Over 200 trees were planted on Bexhill streets, as well as 1500 whips at Bexhill Down, 38 trees at Sidley Rec and 9 trees at Southlands Open Space. (Our staff and Councillors even helped with some of the planting!)
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The ‘Urban Forest 1066’ report was published, showing Bexhill has approximately 228,000 trees with the potential to trap and remove over 53 tonnes of air pollution annually. From this, a Tree Planting Strategy was developed.
95 households in the District have had solar arrays installed to date via the Solar Together schemes.
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Our staff sprinted from Couch to Carbon Zero in a 10 day event to reduce their personal carbon footprints, inviting residents and businesses to join in.
A Net Zero Evidence base for the District was commissioned to support the emerging Local Plan
Our Green Team undertook a survey to understand our commuting habits, needs and emissions. The results will support a range of initiatives to encourage more active journeys and use of public transport.
£15,000 was ringfenced from the 2023/24 Community Grants Scheme for Reduce, Re-use and Recycle Grants
£500k from the CIL Climate Emergency Bonus Fund was awarded to our Village Halls Energy Project, aiming to reduce energy costs and emissions of Village and Community Halls across Rother.
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The One Digital platform was rolled out, allowing residents to better access information about their Council Tax and benefits on-line as well as opt-in to paperless billing,
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We began a biodiversity audit on 24 of our larger rural green spaces to understand their current condition and how we can improve them for nature.