Welcome to Greening Oliver's Battery!
We are a local group, formed in March 2008, to bring the Greening Campaign to Oliver's Battery, in collaboration with WinACC (Winchester Action on Climate Change).
GREENING EVENTS IN OLIVER'S BATTERY FOR SUMMER 2009
NEXT EVENT!
"Water Conservation" - Save Water, Save Money, Help Save the Planet? Find out the facts at Oliver's Battery School, 7.30 pm - 9 pm on Wednesday 18th July. Free admission, all welcome!
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"Sustainable Energy" - There was a great start to the Greening Oliver's Battery summer meeting programme on 17th June. A packed room at Oliver's Battery Primary School heard a fascinating talk by a representative from The Energy Saving Trust. We were also pleased to hear the positive experiences of a local resident who had installed solar water heating.
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Future Events:
"Water Conservation" on Wednesday 18th July
"Insulating your Home" on Wednesday 16th September
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Local winner announced for Greening Oliver's Battery "Win a Bike" draw! See News for details.
Bill Laishley (left) receives his winning prize from Mark Alexander, manager of Peter Hansford Cycles
Where is Oliver's Battery?
Oliver's Battery is a civil parish in Hampshire, England. It comprises some 700 households and is located just to the south of the City of Winchester. The parish was founded in 1956 on land that was formerly part of Compton parish. The picture above shows part of Oliver's Battery viewed from the Yew Hill Butterfly Reserve.
The Oliver's Battery Ancient Monument gives its name to the parish and features an iron age earthwork:
Trees on the Battery, May 2008 - photo by Jan Lloyd.
What is the Greening Campaign?
At present, vague mixed messages on tackling climate change abound. The impression is given that anything we do about it will not only cost us, personally, large sums of money but those who are doing something successfully to combat it are few and far between; certainly not amongst the majority in our neighbourhood. People feel disempowered.
How should we go about tackling climate change in our communities?
We need to engage people and we achieve this by:
- Including everybody
- Making people feel empowered
- Making people feel they are successful at their endeavours
- Making actions to be taken simple
- Making actions to be taken affordable
- Making people feel part of their community
Our initial public meeting attracted a wide range of people from Oliver's Battery and beyond.
