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In 2019, Milford-on-Sea Parish Council, declared a Climate Emergency. Earlier that year the Parish Council, working with key village stakeholders, enabled the parish to attain “Plastic Free” status.
Check out the dedicated Plastic Free Milford-on-Sea Facebook page for regular updates: https://www.facebook.com/plasticfreemilfordonsea/
Regular beach and village cleans are held throughout the year.
The Greening Campaign
Do your bit to tackle climate change by reducing carbon emissions in Milford Parish and help make our community a Greener place to live.
The Parish Council a list of greening challenges for households.
The greening challenges are designed to involve the whole parish and its objective is to seek to persuade as many people as possible to make small changes in their behaviour at home and so reduce the CO2 emissions of the village. This is therefore a significant opportunity for our Community to take action against Climate Change.
Please find below a list of simple habits and behaviours recommended:
| money saving/year | CO2 kg saving/year | ||
| 1 | Turn off lights when leaving room (non-LED) | £14 | 25 |
| 2 | Replace all bulbs with LEDs | £35 | 65 |
| 3 | Turn off all standbys | £30 | 60 |
| 4 | Wash laundry at 30° C | £8 | 15 |
| 5 | Line dry clothes in the summer | £35 | 65 |
| 6 | Top up loft insulation to a depth of 270mm | £12 | 50 |
| 7 | Boil only the amount of water needed | £6 | 12 |
| 8 | Turn the thermostat down by 1° C | £80 | 325 |
| 9 | Install cavity wall insulation | £150 | 620 |
| 10 | Upgrade your TV from A+ to A+++ | £18 | 35 |
| 11 | Insulate the hot water tank to a depth of 75mm | £80 | 430 |
| 12 | Install a low flow showerhead (4 people) | £70 | 345 |
| 13 | Wash up using a bowl | £25 | 130 |
| 14 | Reduce each normal shower time by 1minute (4 people) | £7 | 35 |
| 15 | Draught proof around doors and windows | £20 | 90 |
| 16 | Halve your food waste by making a meal plan and using up leftovers | £252 | 312 |
Background
In 2020 the Parish Council voted to declare a Climate Emergency. Hampshire County Council has done the same. The Greening Campaign was set up by Terena Plowright in response to the threat of global warming in 2020. It is an innovative idea to help motivate us to reduce our energy consumption and therefore lower our personal and community carbon footprint. This campaign has been taken up by a number of towns and villages in South East England. Our County Council is also promoting the Greening Campaign. Milford on Sea will be the first village in NFDC to add its voice to the initiative.
On Feb 2nd this year Milford on Sea Parish Council adopted Phase 1 of the Greening Campaign. This Campaign is designed to involve the whole of the village and its objective is to seek to persuade as many people as possible to make small changes in their behaviour at home and so reduce the CO2 emissions of the village. This is therefore a significant opportunity for our Community to take action against Climate Change.
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