Meeting Minutes January 2025

Updates on activities

Solar Update. Emily provided updated figures for the Solar 1000 challenge: 106 installations complete! Thank you to Sunlit Solar for another £50 donation received.

Church project ongoing. Ben offered to attend PCC with Steve and share his experience with the solar at Bagley Church.

Another Solar and Cider event planned for 6th Feb, Blackford Village Hall – all welcome. Attendance is free but please book your ticket online. See invite attached to these minutes.

LCN Group – Met in December where Kate pitched on climate and nature sub-committee. The first meeting of this sub-committee will take place in Badgworth School Rooms soon, agenda going out shortly.

Local Nature Recovery Strategy – Public consultation April/May

Adaptation Tool kit – Somerset Wildlife Trust were unsuccessful in their funding application to continue the project to the Cheddar Axbridge LCN but other funding will be pursued.

Upcoming events

Warm in Wedmore 05/06 February

Freecycle Sunday 13th April 10-1130am

Saturday 26th April for Repair Café

Worthington Woods Work Party Sunday 6th April from 2pm

AOB

Eels- Lots of national press coverage – Well done Vanessa. If you haven’t already, please sign the petition to stop export of glass eels to Russia.

Good news that the Climate team at Somerset Council have all retained their roles.

Badgworth Parish Council have agreed a budget of £250 for nature initiatives.

Next meeting date

Thursday 13th February