The Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Project aims to engage with and support individuals in Gloucestershire who are currently dealing with circumstances that are potentially causing barriers to work and move these people closer towards education, training, volunteering or work, including self-employment. The GEM Project will reconnect people with their local services and ultimately help […]
Priors Park Edible Garden and Allotments
The area consists of a community edible garden for the organised sessions as well as private allotment plots that are run by a committee of volunteers. Thanks to grants from the Gloucestershire Environmental Trust, Severn Vale Housing Association, Tewkesbury Borough Council and Barnwood Trust, we have expanded the site to include 8 new plots, landscaped […]
Warmer Cheltenham
Click the hyperlink to take you straight to the Warmer Cheltenham website.Warmer Cheltenham To see an example of a Sustainability House please follow this link – Sustainable House in Cheltenham Warmer Cheltenham is the name given to a new volunteer led energy saving project organised by Vision 21, a Gloucestershire based sustainability charity. We were given […]
Can Do
Iron, copper and aluminium are all 100% recyclable. Volunteers from Vision 21’s Reclaim project have constructed the Cable Boxes and our aims are to: • To make it easier for members of the public to recycle metals they may just throw out with normal refuse • Conserve energy and reduce CO2 emissions by re-using natural […]
Community RePaint
Vision 21 is Cheltenham’s agent for Community RePaint, a national network of paint re-use schemes which collect unwanted full tins of paint and re-distribute them to individuals, families, communities and charities in need, improving the well-being of people and the appearance of places across the UK. Donations of full tins of paint are accepted at […]
Every Can Counts
Did you know your drinks can is infinitely recyclable and could be back on the shelf in just 8 weeks time! Vision 21 has teamed up with Every Can Counts, an organisation that promotes recycling within the workplace. We are currently looking for local organisations to donate their used drinks cans for us to […]
Environmental Business Information
As part of a jointly funded project from Vision 21 and Cheltenham Borough Council’s Business Pride Initiative to deliver a Business Champion training session to businesses in the local community, several information sheets were also developed. These information sheets are now available, below, to the full business community. There are a total of 15 information sheets below. […]