Who are we?
In August 2021, Aylsham Town Council declared a climate emergency looking towards achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2030. The council formed a group – ACE (Aylsham Climate Emergency) and this community-led membership set up five sub-groups, each working towards a strategy to achieve this.
It’s not just about reducing carbon emissions on a local scale, but also raising awareness of global climate change.
Each sub-group will target the main areas which contribute to the crisis. If you would like to get involved, or if you have a project for consideration, please…
The strategy guidelines:
We aim to:
What is ACE?
ACE has been formed as a result of the Town Council declaring a Climate Emergency.
It consists of some Town Councillors but is mainly comprised of interested members of the community.
Who sits on ACE?
Town Councillors Trevor Bennett, Mary Evans and Patrick Prekopp
District Councillors Sue Catchpole and Steve Riley
When does it meet?
ACE normally meets every month on the first Monday at 7:00pm.
Agendas for future meetings are available at least 3 days beforehand, and minutes published within two weeks.
ACE News
How to grow your own Community Market Garden
Did you know that Aylsham has its own Community Market Garden? And it’s just a short walk out of town. Find out what they do there and how you can be involved at a presentation by the owners, Eve’s Hill Veg Co on site at Bushey Place on the old Cromer Road, Aylsham, on Monday [...]
Tap into the refill scheme and use less plastic
We are working with Broadland District Council, Aylsham Quakers and local businesses to promote the use of the Refill App as a way to reduce purchases of plastic water bottles. The App shows businesses that have signed up to fill peoples water bottles, use reusable coffee cups, offer to bring your own packaging shopping or [...]
Local elections: how the parties see green future
ACE asked candidates standing in Broadland’s district council elections on 4 May 2023 six questions about how they see the future of Aylsham with regard to climate change and green issues. The same questions were sent to all the candidates. We believe that thinking about the environment is crucial in deciding who we want to [...]
