Tens of thousands of new trees, fresh walking and cycling schemes and helping businesses loan an electric van are just some of the ways Kent County Council (KCC) is supporting people to go Net Zero. A new graphic shows in numbers what KCC and partners are doing to press ahead and cut reliance on fossil…
Kent County Council’s (KCC) Community Archaeologist Andrew Mayfield has been honoured at the Marsh Community Archaeology Awards 2022. Run in partnership with the Council for British Archaeology and celebrating individuals who carry out exceptional archaeological work within their communities and who help to sustain cultural heritage for future generations, Andrew went home with the Community…
Kent County Council (KCC) is inviting applications for free trees to help reach its ambitious target of an additional 1.5 million trees to be planted in the county. The council launched a series of pilots as part of the Trees Outside Woodland programme which is developing innovative and sustainable new ways to increase tree cover…
On the hottest days of the year, it’s not just people that are struggling, our wildlife and environment is also under threat from hotter summers, but nature also has some of the answers to climate change. This is one of the many findings of “The State of Nature in Kent” report, just published. The Kent…
Kent County Council (KCC) has launched a new voucher scheme to enable local businesses to implement green solutions to help with future growth. The Green Recovery Voucher Scheme is part of the C-Care (Covid Channel Area Response Exchange) project which is funded by the EU Interreg France (Channel) England programme. C-Care represents a total of…
Private landowners are being asked to answer the call to let portions of their land grow wild to help encourage pollinators to thrive. It follows a visit by key members of Kent’s Plan Bee – the county’s pollinator action plan – to Moat Farm in Shadoxhurst which has 90 acres of species rich grassland…
Kent bird keepers are being reminded of the importance of sticking to strict biosecurity rules to limit the spread of Avian Influenza (AI). While the risk of transmission to people is low, members of the public are also being urged to continue reporting, and not to touch or pick up, dead or sick birds they…
Allington Household Waste Recycling Centre has won Best Use of Design and Technology in a Waste Management Facility at the Letsrecycle Awards for Excellence yesterday. The all new facility was opened just two weeks ago by Kent County Council (KCC) Chairman, Lesley Game and residents are now able to book appointments to visit the site…
The BLUEPRINT Circular Economy Roadshow is a virtual event taking place 09 – 13 May offering people the chance to see how they can benefit from this new way of using waste as a resource. Free of charge, this exciting, week-long event will focus exclusively on the circular economy. The circular economy is about transitioning…
Kent County Council (KCC) Chairman, Lesley Game, has cut the ribbon at the new Allington Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) ahead of its opening to the public today. Residents are now able to book appointments to visit the site at www.kent.gov.uk/allingtonhwrc. To ensure maximum efficiency, the new HWRC has been designed to operate without interruption…
Gardeners are being asked to leave their lawns uncut and join Kent County Council (KCC) in supporting No Mow May, allowing flowers to bloom and supporting bees and other pollinators. The campaign by Plantlife is being promoted by KCC’s Plan Bee team to help boost awareness of how wild plants can support habitats. The council…
A new 38 hectare (94 acre) solar farm in North Somerset has been acquired by Kent County Council (KCC) and LASER Energy, massively reducing carbon emissions whilst saving energy costs for KCC. The Bowerhouse II Solar Farm, which has recently been built by Ethical Power Ltd, has the capacity to have 39,312 solar panels and…