We’re delighted to be at Eco-Future Fest on Sunday 14th June, Chippenham Town Hall and Neeld Community Arts centre. A free, one-day community festival celebrating our natural world and all things sustainable to create a positive, hopeful vision of a greener future. Join us for: Stalls from fellow local eco groups, sustainable businesses, artists and […]
Author Archives: Zero Chippenham Administrator
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May
May
Our next Zero Chippenham meeting will be in person – Tuesday 19th May 2026, 7-30pm, at the Good Energy Offices, Chippenham. Please save the date for the next Zero Chippenham meeting, which is planned for Tuesday 19th May at 7.30pm at the Good Energy Offices at Monkton Park (the same location as the Wiltshire Council offices). We’ll […]
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May
May
We’re delighted that the Melksham Environment Group (MEG) has joined the Zero Chippenham Community Solar buying scheme. Formed in 2024 as a voluntary group, MEG aims to educate, inform, inspire, involve and empower all those living in, working in, or visiting the Melksham Community Area in averting, mitigating or adapting to, the Climate Crisis. The […]
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Mar
Mar
Zero Chippenham, with support from Chippenham Town Council’s Climate & Ecological Emergency Fund, is to launch a year-long, river water quality monitoring project on the River Avon, upstream of the Town Centre. The project will involve weekly water sampling at selected locations to measure key indicators of river health and pollution, including nutrients, ammonia and […]
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Dec
Dec
Our next Zero Chippenham meeting will be in person – Thursday 11th December 2025, 7-30pm, at the Good Energy Offices, Chippenham. Please save the date for the next Zero Chippenham meeting, which is planned for Thursday 11th December at 7.30pm at the Good Energy Offices at Monkton Park (the same location as the Wiltshire Council offices). We’ll […]
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Dec
Dec
Come and see us tomorrow – Saturday 6th December – at Emery Gate Christmas market, inside the old Tesco building. We’ll have our Climate and Environmental Tree with us where adults and children can craft and colour leaves and tell us your thoughts on climate and the environment in Chippenham. We won’t be wearing masks […]
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Nov
Nov
Earlier this week the Department for Net Zero surprised many people by quietly expanding the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) grant to include Air to Air Heat Pumps and Heat batteries. The reason for the surprise was in the run up to the budget all the leaked announcements indicated the budget would means test the BUS […]
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Oct
Oct
So it’s a one year since we had a heat pump installed in our 1930s three bedroom semi-detached home in Chippenham. Are the myths true? Did it work on a leaky 1930s house that isn’t that well insulated? Has it cost us a fortune to run? Are the neighbours walking around with ear defenders on? […]
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Oct
Oct
We’ve been a little quiet on our quality project while we waited for the Wiltshire Council Purple Air sensors to come online across Chippenham. Of particular interest is the PM2.5 particulates measured by the Wiltshire Council project. Background Our own air quality monitors have been running in Chippenham for over a year. Ours are battery […]
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Oct
Oct
Our next Zero Chippenham meeting will be in person – Thursday 9th October 2025, 7-30pm, at the Good Energy Offices, Chippenham. Please save the date for the next Zero Chippenham meeting, which is planned for Thursday 9th October at 7.30pm at the Good Energy Offices at Monkton Park (the same location as the Wiltshire Council offices). We’ll […]