Ecoteams
Are you concerned about climate change and environmental issues?
Make a real difference – join an EcoTeam
Volunteer with EcoTeams – train to become an EcoTeam facilitator
Make a real difference – join an EcoTeam
What is an eco-team?
- An effective way to reduce your community’s impact on the environment and save money on household bills
- A group of 6-8 people, led by a volunteer facilitator, who meet monthly for 5 meetings to share ideas and work together to learn simple, effective changes leading to a more environmentally friendly lifestyle
- A great opportunity to meet people in your local area. Anyone can be in an EcoTeam; neighbours, friends or community groups and it doesn’t matter if they’re already ‘green’ or not.
What's it all about?
An EcoTeam is a group of 6-8 local people who meet to discover simple, effective changes for a more environmentally friendly lifestyle and is a great way to meet new people in your local area.
Everyone in the community is welcome - It doesn’t matter if they’re already green or not! EcoTeams are easy, supportive and free to residents to in Broxtowe, Rushcliffe, Gedling and Nottingham City!
What's required?
EcoTeam meetings are informal and very friendly. It takes just five monthly meetings to take the EcoTeam from start to finish. We look at shopping ethically, saving resources, saving energy and travelling wisely and even have a celebration meeting! Every participant receives information filled with useful tips, web-links and information.
With simple monitoring, households also generate their own ‘before’ and ‘after’ results showing the effect of their more sustainable lifestyle.
Volunteer with EcoTeams – train to become an EcoTeam facilitator
Global Action Plan is offering free training, equipping you to help other people take small steps to a more sustainable lifestyle.
What's it all about?
It only takes 1 day to train as a volunteer EcoTeam facilitator. We’ll take you through the programme – how to recruit a team, the support materials, tips for a successful Team and so on - so that you can take that knowledge back to your own group and guide the other households through the process. Of course, we’re always available if you need extra support.
What’s required?
As an EcoTeam Facilitator, you don’t need to be an expert - you just need to be interested in taking simple actions on shopping ethically, saving resources, saving energy and travelling wisely.
A Facilitator simply helps to recruit a team, organise and run the meetings (up to 2 hours each) that take the EcoTeam from start to finish. Your team could be made up of people from your street, or from groups you’re involved with – church, sports club, etc -It’s up to you!
We run training days every 2-3 months, so if you’re interested please get in touch. You could help your community go green!
Interested?
If you’d like to volunteer to facilitate an EcoTeam or find out more about the project, please contact us.
Global Action Plan
tel: 0115 978 4697
e-mail: nottingham@globalactionplan.org.uk
Address:
Global Action Plan
c/o Groundwork Greater Nottingham
Denman Street East
Nottingham
NG7 3GX
Website: www.globalactionplan.org.uk
Funded by
Broxtowe Borough Council, Gedling Partnership, Nottingham Green Partnership, Nottinghamshire County Council, Rushcliffe Borough Council.
Registered charity number 1026148. © Global Action Plan 2007.
Useful Links
General
- How to make your lifestyle more environmentally friendly: www.grownupgreen.org.uk
- Measure your CO2 emissions - www.carboncalculator.com
Energy
- Energy saving tips: www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/what_can_i_do_today
- Energy Watch: Provide updates on cheapest suppliers in your area www.energywatch.org.uk
Rubbish
- Reduce your rubbish: www.reuze.co.uk
- Recycle more: www.recyclemore.co.uk
Shopping
- Buy local food: www.foodfig.org.uk
Transport
- Sustrans: www.sustrans.org.uk
- Pedals: www.pedals.org.uk
