Find out below about where our local water comes from – and the cost to the Environment
Water flows readily from our taps and, on a rainy day, it’s hard to appreciate that there is any problem in using as much as we want. But behind the scenes there are ever increasing environmental costs to this apparently free-flowing resource.

Water facts for our area.
East Anglia is one of the driest areas in the country. In fact there is less rainfall per person than in Syria and Sudan. Our region is already densely populated, and numbers are growing all the time because the government has set a target of over 500,000 new homes in the region by 2021. The amount and location of development is not restrained because of lack of water in the region. In fact Essex is already an importer of water from outside the county.
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Below are a list of promotional materials and information sheets to help you educate and push green issues in your local community. You are welcome to re-badge these materials with your own organisation’s logo. Contact us if you need more than cosmetic changes to the artwork.

This leaflet provides clear instructions and drawings so any handy person in your community can contruct a collection box for batteries, mobile phones, ink jet cartridges and any other domestic products that are specially recycled. The VGT teams currently have their battery collection boxes sited in their churches at Stoke by Nayland and Polstead. Some of the these boxes were made by Hollesley Open Prison.
Simple construction drawings can be printed off here.

If you live in Babergh District, then, this is a must have leaflet. It explains graphically and in plain english what should and should not be placed in the blue recycling bin. It is a useful for promoting recycling in your community; lessening the confusion that often accompanies recycling schemes. The Blue bin leaflet can be downloaded as a pdf and printed off. Contact VGT if you require help rebadging the leaflet.

Humour always helps to get the message across. 10 East Steps to Make a Green Difference is illustrated with amusing cartoons to highlight ways to make our lives greener and more sustainable. 10 Easy Steps to a Greener lifestyle leaflet

Inspired by a visit to Beaumont ‘Eco’ School in Hadleigh and viewing their sedum roof, local ecologist, Richard Kilshaw, has written this article on making your shed roof greener with local flora.

Another article from Richard Kilshaw , ecologist. Here he explains how to create a patch of wildlife grassland on your property and encourage a habitat for a whole host of wildlife, including insects, birds, voles, hedgehogs, reptiles and even bats. This sort of ‘gardening’ is more drought tolerant, just what is needed in East Anglia. Making Your Grass Greener

Everthought of using a wormery to clean up your kitchen scraps, raw or cooked? Wormeries are compact, produce concentrated liquid fertiliser and quality compost and compliment traditional composting methods for recycling garden waste. From the practical experience gained by a non ‘expert’ VGT member, this leaflet is a simple guide to setting up and running a wormery. Guide to setting up a wormery

Up to 30% of household rubbish can be
composted so here’s your chance to help reduce the landfill and in the process cut your community tax bill and produce some muck for your roses or beans. This comprenhensive composting guidewill explain how to set and manage your composting.