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                 A BUSY YEAR

                                                                   
                                                 The Sustainable Enniscorthy Team took a
                                                   little break during July to recharge the
                                                   batteries after a very busy year so far.
                                                    Here's a short overview of all that we were
                                                    working on and a preview of what's coming
                                                   before the end of 2023!
                                                     Irene Cadogan (Chair)

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                                                 ChangeX Projects

    The group have been working on three separate projects in association with ChangeX and Accenture.
     (1) The Green plan which aims to help people make simple changes to reduce their carbon footprint,
     (2) Freshwater Slaney, a citizen science project
          measuring water quality of the Slaney
      (3) Setting up our first Repair Cafe

                                 Find out more on ChangeX or our website

                                                Sustainable Energy Community
                                 Our energy master plan for Enniscorthy is
                                 almost complete and we look forward to
                                 launching it in the coming months. To support
                                  this work we ran two very success energy expo's
                                 to share energy saving advice across the
                                  community.

                                       Working with others

                               We were delighted to work with other community
                               groups and stakeholders to support the development of
                               the TASC Community Climate Action report for the
                               Town and we look forward to support the development
                               of the suggested projects.
                              We also continue to work with and support other
                              groups such as Tidy Towns and the Community
                              Allotments too.

                          Coming Soon
                       Over the coming months we will be hosting the
                       launch of our energy efficiency master plan for the
                      Town, more repair café's, biodiversity walks, topical                                     
                      talks, more Slaney News articles and some special
                      events.
                     Keep an eye on our Facebook page for more details!

                          A massive thank you to everyone who has
                           supported us and the work we are doing. I'd like
                           to say a particular thank you to the hard
                          working committee as well!!
                          We're always happy to welcome new members
                         as well, so don't hesitate to

Article on: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
When shopping have you ever considered the amount of packaging used on products you purchase? 
It is estimated that approximately half of plastic produced worldwide is single use. Vast amounts of plastic, metal, cardboard and paper are used in food, drink and other products we purchase. All this packaging has an environmental impact to produce, recycle and dispose.
Are you familiar with the 3Rs term? Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Recently a fourth ‘R’ Refuse is gaining momentum. It is asking us to rethink and Refuse unnecessary packaging before we purchase a product. 



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​​(Sustainable Enniscorthy monthly column for Slaney News July issue)
Sustainable Fashion
The fast fashion industry is among the world’s most polluting industries, contributing substantially to global water waste and greenhouse gas emissions. The clothing choices we make have significant environmental impact. Those choices include how much we buy, what we buy, how much we wear our clothes, how we care for them, and what we do with them when we no longer want them.

 

Doing something every day can be profoundly helpful in giving people hope, and it’s a path to change.
by Sarah Lazarovic posted Jan 07, 2019 original post from YES Magazine

Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. 

There are lots of bits of plastic littering the lovely streets of Enniscorthy, what can you do to help?
- Buy less stuff wrapped in plastic
- If you need to buy it, make sure to put the wrapping in the bin
- Make sure your wheelie bin is secure and the lid is closed properly - you'd be surprised how much plastic can get blown around from household bins.
- Organise a small street clean! It can be a big or small and area as you like, every little helps!

https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/

Wexford Communities 4 Climate Action is a FREE 4 week online course for communities in County Wexford who want to engage practically with climate action and energy efficiency.   Course commences on 18th May 2021, limited places available. 

For a summary of the course click here.  Find out all you need to know in the course handbook.

​To sign up click here - 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSez4PdJYIr1EgRMTrUcHKMgxhJh7LZWRgAhgmIU8gVPibbQSg/viewform 
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We are delighted to be linking in with the Wexford Environmental Network! 

Wexford Environmental Network is a network of volunteers across county Wexford who care about climate change, biodiversity and building resilient communities.  The netwrok aims to connect people who care about our environment to projects or people they can work with. ​

For more info check out their website!  https://www.wexforden.com/ 

So, we had been doing some really great work before all the madness started back in March. Since November 2019 we had been working with a local school on the mapping project and were all set to have a 'mapping day' in Enniscorthy with the students in April 2020. 

Sadly Covid-19 interrupted our plans for the event, well all our plans for 2020 really, but thats ok. 

The team had taken a little break over the past few months as we felt that people had too much on their plates. However, we are going to start looking at what we can do now and over the next couple of months to help move the work along.

Stay Safe!

We are delighted to have received funding for our project for the next year. The funding will support the website, our public events and our upcoming mapping project!

There is lots of work going on in the background and we are looking forward to sharing some news and updates in the coming months!