Ι Campaign for central government to take these 10 steps to zero-carbon: 1. Set a zero net emissions target of 2030 2. Allocate 1% of GDP to actions that will cut emissions 3. Stop all fracking 4. Stop all new coal-mining 5. Give COVID support and tax breaks to renewable energy, not fossil fuel companies 6. Support large-scale renewable schemes including wind
7. Spend not a penny more on air travel – no new runways anywhere 8. Invest in electrifying the railway, Work with farmers to cut the carbon footprint of agriculture, encourage wild-life and plant more trees 9. invest in making existing housing carbonneutral, with much better insulation 10. Require all new buildings to be zero-carbon Ι Set up a local campaign. or join in action across Winchester District – support and help from Action2021@winacc.org.uk
Parish Council News Residents of Micheldever are fortunate to have the benefit of the Lord Rank Playing Field and the Parish Council are keen to see this amenity used for the benefit of residents and to support an active and thriving community. A review of the play area is currently being undertaken to establish the likely remaining life of the current equipment and to establish what can be done to improve the area in the coming year. It is anticipated that this will be the Parish Council’s major project for 2021 and the views of residents would be very welcome. The Parish Council has partnered with the Worthys Youth Football Club to retain children’s football in the Parish and Matt, Chairman of the Worthys, has provided further information as below: Worthys Youth FC are a thriving local club with 24 boys and girls teams from age 7 to 18 plus a mens team. The club is based at Eversley Park and we play across 4 other locations including Lord Rank in Micheldever village and the Warren Ground at Micheldever Station.
With children coming from all over the Winchester region (including Micheldever) the club has massively grown over the past few years and we identified the need for additional pitches to accommodate the growth. Thanks to the support of Micheldever Parish Council we are now firmly established in Micheldever with 4 teams playing across the two pitches (ages U12, U13, U14 and U18). The club and Parish Council have also (with additional funding support from the Football Foundation) funded new goals for both sites which has really improved the facilities available for the club and wider community. Worthys Youth are an inclusive club and anyone is able to join in – please visit https://weareworthys.co.uk/joinus to register your child’s interest. Wishing a happy and safe New Year to all residents. The Parish Council can be contacted via Jocelyn, the Clerk, micheldeverpc@ hotmail.co.uk or 01794 368951
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