We're a fast-growing and effective network of local people, businesses and organisations working together to transform Winchester into a low carbon district. We have a positive vision for the future - low energy bills, healthy lifestyles, strong communities – with a target to reduce CO2 emissions by one-third by 2015. Together we will achieve this: become a WinACC member today to play your part.
Winchester Community Strategy
Thank you to the many WinACC members and supporters who replied to Winchester City Council's consultation on the community strategy. The strategy provides a vision for the future and sets out how Winchester City Council and the other members of the Winchester District Strategic Partnership will improve the quality of life over the next decade. We'll keep you briefed as soon as we know the outcome of the consultation.
If you want occasional WinACC emails with news about the Council and the Strategic Partnership, email "updates" to wdsp@winacc.org.uk.
Posted Mon, 2010-08-09 17:40
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Winchester 20:20 vision
We need a vision of Winchester in 2020 as a sustainable city where people like to live and work. WinACC would like to develop the practical and affordable themes from the event, ’24 hours to save Winchester’'. The themes picked out by our Transport Group included:
Posted Sun, 2010-08-08 12:09
Winchester Greeters Scheme
Why do you love Winchester?
If you had just five minutes to enthuse about your wonderful city to a stranger, what would you say?
Winchester City Council is introducing an American-style ‘greeters’ scheme to give a personal welcome to Winchester’s visitors. ‘Visit Winchester’ volunteer greeters will act as ambassadors, sharing their passion for the city and introducing them to ‘their Winchester’.
Project Manager, Alison Woods, at Winchester City Council, said:
Evidence for climate change
What do you say if you encounter someone who denies that global warming is real, or rejects the evidence that it is caused by human activities, or is simply sceptical about these statements? For some suggestions, take a look at our "Seven near certainties of climate change". We also recommend the 2009 "State of the Climate" report by NOAA for the latest information about what's happening to our climate.
Posted Wed, 2010-08-04 20:52
Too many car park spaces in Winchester?
A report of a survey by a WinACC Transport Group member of car parking in central Winchester shows that the car parks were far from full on all three days.
Posted Sun, 2010-07-18 09:31
"Change at the City Council - fresh air or hot air?"
Kelsie Learney, Leader of Winchester City Council, spoke at the WinACC open meeting on Saturday 3 July. She set out what the new Cabinet plans to do to cut Winchester's carbon footprint. WinACC members and supporters were encouraged by her clear commitment to creating a low carbon Winchester where we want to live, and appreciated her honesty about the hard decisions that the Council's Cabinet will have to take to manage the cut in Council finances. A detailed account follows:-
Posted Sun, 2010-07-18 09:16
GinACC has come to an end
WinACC's pub nights ("GinACC") on the last Tuesday of the month have come to a natural end. We will not meet after August. Next year, we will replace them with evening open meetings, each with a specific theme. More details to follow soon.
Posted Tue, 2010-07-13 17:56
Winchester leads the way towards a low carbon society
Major organisations in the Winchester District have pledged to reduce their carbon footprints in a pioneering local declaration on climate change. 20:12, the campaign to cut the carbon footprint of Winchester by 20% by the end of 2012, was set up by Winchester District Strategic Partnership, and is led by Winchester City Council and Winchester Action on Climate Change. 
The first wave of organisations to sign up included the University of Winchester, Winchester Area Community Action, Winchester City Council and Winchester College. Winchester and Eastleigh HealthCare Trust is already working to a NHS scheme for carbon footprint reduction, but as a local public service organisation it has the same goals as the Winchester Declaration and has also signed. Since the launch, DC Leisure has also signed up. DC Leisure is the Council's partner which runs the River Park Leisure Centre. The latest to sign is Colden Common School.
The Winchester Declaration on Climate Change gives organisations of all types, including businesses, charities and the public sector, the opportunity to pledge to reduce their carbon emissions by 20% by 2012. For more information about climate change, how you can make changes, or to pledge to reduce your emissions, click HERE.
Posted Thu, 2010-07-08 13:47
Faith and Climate Change Project - free taster sessions
The Winchester Churches Together and WinACC Faith Communities and Climate Change Project is offering free taster sessions for Carbon Conversations. Just gather around 7 or 8 (or more if you like) people either at one of your regular meetings (e.g. house group or similar) or at a time that suits you. We will come along and take you through a short (25-30 minute) taster session just to give you an idea of what Carbon Conversations is like.
Posted Tue, 2010-06-29 12:29
Faith and Climate Change Project - ideas and inspiration
On 12 June 2010, around 20 people of various faith communities came together in Winchester to explore what climate change means in the context of faith, and to find common impetus and ideas for tackling the challenge of climate change.This is the report of the meeting, set up by the Winchester Churches Together and WinACC Faith Communities and Climate Change Project. Training materials to help other communities have similar discussions are being developed by WinACC – please email faith@winacc.org.uk for more details or if you have any questions about this report.
Posted Tue, 2010-06-29 11:57
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