Cheltenham Community Champions

Cheltenham Community Champions are a team of volunteers raising awareness of climate change in Cheltenham.  Champions are provided with information on a variety of issues and campaigns and practical projects are developed. Champions then pass on the information to neighbours, family members, friends and colleagues enabling and encouraging them to engage with the issues and pass it on further.

Some of the champions current and previous work includes:

• Energy Monitoring – Champions use energy monitors on home appliances to measure usage. Efforts are then made to reduce by 10% on the third week and then passed on to next champion.  Please ask to participate.
• Canvassing – The champions will be visiting homes in Cheltenham to let people know about changes to their local authority services.  We welcome anybody who would like to help by being a point of contact for their street/or wider neighbourhood. If this is of interest you can lend as little or as much time/area coverage as you like – it all helps. 
• Summer 2010 event – Join us at a one off Saturday morning event to learn more about the project – childcare provided
• Batteries – Batteries can now be recycled at many retail stores although rechargeables are recommended. (the champions helped to avoid 2 tonnes of batteries from going to lanfill).
• Inkjet Cartridges –Vision 21 will receive a donation for any inkjet cartridges given to Cartridge World!
• Yellow Pages – Let your neighbours know that Yellow Pages can now be recycled at paper banks. Last year the Champions were responsible for saving 900 Yellow Pages from landfill. In addition, through the Yellow Woods Challenge (organised by Yell), a further 4000 Yellow Pages avoiding landfill! (If you would like to opt out of receiving Yellow Pages you can call 0800 671444.  For BT Phonebook call 0800 833400 and for Thomson call 01252 555555. Champions to encourage individuals to sign up to 192.com which is an ‘opt in’ campaign for Yellow Pages. 
• ‘Slim your bin’ - Promote the 3 R’s - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Ask Vision 21 for leaflets. To opt out of junk mail call the Mailing Preference Service on 0845 703 4599.
• Reduce Junk Mail. Ask V21 for your "NO JUNK MAIL" "NO FREE NEWSPAPERS" sticker for letter boxes.

This is a Vision 21 Project, funded by Cheltenham Borough Council.