To contact the campaign either
or write to:-
Mrs Chris Chappell, Secretary,
Greening Alton & Holybourne Campaign,
65 Ackender Road,
Alton, Hampshire. GU34 1JT.
Tel 01420 544422
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The Greening Alton &
Holybourne Campaign
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If you missed our Fun Launch Day on June 7th,
please click here to print a challenge card.
A committee of volunteers have recently been inspired to form a local ‘Greening Alton & Holybourne Campaign’ (GAHC).
It is based on the hugely successful campaign run in Petersfield last year and is now spreading rapidly to 30 other towns and villages across
Hampshire and beyond.
Dear Friends of Greening Alton & Holybourne,
Wanted: Volunteers for 1 to 2 hours, to count cards, anytime from Monday 21st July to Sunday 27th July.
Our Greening Campaign challenge cards were delivered to every household in Alton six weeks ago.
We now need to count those on display and
as there are 287 streets in Alton, this is no mean feat.
If anyone has a few hours to spare sometime next week
please let Chris Chappell know.
Thank you for the kind offers received so far;
they are much appreciated.
Please can you telephone 01420 544422 or
What is the Greening Campaign?
The campaign is a very exciting initiative for Alton as it includes everyone from all walks of life. It provides
simple actions to make
a difference to the world we live in and helps us take more control of our own and our children’s future.
The aim of the campaign is to support local people and businesses to take small simple steps that will:
Save energy - reduce waste - and so reduce costs.
This is a local venture and we need all the ideas, help and support we can get. Just email, telephone or write with anything that you think can help this campaign be a real success. We’ve made a fantastic start- please help us keep going.
Step 1 - Public Meeting March 18th 2008.
Thank you to everyone who attended our public meeting on Tuesday 18th March 2008. We had a wonderful audience (over 100)
and plenty of enthusiasm. Our committee of 11 volunteers put on a great show, detailing the energy savings that can be achieved by just a few simple changes.
We recognise that we won’t change the world, with the bigger issues around the globe affecting us all, but everyone agreed that we can take
charge of our everyday actions, from changing three light bulbs and leaving the car at home for short journeys to turning off lights when we
leave the room.
The audience democratically chose 10 actions for our Challenge Card from a longer list of ideas,
all assessed by the Energy Savings Trust.
Here is a spreadsheet with the voting results.
Thank you to our sponsors, Marks & Spencer and the Co-op in Alton for the drinks,
wine and organic nibbles that fortified the audience after their discussions.
On Saturday 7th June the Campaign organised a
Fun Day Out for young and old to launch our Challenge Cards.
The day ran from 10:00am until 9:00pm and included:
A cycle ride through quiet back roads ending in the town centre.
Peaceful one mile walks from around the town to the Public Gardens.
Picnic and music in the Public Gardens.
Speeches and information from local experts and a centenarian.
Children placing their ‘green-dream leaves’ on a tree.
Cutting the ribbon for a Greener Alton & Holybourne.
An exhibition of green technologies in the Alton Community Centre.
Live music, film show, talks and wine in Alton College.
Discussions to thrash out concerns and ideas for the next phase.
Everyone and Anyone can take steps to make a
LITTLE difference that will have a BIG impact.
Learn more about actions that help reduce global warming
This was an all day event at three different locations in Alton.
This was the full timetable for all the day's events.
The Challenge Cards have been delivered to each household in Alton with the Altonian magazine.
Here is a copy of the Challenge card for you to print out if you have not received one.
Although this is a colour pdf file, it prints well on a black and white printer.
Here is a largish (2.5MB) pdf file giving you more details about the ten challenges.
Top Ten Chosen Challenges
Change three light bulbs to low energy
Walk or cycle if the journey is less than one mile
Turn off lights when you leave the room
Turn off all standbys
Turn down the thermostat by 1 degree
Put on a jumper before turning the heat up
Reduce water used to flush the toilet
Re-use carrier bags
Top up loft insulation
Boil only the amount of water you need
Here are more ideas to help you become more Green.
The next Greening committee meeting is at 7:30pm on Wednesday August 20th
Please come along if you would like to join in and help us.
Alton CTC group would welcome beginner cyclists on
three consecutive weekends in July.
All rides leave Alton Community Centre at 1.30.
Sat 12th July – a ride to Froyle fete.
Sat 19th July – a ride to Bentley fete.
Sat 26th July – a ride to Binsted fete.
You can contact Alton Friends of the Earth - AFoE
If you see a mistake or wish to comment on the campaign, please send an email to
If you would like to use any of the material on this site, please email us.Here is the link to our home page at:-
Greening Alton & Holybourne Campaign
and here is some sample code for the link -