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Malvern Hills District Council is making a dedicated funding pot available through the crowdfunding platform, Spacehive to fund projects which support local, community-led initiatives that contribute towards the Destination Zero Plan.

They are also asking for Ideas to reduce carbon emissions in the Malvern Hills District. There are already some inserting ones there.

For more information see https://letstalk.malvernhills.gov.uk/destination-zero

This post is based on an article for the Castlemorton parish magazine

Try out an electric bike

Local residents experiences of using ebikes in Castlemorton

Living in a rural environment with very poor public transport (nearest bus is Welland) means we all tend to be heavily reliant on using our cars, which pushes up our carbon footprint. The CEAG (Castlemorton Environmental Action Group) thought it would be helpful to look at whether using electric bikes (ebike) could be an option for some, perhaps enabling people to use them for shorter journeys or to reduce the need for a second car.

We spoke to three local residents about their experiences of using ebikes. All were hugely enthusiastic and listed the benefits as being:

  • You can go much further and faster on an ebike, so can easily do longer journeys than you might be inclined to do on a normal bike
  • Hills are no object as you travel up them easily, so you can undertake journeys that you might think twice about on a normal bike
  • You still have to pedal, so riding the bike can still improve your fitness, particularly as you are likely to go further than you normally would
  • Ebikes are easy to use and, with panniers, you can carry shopping easily without being weighted down

Those interviewed spoke of being ‘converts, it having changed their lives, being easily able to get into Malvern from Castlemorton within 30 minutes’ and stated that they knew of committed cyclists having made the switch. One couple spoke of no longer needing a second car.

If you fancy trying an ebike you can have a free loan for a fortnight via Malvern Hills Community Car Club/Transition Malvern Hills, who run a ‘test before you invest’ loan scheme. See https://ebike.malvernhills-carclubs.org.uk/ The website Cycling UK also have lots of information about ebikes.

Additionally, Malvern Hills Community Car Club, with support from Malvern Hills District Council, have recently launched a small fleet of ebikes to support access to work and training for young people. This is primarily designed for young people in rural areas to get to work/apprenticeships/further education.

See https://transitionmalvernhills.org.uk/ebike-to-work-scheme/ for full details.

Happy and safe cycling!

Malvern Hills Community Car Club with support from Malvern Hills District Council have launched a small fleet of electric bicycles(Ebike) to support access to work and training.

The Ebike to Work scheme provides young people starting work or training with an electric bike to help solve their transport problems.

Transport options are often more limited for people living in rural areas of the district as bus services are not always available and not everyone can afford to own and run a car.

For more information or to apply go the schemes website https://ebike-to-work.malvernhills-carclubs.org.uk/

The Malvern Hills District Council news item is here and their video is here

The Malvern Gazette article is here.

The Malvern Green Space are starting this project in January 2022

They will be helping to save food from landfill and using this quality, surplus food to provide our community with nutritious, plant-based, hot meals from January 2022. But to do this, they need help.

If you could help with collecting donated food from supermarkets, preparing, cooking or serving meals, clearing up or taking good care of the people who come, please contact malverncec@gmail.com or join our Telegram chat on https://t.me/joinchat/sBN3kUtzQlU3ZjY0

Robin Coates and Cllr Daniel Walton

The Car Clubs has got a grant from Malvern Hills District Council (MHDC).

This grant will go towards setting up four ‘satellite hubs’ to help facilitate the clubs, with the small town and larger villages of Tenbury, Upton, and Kempsey being specifically targeted.

As well as this, the grant will fund the set-up of an online booking system, as well as upgrade three community cars to electric vehicles.

The news item is on the Council's website here. And their tweet that includes a video is here.

This has been reported in the local press:

For more information on the car clubs go to https://malvernhills-carclubs.org.uk/

A Malvern Green Space Free Event

22nd January, 11am – 3pm United Reformed Church, Worcester Road, Malvern
Link.

Bring a bag of like-new or gently used clothes, toys, books, jewellery, ornaments or household goods that you no longer want and swap it for stuff you love. Nothing to bring? Just take. No furniture or electricals please. Donations go to Malvern Green Space eco-community centre project.

The Malvern Cube's friendly and quality Garden Café is looking for volunteers to help. Tasks range from helping to clear tables, help with the dishwasher, with training offered in using the coffee machine and other duties. A free meal is provided and full training given, including the required Food Hygiene qualification.