Sustainable Waltham Chase & Swanmore

22/06/2026

If it's broke, don't sling it - fix it! Give your things a new lease of life at local repair cafés include Meon Valley, first Saturday of the month,
Wickham Men’s Shed, next one Wednesday, August 8 and Upham on Saturday, July 18.

With toolboxes in hand, a fresh slick of paint and a new website ✨️ we're preparing to repair this October! ⁠
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is 4 months away so mark Saturday 17th October in your calendar and explore our toolkit where you'll find advice on how to plan a 'repair festival', promote your event and bring your community together with the power of repair ✊️🛠️⁠
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Visit RepairDay.org now to sign up for updates and check out our new look 💇‍♀️⁠

And if you would like to hear more about how Repair Day will be celebrated around the world, we're holding an information session on 29th June at 4pm 🎟️ Register at: https://tinyurl.com/repairdaywebinar

22/06/2026

Curious to find out how you can cut your home energy bills? Visit a energy saving home in BW to get some ideas and advice. See poster below for details on how to book 👇

18/06/2026

Where would you like to see a EV charging for the community in Swanmore?

Hampshire County Council are keen to help residents who choose electric vehicles as a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional petrol and diesel cars.

HCC are currently conducting a survey to find out where residents would like to see EV chargers installed – including outside your home if you don’t have off-street parking!🚘🔌⚡️

You also don’t have to drive an EV to request a charging location, so please click on the below link and complete the survey to tell them where you would like these charge points located.




https://www.hants.gov.uk/transport/electric-vehicles

18/06/2026

Well done to the staff and volunteers at St John's along with Hampshire County Council Active Travel Team for dishing up breakfast for pupils at St John's this morning.
The youngsters did an ace job of demolishing the piles of strawberries, watermelon and pastries on Clean Air Day - must be all that activity!

This Kim, our WeCAN project officer, visited St John the Baptist School, Waltham Chase for their Clean Air Day breakfast... celebrating the fact that so many pupils left the car at home to walk and stride, walk, scoot or cycle into school today.

Starting active travel habit young leads to life long habits that are good for our health and our planet. Reducing the cars on the road reduces pollution which contributes to climate change.

Well done to all pupils across the district who have joined in with active travel this week.

15/06/2026

Interested in setting up a party kit, but need some help getting started? Pop along to one for our ‘Get Started’ online meet-ups. We’ve got 3 slots coming up this month:

🌟Wednesday 17th June BST
🌟 Friday 19th June BST
🌟 Tuesday 23rd June @ 11am BST

We also have two catch up calls for existing Party Kit Network members:

💚 Sunday 28th June 9amHealth and 8pm BST

Sign up via our TicketTailer page!

15/06/2026

15/06/2026

What if we put solar panels on every home in our street to create free power for our neighbours?

'Power Station' began in the depths of lockdown, with the question ‘'what could we do from where we live, with the people around us, to build power - of energy and imagination?’

Working to turn a street and local schools solar, Power Station is a scalable in-your-face prototype of community led power. Channelling Withnail and I and Ealing comedy the film charts the financial and emotional trials and tribulations of making change together. From sleeping on rooftops to growing thousands of sunflowers and attempts at Christmas number one, community spirit and resilience are at the heart of this documentary.

We're delighted to be hosting a screening of this film jointly with Parents for the Future Hampshire. We'll be showing this at The Arc, in Wi******er at 7pm on 24 June. Buy your tickets here: https://www.arcwinchester.org.uk/event/power-station

15/06/2026

🏡 How to switch to a heat pump 🏡

You've spoken to the My Home Made Better team and you've taken your first steps towards an energy efficient home. Now, you're ready to learn how to switch to a heat pump!

But what should you do first?

We've spoken to a Southampton client who has ditched the gas boiler and opted for an air source heat pump to keep her 1920s home nice and cosy.

Here's what she had to say about those all-important first steps ⬇️

https://tinyurl.com/56erw3m5

10/06/2026

💚 Great Big Green Week hosted by The Climate Coalition is here! 💚

🏠 We've been working since 2020 helping homeowners upgrade their homes across the Wi******er area so they have somewhere comfortable to live that is also fit for the future.

🏠 Take a look at all the free, impartial support we offer local homeowners here: https://www.winacc.org.uk/take-action/sustainable-lifestyles/greener-more-sustainable-homes/