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Green Links
Welcome to Knaphill's environmental community resource. Green links is a new online resource for all things green in our village. Everything here will help you to live an environmentally conscious, healthy and sustainable life. Our thanks to Tracy at www.ecostreet.com for providing the material for this page.
Council initiatives
Woking Borough Council offers Knaphill residents some very reasonable composters & wormeries to encourage us to compost our waste. Composting helps keep lots of organic material out of landfill sites and provides gardeners with lots of FREE compost. There are also specially priced water butt kits for rainwater harvesting and composting accessories. Click here to buy online. [http://www.getcomposting.com/woking/index2.htm]
If you’re planning improvements to your home, find out how you can make it a greener home by downloading Woking LA21’s Greener Homes Guide here [http://www.woking.gov.uk/environment/la21/greenhome], or request a paper copy of the guide by telephoning 01483 755 855 or email la21@woking.gov.uk
Woking Green Pages [http://www.woking.gov.uk/environment/la21/greenpages] is an online guide provided by
Local, organic & fairtrade food
The benefits of eating locally produced food are not just that they are fresher and support the local economy, by buying local food from local producers you are also reducing food miles and carbon emissions, thereby helping to prevent global warming. Sadly, there is very little in the way of local food available in our village, but in surrounding towns and villages there is plenty on offer.
Woking Farmers Market is held on the 3rd Thursday of the month at
Tenaker Farm Shop [http://members.aol.com/tenaker/],
Country Markets [http://www.country-markets.co.uk] are co-operative enterprises (used to be called WI Markets) selling a range of baked goods, jams and preserves, eggs and honey, garden produce and crafts, all made and grown by local people. The nearest Country Markets for Knaphillians are:
Pirbright Country Market, Lord Pirbright’s Hall, The Green, Pirbright on Thursdays from
Chobham Country Market, Chobham Village Hall,
The Niche [http://www.theniche.uk.com/] is a little shop in Chobham selling a big range of locally produced, organic and fairly traded food, as well as vegetable box deliveries for the area. Their address is 61a High Street, Chobham, telephone number 01276 858220.
Rothwell Nurseries in
White Lodge Farm of Station Road, Chobham (tel.01276 858628) sells gammons and hams, dry-cured bacon, burgers and sausages. While they are not certified organic, all pigs processed at the farm are local, raised to the highest welfare standards and are free of antibiotics and growth promoters. Their products are also available at the Woking Farmers Market.
Horti Halcyon [http://www.hortihalcyon-organic.co.uk] sell locally grown organic fruit and vegetables at their shop at Heath Mill House, Worplesdon. They also deliver.
The Woking Fairtrade Action Network website [http://www.wokingfairtrade.org.uk] can tell you more about the importance of fairtrade and about fairtrade goods available in Knaphill.
Parenting & Children
School uniforms are expensive, so re-using uniform for more than one child is also good for your pocket and the environment. Uniform2 [http://www.uniform2.com/] is a website where you can buy and sell used school uniforms for local schools, as well as second-hand books, sports equipment and musical instruments.
http://www.ecostreet.com - Raising Green Consciousness since 2002
Have Your Say.....
We firmly believe that ALL residents should have the opportunity to have their say about the issues that affect their village. Here you can voice your opinion in contrast to what local councillors and business developers may think. Have Your say - The Knaphill Village Forum
