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Small grants for Climate and Nature activities - now open!

Stroud District Council is providing funding for two key areas of work in the District: Climate Change and Nature Recovery.

  • Maximum grant amount: £2,000 per lead organisation.

Grants will support activities that:

  • Help local communities adapt to climate change.
  • Encourage behaviour change among homes or individuals with high carbon footprints.
  • Benefit nature recovery.

Application format:

 - Application is a written, recorded-spoken or illustrated document describing:
 - Description of the proposed activity and expected outcomes.
 - How they will host an SDC visit to their activity and how they will project report by March 2027
 - Number of participants anticipated and/or size of the project area.
 - Sustainability of project outcomes post-grant period
 - How they heard of the funding opportunity

Eligibility criteria:

  • Must be constituted organisations, or an affiliated
    group thereof, operating within Stroud District
  • Lead organisations must have an active bank
    account in their name.
  • Commitment to host a visit from SDC, to
    acknowledge SDC funding in promotion and social
    media, and to produce an end of project report by
    March 2027.
  • Evidence of fund usage for audit by March 2027.

Exclusions:

  • Employees, trustees, volunteers, or their immediate family members are excluded from the grant-awarding panel.

Deadline for application: Monday 25 May 2026 to
return via email.
Submit via email: climate@stroud.gov.uk

When we set our 2030 goal, we knew we couldn’t do it alone. Enter, the 2030 Community Engagement Board (or 2030 CEB as we know them). Their job is bring our communities with us in our efforts so, together, we can make REAL progress. They are all volunteers and we wanted to share with you what they’ve achieved so far. Exciting new things will be happening soon too, so watch this space!

To contact this group, please use the email climate@stroud.gov.uk

"...we have learned to give and take with our views, which has made us a stronger group and more able to have measured conversations over climate action." 2030 Community Representative".

Tips for Town & Parish Councils 

Consider Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Points of consideration for Town and Parish Councils

  • What land do you own that would be most suitable for Electric Vehicle charge points?
  • What demand for use do you have in that area? How do you know?
  • How many EV charge points do you think your area needs?
  • Is there an adequate electricity source nearby?
  • Is there enough space to install charge points?  Keep in mind that parking bays are wider and longer to accommodate the charge point.
  • How much, if any, will you charge users?
  • Will there be an enforceable time restriction on the EV charge points so that they are not considered as the sole use of residents?
  • What kind of charge point do you want? How will you raise funds for this? Is there a business case that needs to be made? You may want to research Salix funding.
  • Who will manage the back office system? You may want to research renting out spaces for private companies to put in charge points.
  • Are there other town and parish councils you can contact to discuss their case study? Chalford Parish Council is one that has successfully installed.
  • As cycling is a low carbon way to travel are you installing bicycle racks?  Are there cycling maps available? 

Understand the parish’s carbon emissions

See the Impact parish carbon foot-printing tool and a video on how to use it.  The tool provides a visual representation of parish carbon footprints, enabling identification of areas where initiatives can make most impact.

Learn from case studies of Parish Council actions

Consider the case studies of good practice assembled by the National Association of Local Councils.

Declare a climate emergency

By declaring a Climate Emergency a local council acknowledges the need to act on the causes and impacts of climate change.  See the APSE research paper which provides an understanding of what declaring a climate emergency can do.

Communities across the district are coming together to take climate action.  Local climate action groups can support parish councils to build positive community solutions.  See the map of groups and guidance available from Transition Stroud.

Prepare an action plan

A climate action plan provides a roadmap of the activities that the council and community will undertake to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and restore nature.  See this guide on the actions that could be built into a local plan.

Address the climate in Neighbourhood Development Planning

A NDP can play an important role in addressing local solutions to climate change.  See the guidance available from CSE.

Find out more

The Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC) is organising a virtual summit in March 2022 to discuss the latest advice and guidance relating to climate change.  It’s open to clerks, deputy clerks and responsible financial officers.

Tell us what you’re doing

Whether you’re just starting out, or have a well-established plan, we’re keen to hear from you! Contact us through social media #StroudDistrict2030.