ENVIRONMENT
Wildlife in the South Hams AONB is under extreme threat from Climate Change and loss of habitat. Without our concerted efforts to rebuild habitats in our gardens, farmlands, riverbanks and seashore - some species are tottering on the brink of extinction. Local action to monitor, rebuild and conserve our wildlife is of great importance and very rewarding. Nature wants to live, and will live, if we give it a chance.
What needs to be done?
Supporting farms and businesses in Bigbury, builds our local economy and strengthens our community relationships and resilience. Businesses are the economic backbone of our parish and the front door for the visitors with whom we share this paradise. Buying locally genuinely reduces our carbon footprints.
What are we doing?
Business Bigbury
OUR AIMS
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Promote the benefits of the circular economy to our local community.
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Champion environmentally sensitive businesses and farms and signpost them to residents and visitors.
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Publish an annual Planet Bigbury Directory to increase demand for local products and services. Get in touch if you have a local business or service in Bigbury.
Planet Local
What have we done?
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Developed branding and the concept of Planet Local
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Piloted and established Planet Local shelf signs in our village shop, Holywell Stores.
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Promoted local businesses and farms in the parish magazine.
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Introduced local businesses to grants and technical support for carbon foot-printing.
Next Steps?
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Extend the Planet Local branding to menus and other retail offers in Bigbury
Joint Projects
What have we done?
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Developed good relationships with our local businesses, discovering their ambitions for net zero and how we can help each other.
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Explored opportunities for BNZ to support businesses to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and strengthen their community links at the sme time.
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Shared resources to help communicate messages about how to help nature and reduce use of fossil fuels.
Next Steps?
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Set up the Planet Bigbury scheme to fund our Community Chest and help create more habitat for wildlife and switch to renewable energy.
Reduce, Reuse Recycle
What have we done? bury Net Zero.
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Set up Bigbury Event Hire (bunting, tea lights, textiles and glass bottles) All proceeds to BNZ
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Promoted iRepair in Modbury
Next Steps?
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Find opportunities to provide a site for a Community Compost scheme with grant support from South Hams District Council
What Can You Do?
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Shop locally as much as possible and look out for the Planet Local signs.
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Donate books to our Big Red Telephone Box Library.
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Forget 'Fast Fashion' and bag some bargains in Charity Shops.
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Look online for local, 2nd hand or upcycled furniture eg on Facebook.
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Hire instead of buying new - try Bigbury Event Hire and support Bigbury Net Zero.
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Repair it, don't dump it - use people like IRepairGadgetsSW
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Declutter your home and sell online or take your unwanted pile to a Charity Shop.
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Start a 'Share Shed' for sharing big equipment (contact us if you need help).
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Don't forget to use your Bags for Life!