the costs of equipment,
seeds and insurance.
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Encourage group members to
share their gardening advice and have a
plant stall at your next event.
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Run your own permaculture
course or link into an existing one.
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Fund raise for a local
conservation charity.
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Reclaim a derelict piece of
land and create a community garden, ask your
Landlord for financial support and contact
The Groundwork Trust or the
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
for help and advice.
The Princes Trust Volunteers can also
offer support.
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Invite local conservation
projects to set up stands or run activities
at one of your events.
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Organise create arts
workshops with a wildlife theme: children’s
mask or puppet making, face painting,
tee-shirt printing, bird box making or
competitions to grow the tallest sunflower
or take the best wildlife photograph.
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Organise a litter pick and
planting day on your estate. Ask your
landlord to sponsor the hiring of a skip to
collect rubbish in, safety gloves and strong
bin bags and approach your local garden
centre for plants and shrubs.
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If your local authority does
not collect your kitchen food waste for
composting, find out if you could organise
one your housing scheme.
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Highlight the importance of
eating local food. If you are booking
outside caterers make sure they use fair
trade tea and coffee and source their
ingredients locally.
