Who we are

The ECO Group is a civil association, founded in October 2018, with over 100 members in Beaminster and 16 surrounding parishes

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What we do

We work to raise awareness in the Beaminster Area of climate change, loss of wildlife and waste of the world’s resource. We focus on actions to care for our local environment. We contribute to global campaigns to moderate climate change, to cut down waste of plastic and other resources, and to protect wildlife.

 

Our activities include :

An ambitious Tree Planting campaign. Since March 2019, we have planted over 1500 trees in public green spaces and in private gardens and fields in Beaminster, Broadwindsor, Corscombe, Halstock and East Chelborough. In winter 2020-21, we aim to plant hundreds of trees in a wider group of patrishes.

 

Support for Forest School teaching and the management of gardens and woodlands at Beaminster School; St Mary’s Academy, Beaminster; and Broadwindsor primary school.

 

Regular Clean-up litter picking in Beaminster, working with St Mary’s ECO Church Group, and in Broadwindsor.

 

Cooperation with Beaminster Town Council in action following the Council’s Declaration of a Climate Emergency in May 2019. We are in the process of launching a multisector Working Group to lay the groundwork for a Beaminster Climate and Long-term Resilience Plan.

 

Campaigning to retain the No 6 bus serving the route Bridport to Crewkerne and Yeovil via Beaminster.

 

Preparation for a West Dorset Roadshow, (originally planned for 17 October 2020 but sadly delayed because of Covid-19 restrictions) on the joint initiative of the ECO group, Beaminster ECO Church and Beaminster Town Council. The Roadshow will offer practical ideas on how we can all improve our own lives and contribute to a cleaner, better world by :

• Spending less on heating, electricity and water

• Healthy food at low cost

• Caring for wildlife in our gardens

• Economical travel

• Cutting out waste of resources

• Reducing our carbon footprint.

The Roadshow will seek to stimulate the thinking of children about how they relate to other people and to natural resources and wildlife. For this, we will work with Schools, Youth clubs and Scouts.

 

Production of monthly newsletters, with information on our own activities, on activities and events in West Dorset; and on global and national action related to climate etc.

 

Circulation of ideas on how people can ‘make a difference’ by actions in their daily lives which make good use of resources, protect wildlife and reduce carbon emissions.

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If you would like further information, email beaminstereco@gmail.com

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