Green initiative funding available in Richmond
Submit your green initiative idea by Friday 27th February and you can get microgrants of between £100 to £500 from Richmond upon Thames council to make it happen. These grants are available for schools, groups, individuals, and non-profits to run events, activities, and green initiatives that “promote positive behaviours in the community around climate change and sustainability.”
Follow the link to find out more and apply now.
One green initiative that received a microgrant was The Museum of Richmond’s Lego Club using only second-hand Lego sourced from local charity shops. This promotes the circular economy, showing families the value of reusing materials. It has already been showcased as a “positive case study within the museum sector.”
TheTwickenham Repair Café used its microgrants to support a “thriving” monthly repair hub run by 65 volunteers who have completed nearly 3,000 repairs. It has helped over 2,000 residents, cut 35 tonnes of CO₂e, and saved 3.8 tonnes from landfills. It has also saved residents £120,000 in replacement costs, building “community skills, confidence and connection around repair and reuse.”
Conservation Volunteers transformed a small greenspace in Morland Close by creating an insect hotel, stag beetle loggery, and planted 84 wildflower plugs. “It was nice to build new micro‑environments from scratch,” one volunteer said.
If you have your own green initiative plan, share it and join the growing movement across the borough.
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