Chorlton

Greening and Biodiversity:

• Support community groups to improve and maintain green spaces (e.g. Chorlton Meadows, Friends of Pocket Park, Chorlton Library Community Garden).
• Continue to support Chorlton Traders to increase and maintain planters in Chorlton district centre.
• Support the Parks team to increase and maintain biodiversity locally.

Children and Young People:

• Work with partners and local communities to deliver Play Streets.
• Provide grant funding to local schools for climate-related projects.
• Deliver school climate change pledge workshops.
• Continue joint working with Education and other partners. Encourage school involvement and provide relevant support:
  • Green networks, Eco-Schools programme and other initiatives.
  • Share relevant funding advice.

Transport, Active Travel, Air Quality:

• Address barriers to active travel, particularly cycling.
  • Promote local cycling courses and grants to help fund security measures.
  • Include free bike repair and maintenance at events. Consider Chorlton Central Church Summer Fair.
• Promote National Road Safety Week.
• Promote road closure events.
• Share information on clean air benefits.

Things We Buy, Use, and Throw Away:

• Work in partnership with Biffa (Waste Management) to deliver engagement.
• Promote opportunities for sustainable fashion.
• Support delivery of Chorlton Central Church Sustainable Summer Fair.
• Promote reuse and recycling.

Food:

• Ensure all catered events hosted by the Neighbourhood Team use low carbon options. Avoid single-use plastics.
• Encourage any Neighbourhood Investment Funded events to follow the same approach.
• Work with local residents and groups to develop food growing projects.

Homes and Energy Efficiency:

• Help to provide free energy efficiency advice. Link partners such as Groundwork ‘Green Doctors’ into local events.
• Distribute LED lightbulbs (where required) to support energy efficiency at home.
• Share link to GMCA retrofit portal. Allow residents to check if they qualify for free or discounted home upgrades. 

Engagement, Raising Awareness, Influencing Change:

• Promote funding opportunities. Use Neighbourhood Investment Fund to support climate-related projects.
• Provide support and advice to local groups (e.g. Chorlton Good Neighbours, Chorlton Community Church).
• Work with colleagues in the Health Service to promote health initiatives. Raise awareness of the impact of extreme weather on health.

Want to know what progress we made on last year's objectives in Chorlton? Email southnt@manchester.gov.uk.