Working together for a greener, cleaner Trowbridge
Welcome to Trowbridge Environmental Community. Our aim is to raise awareness of environmental issues around Trowbridge. Working with local groups, charities and councils to make Trowbridge a more resilient place for future generations.
TECo goes to Market!
We will have a stall at the Trowbridge Weavers Market on Saturday the 8th May! We’d love to chat so come by and say hi! We’ll be giving away blue hearts for our Space for Nature Campaign and talking about the latest and greats, like project Grow: our new allotment space! Sign up for litterContinue reading “TECo goes to Market!”
TECo invites you to join our project – Grow!
Gloucester Road allotments have kindly given us 2 raised beds which we are looking to form a team of volunteers to tend, nurture and grow. The beds are 1m high, have disabled access and onsite toilet facilities. This project is a cooperative project and we would like everyone to have input into what we grow,Continue reading “TECo invites you to join our project – Grow!”
Local Plan Review for Trowbridge – COMMENTS NEEDED URGENTLY!
Deadline to comment on the future of Trowbridge development is next Monday 9th March.We need you to follow the link below and comment on the plansAnother 2600 homes are planned for north Trowbridge, on top of the 2600 already in the pipeline.All comments will be considered, so no matter how small it is, it isContinue reading “Local Plan Review for Trowbridge – COMMENTS NEEDED URGENTLY!”
Waste Reduction Masterclass Funding Received!
We’d like to say a huge thank you to Trowbridge Area board for awarding us £950 last week towards our Waste Reduction Masterclass project. This will allow us to work with We are Undressed to produce some fabulous online tutorials as well as some starter kits which will be sent out to inspire those whoContinue reading “Waste Reduction Masterclass Funding Received!”
Match Funding Complete: Making Space for Nature
This grant of £1065 is match funding for our space for nature project. Thank you to Wiltshire Community Foundation and Wessex Water, we plan to use this to buy wildflower seed, engage with local landowners to take on a patch of land and enhance for wildlife and people. Training to our volunteers, presentation to localContinue reading “Match Funding Complete: Making Space for Nature”
Funding Update: Making Space for Nature
Thank you to Trowbridge Area Board for £1115 for our Blue Heart Campaign. We will be engaging with residents, local councils and landowners to erect a blue heart, a symbol representing a space left for nature, left to grow for a season to ensure lots of food plants for insects, a home for the bugs,Continue reading “Funding Update: Making Space for Nature”
River Cleaning here we come!
The Trowbridge Town Council grant of £1000 will help us buy the necessary equipment to continue litter picking and clearing rubbish in the local rivers. We will be purchasing waders, life jackets, wading poles, buckets so that we can organise regular events post the Covid-19 restrictions.
Making Space for Nature
Please email us on: trowbridgeeco@gmail.com to help or be kept in the loop.
Free Trees from OVO Energy and The Conservation Volunteers
We have been donated over 900 trees from Ovo Energy & The Conservation Volunteers to give away to the local community! These trees will need a home when they arrive next month. Please chat to neighbours, friends, family in and around Trowbridge. They can be given to individuals for their gardens, community projects, nursing homes,Continue reading “Free Trees from OVO Energy and The Conservation Volunteers”
Bat Walk with Trowbridge Environmental Community
Saturday the 1st was a lovely evening for bats; mild and not too windy. Our band of bat watchers met outside the Odeon just as the sun was setting. We were also joined by local bat ecologist Charlotte Mason. We walked up through the town centre and began listening for bats at the Blind houseContinue reading “Bat Walk with Trowbridge Environmental Community”
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