Local Partnerships Small Projects Fund

This fund is now closed to new applicants. Thanks to all who applied. 12 projects from across the region are being supported and the CLASP website will carry reports of their progress.

CLASP - the North West Climate Change Local Area Support Programme - created the Local Partnerships Small Projects Fund in order to:

Increase the pace of delivery, develop leadership and encourage the effective co-operation of Local Authority led sub-regional and local partnerships to tackle carbon emission reduction and resilience to climate change, with a specific focus on NI 185, 186 and 188.



(For Information Only)

You can download and read the Guidance for Applicants and the Application Form but please note that the fund is now closed to new applicants.




Projects in Receipt of a Grant

Grant

Authority

Project

Contact for Information

001 Lancashire County Council

NI 188 Toolkit
Creating a standardised toolkit for recording information and progress relevant to NI 188 for Lancashire (County & District Authorities)

andrew.coombe@lancashire.gov.uk
002 Lancashire County Council Hot Lofts
An aerial thermal heat loss survey of buildings in urban and suburban Lancashire and follow up community engagement to identify and tackle commercial and domestic buildings with high levels of heat loss.

andrew.mullaney@lancashire.gov.uk
003 Manchester City Council

Community Carbon Reduction Film
This project engaged the communities of Charlestown and Higher Blackley in the writing and production of a film exploring the issues of climate change today, and in 2080.

Project Complete

CLICK HERE to download a How-To Guide all about the project

CLICK HERE for links to view the film

004 Blackburn with Darwen Achieving Sustainable Procurement
Producing a set of environmental criteria for public sector bodies, to improve the environmental sustainability of services whilst remaining within the bounds of procurement legislation and regulation.
gwen.kinloch@blackburn.gov.uk
005 Warrington Borough Council Prince's MayDay Network in Warrington
Working with Business in the Community to develop a dedicated presence for the Prince's Mayday Network in Warrington.
lstanley@warrington.gov.uk
006 Sefton Borough Council

Planit4CAST
6 x Merseyside Collaborative LSP Climate Change Workshops using an innovative learning approach.

Project Complete

CLICK HERE to read the summary report

007 Manchester City Council

Partnership Working Towards Level 2 of NI 188
Working in partnership with Bury Council to f develop a risk assessment framework for weather and climate related risk to the authority and its partners both now and in the future.

c.bell@manchester.gov.uk
008 Liverpool City Council Community Adaptation Training
Develop a training tool, aimed at pro-active community groups that can be delivered by local authority officers and other professionals, to raise awareness of the impacts of climate change and highlight the importance of green infrastructure solutions in helping communities to adapt.
Christine.Darbyshire@liverpool.gov.uk
009 Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service

Green Champions Training
Recruit and train Green Champions at each fire station and office across all 5 NW Regions

hebdena@manchesterfire.gov.uk
010 Lake District National Park Authority

Lake District Carbon Budget

Develop a data resource and generic methodology for local areas who would like to develop a carbon budget

becky.willis@lake-district.gov.uk
011 Sefton Borough Council Building the Adaptive Capacity of Sefton's Businesses
Engage with local businesses in Sefton to introduce the importance of Climate Change adaptation and the opportunities that may arise from it
Gary.Mahoney@environmental.sefton.gov.uk
tbc Lancashire County Council Schools Energy Efficiency Savings
Development & evaluation of two approaches to school engagement - a "whole school" approach v. tailored training sessiosn with key site supervisor staff only. Assessment to be made of whether the benefits of the more comprehensive programme justify the additional investment required.
Coral.tilling@lancashire.gov.uk
How you can help

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