News, Funding, Events for Barnet VCFSE Environmental Network
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Environmental Network
Thanks for your interest in the Barnet VCFSE Environmental Network.
Sharing latest news, funding opportunities, events etc.
Any questions/thoughts/contributions, do get in touch...
Ellen Cheshire, VCS Support Lead
ellen@inclusionbarnet.org.uk
31 March 2022
Our Next Meeting
Barnet VCFSE Environmental Network
Thursday 21 April, 10.30 - 12noon
If you've already been to a Barnet VCFSE Environmental Network meeting then you'll automatically receive a MS Teams link for our 14th on 21 April.
If you've not joined us yet, then do email Ellen. These are informal and informative networking sessions for those working in the Barnet Voluntary, Community, Faith & Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector, where we can come together to discuss environmental issues in the Borough, and work out how we as a sector can make a difference.
This networking group will raise awareness of environmental projects that are happening in the Borough, help to establish partnerships and joint initiatives and seek funding opportunities.
If you have any topics you would like to raise/discuss at future meetings, do let Ellen know.
Podcast Recommendation
From Wendy Alcock, Incredible Edible Barnet
Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts is my all-time favourite podcast at the moment!
Comedian and professional worrier Jon Richardson doesn’t sleep much at night. The questions he is asking himself in the small, dark hours see to that. Are we going to run out of food? Is it already too late to stop climate change?
The Futurenauts, Ed Gillespie and Mark Stevenson, join him to help figure out the answers.
Job Vacancy
Stonegrove Community Trust
Could you be their first Environmental Projects Coordinator?
Full details on this new role are on their website.
This is a initially an approx. 2 day a week role for 6 months. £30,000 pro rata or freelance equivalent.
Stonegrove's CEO Gus Alston is very happy to chat through this role with anyone interested.
Closing date: Monday 4 April, 9am
Barnet Environmental Hustings
In the lead up to 5 May Local Elections, come and hear what the main local political parties will do in Barnet to protect the environment.
Barnet Climate Action Group, Barnet Friends of the Earth, Barnet Green Spaces Network and Better Streets for Barnet are holding an environmental hustings for Barnet residents and businesses prior to the Local Government Elections on 5 May.
Confirmed attendees (in surname alphabetical order): David Farbey for the Green Party, Sachin Patel for the Liberal Democrat Party, Cllr Alan Schneiderman for the Labour Party and Cllr Daniel Thomas for the Conservative Party.
The four topics that will be covered are:
• Healthy Homes (energy efficiency, insulation, waste and pollution)
• Active travel (promoting walking and cycling, road safety, air quality)
• Protection of green spaces (biodiversity, water quality, dark skies)
• Barnet Net Zero (overview of issues not covered by above)
You can submit a suggested question, when you book: event registration page.
The event will also be recorded and made available to anyone who registers.
DID YOU KNOW >> Barnet Ward Boundaries are changing from 5 May 2022. Make sure you know the changes to your ward, including the number of Councillors, and voting locations. Find out more.
Looking to make a change?
Free Electric Vehicle Suitability Assessments
Interested in getting an electric vehicle (EV), but aren't sure which one may suit your needs?
As part of the Clean Air Villages 4 project, Cross River Partnership and Barnet Council are providing local businesses inc VCFSEs with the opportunity to monitor and assess their vehicles for EV suitability.
Complete a short survey and they'll send you a free telematic dongle to use for three months. The dongle will monitor your vehicle's driving speed, distances, times and parking locations, in order to create an electric vehicle suitability assessment. This is a personalised report highlighting whether you can switch to an EV and assisting you with the first steps of your EV procurement process. For more information, email Isidora Rivera Vollmer.
Online Meeting
Barnet Climate Action Group (BCAG)
Wednesday 6 April 6.30-7.30pm
The focus of the next BCAG will be Barnet's plans for walking, cycling and cleaner transport.
An agenda and speakers will be sent out shortly. If you have any specific issues you'd like covered at the meeting - please do email barnetclimate@gmail.com
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81210363016?pwd=aXpYdVFrOWtGY0hFY3c3Zm9oWFN0Zz09
Meeting ID: 812 1036 3016
Passcode: 176110
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Funding News
Magic Little Grants 2022
Grants of £500 towards a number of projects, inc those: Improving mental wellbeing; Improving biodiversity and green spaces; Enabling participation in physical activity; Responding to the climate emergency and promoting sustainability and Increasing community access to outdoor space.
Applications take just 10 minutes to fill out and submit!
Rolling deadline
MSC Charitable Foundation
Grants up to £50,000 to fund projects that advance MSC's mission to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy and low carbon technologies.
MSC are reviewing their grant programme, and encouraging potential applicants to make an initial enquiry at any time.
The Martin Wills Wildlife Maintenance Trust
The focus of their support is the conservation and maintenance for the benefit of the public of the natural environment and its indigenous woodland flora and fauna with particular reference to the conservation and maintenance of the character and amenity of rural areas.
Grants usually between £1k - £2k, sometimes up to £5k.
Rolling deadline
Stop Press! £5 Million in Funding for Nature Projects to Mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is partnering with The Wildlife Trusts to deliver a Platinum Jubilee legacy investment, which will support around 200 new groups across the UK to identify and implement local action in their communities.
The joint initiative, Nextdoor Nature, aims to give access to the natural environment to thousands of people who may not have fully appreciated it before, while raising awareness of climate change and restoring natural heritage.
Projects supported by the initiative could include:
- Establishing wild habitats and green corridors.
- Rewilding school grounds.
- Transforming urbanised and unused areas into green spaces.
This £5 million sits alongside a £2 million Jubilee investment to support paid placements for young people from under-served communities in the nature workforce.
Sign up to The Wildlife Trusts' Nextdoor Nature to hear more on this funding when announced.
