Welcome to Change4Chalfont’s website!
Change4Chalfont is a group of people who live in and around Chalfont St Peter, who want to take action to combat climate change. Rather than feeling overwhelmed by the issue, we think that there are loads of positive things that we can do, particularly as a community, to reduce our impact on the environment, save money, and take the edge off predicted increases in our fuel bills.
Change4Chalfont is joining up with the Transition movement (www.transitiontowns.org/), a grass roots movement that is growing fast across the country. The Transition movement is based on the idea that if we wait for politicians to act they’ll do too little too late; if we act as individuals, then probably, it’ll be too little, but if we take constructive action as communities, it might just be enough, just in time.
Change4Chalfont is therefore a community-led initiative that aims to reduce our average carbon footprint, make our village less dependent on fossil fuels, and make our community more self-reliant so that it has a better chance of being able to withstand the impact of climate change and increasing fuel prices. We would like to reduce the waste from this area that ends up in landfill, increase the available recycling provision and energy efficiency, encourage local food production and improve public transport services. In short, we would like to prepare for climate change in a positive, hopeful and inclusive way rather than feeling anxious and disempowered.
We would like to involve the whole community in this movement; kids, teenagers, adults, older people, schools, the local business community and faith groups as well as our local authorities.
If you are interested in finding out more, please contact us on
Hi Robin, I bumped into Stephanie the other day and she mentioned that you were interested in ideas for community energy projects. Although I haven;t been able to attend meetings for while now, I am very much interested in getting involved. I am in the middle of training to become a Solar PV installer which might help should a solar project come up, but am interested in getting involved anyhow.
Not sure when I can make the next meeting as in between training I am working nights. Would love to hear of any projects you have in mind, via email or call 01494 872671, thanks
Colin
I really like your website. Excellent information and news. I am Minutes Secretary for HS2 Amersham Action Group and was delighted to see your HS2 campaign on Change4Chalfont’s website. Although we are only a couple of miles down the route, and some of our members attended the Chalfont St Giles HS2 Roadshow, we had not heard a lot about an active anti-HS2 campaign in the Chalfonts, whereas our own activities and those in Missenden and Ruislip had been very well publicised. We at HS2 Amersham Action Group would be delighted to have more interaction with the Chalfonts and are happy to start a dialogue about our forthcoming events. The fight must go on!!!!
Changing the subject entirely, I was amazed to see your community orchard on your webiste. As a “co-tenant” on an allotment in Amersham, this concept is very appealing. How did you get the land for the orchard?
Unbleivbeale how well-written and informative this was.
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