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Our October 2025 newsletter

Award winning activities

In September, we were awarded a Green/Eco Award at the Lyme Regis Business Awards. Earlier in the month, we also won an International Green Apple Environment Award, placing us among the world’s leading environmental champions.

Our Give and Take events

We're excited to be partnering with Bridport Library (run by Dorset Council) and Bridport Town Council to run a Kids' Halloween Clothes Swap Event on Saturday 18th October 2025 at Bridport Library from 10am-1pm. Help the planet by choosing pre-loved.

Welcoming our new schools

Welcome to the new schools that joined our Biodiversity in Schools project in September including Avishayes Primary School, Blackawton Primary School, Branscombe Primary School, Feniton Primary School, and Hemyock Primary School.

Our September 2025 newsletter

Our latest client - The Town Mill

Our latest corporate client is The Town Mill in Lyme Regis, Dorset. We recently worked with them to create environmental education worksheets to educate children and families about their amazing site, the traditional techniques they use to make flour, and their renewable energy technology.

Climate Resilient Schools project

We're very grateful to Dorset Council for funding our new Climate Resilient Schools project in West Dorset from September 2025 until March 2026, which will help state-funded schools to adapt and plan for the future using our expertise and knowledge. Find out more on our project page.

Our work with Chickerell Town Council

We recently teamed up with our friends at Chickerell Town Council again, this time to make over 100 wildflower seed balls full of nectar-rich flower seeds. Chickerell Town Council have worked with us on a number of eco initiatives in the past including tree and bulb planting, and building an insect hotel.

Our August 2025 newsletter

Our new partnership with Haven

We're delighted to be partnering with Haven, the UK's leading holiday park operator, to inspire young guests through free biodiversity and nature activities across their 39 holiday parks. Our activity sheets span topics including trees, plants, British wildlife, the ocean, and more.

Meet our new colleagues

We're delighted to welcome 2 new colleagues to Little Green Change; Claire Anholt Duthuit, our new non-executive Director, and Thalia Anderson, our new intern. Read about the experience and knowledge they bring to their roles on our website: littlegreenchange.com/about.

Our work experience opportunities

Each year, we offer highly rated, tailored, work experience placements to students from state-funded secondary schools in West Dorset and East Devon. Our most recent students, Billy and Isabelle, came from The Woodroffe School. Read more about this opportunity on our website.

Our July 2025 newsletter

We've won Green StartUp of the Year

A huge thank you to the judges of the UK StartUp Awards South West for choosing us as their 2025 Green StartUp of the Year Award winner. We're overjoyed! Recognition like this is a reflection of the hard work, dedication and passion of our colleagues, partners and supporters.

We've been shortlisted

We've been shortlisted for 2 awards at the National Sustainability Awards 2025 -Education, Training and Communication Award category for our Schools Programme, and the Biodiversity Protection Award category for our Biodiversity in Schools Project.

Biodiversity funding extended

Thank you to The Norman Family Trust for continuing to financially support our Biodiversity in Schools project for a second year in a row. Their second grant of £3,000 will help cover our Autumn biodiversity actions across state-funded schools in Devon and Somerset.

Our June 2025 newsletter

Celebrating our 2025 magazine

Check out our 2025 magazine featuring Gardeners' World presenter and horticultural expert Toby Buckland (pictured), environmentalist Edward Morello MP, student articles from 7 UK schools covering sustainable tourism, microplastic, making money from bottles, and much more.

Learn about hydropower

We have a wide range of Little Green Change lesson presentations, expert speaker talks, optional worksheets and audits available as part of our Schools Programme, including our lesson on hydropower, plus modules covering biodiversity, waste, and human health.

Win our Summer book bundle

Every school that completes one of our environmental education Schools Programme lessons, worksheets or activities is automatically entered into our free, termly, book bundle prize draw to win 10 eco books, sponsored by Usborne Publishing. Pictured: Our Summer 2025 bundle.

Our May 2025 newsletter

Our latest competition winner

Congratulations to our UK Schools' Energy Competition winner, Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School in Hertfordshire, England. Well done to the school's Green Warriors Club and Mrs J Ruffhead, Head of Humanities, and thanks to our UK Schools' Energy Competition partner, The Naturesave Trust.

Our latest travel speaker

Our latest expert speaker talk features Ros from Good Journey who delivers a travel talk, 'Why car-free days out are good for everyone'. Learn all about greener travel and car-free days out in the UK, plus the perks and benefits you can get as a result of booking through Good Journey's website.

Students’ eco interview with MP

It was great meeting students and staff at The Woodroffe School with Edward Morello, MP for West Dorset, to celebrate their joint feature in Little Green Change's eco magazine. Thanks to HMCK Charity for funding the printing and distribution of our 2025 edition on recycled paper.

Our April 2025 newsletter

We're a South West finalist

We're delighted to be named a finalist ahead of the UK StartUp Awards 2025 in South West England in not just one category, but two! The Green StartUp of the Year Award, and the StartUp for Good Award. The award results are due to be announced on 18th June. We're keeping our fingers crossed we win.

Our Spring book bundle winner

Congratulations to our Spring 2025 eco book bundle winner, St Joseph's Catholic High School in Berkshire (pictured). Our previous winners include Iveshead School in Leicestershire, Netherhall Learning Campus in Yorkshire, and Axe Valley Academy in Devon. Thanks to our wonderful book bundle sponsor, Usborne Publishing.

New biodiversity funder

Thank you to the Devon Environment Foundation for granting us £500 to expand our biodiversity work across schools in Devon. This financial support will help us educate and empower additional children to learn about, and implement, environmental improvements within their school grounds.

Our March 2025 newsletter

Free fruit trees for schools

Do you know a state-funded primary or secondary school in Devon, Dorset or South-West Somerset that would benefit from free fruit trees on their grounds? Thanks to funding from The Nineveh Charitable Trust, Little Green Change can provide apple, pear, plum and cherry trees, and can also help the children plant them through our Biodiversity in Schools Project.

BBC Radio Devon interview

It was great to be interviewed by BBC Radio Devon again, this time by presenter Caroline Densley. Our Founder and Director Clare Matheson, who won the Green Award at the BBC Devon Make a Difference Awards in 2024, spoke about Little Green Change's activities since September, our current programmes and projects, and the benefits winning the award has had.

Spring planting events

Spring has arrived and we're excited about holding our annual planting events again for children at Axminster Library in Devon and Lyme Regis Library in Dorset. Last year's sessions resulted in children planting both vegetable and flower seeds, taking these home to grow them on. Thanks to Tesco's Stronger Starts programme for funding these activities in March and April.

Our February 2025 newsletter

Our next Children's Give and Take

We are delighted to be holding our next Children's Give and Take event on Tuesday 11th February 2025, 3:30pm-4:30pm, at Axminster Community Primary Academy, Devon, EX13 5BU, thanks to funding from Tesco's Stronger Starts Programme. Free entry with free children's clothing, toys, DVD's and books. Bring a bag and fill it up.

Funding by The Nineveh Trust

We're delighted that The Nineveh Charitable Trust has extended our Biodiversity in Schools Project funding, allowing us to continue our biodiversity assemblies and ground improvements across state-funded primary and secondary schools in 2025. Their funding in 2024 allowed us to work with 765 children and 15 schools.

Learn about solar energy generation

We are delighted to have Tom Parsons, Director of Sales at Good Energy, delivering our first Little Green Change Schools Programme energy module expert speaker talk, thanks to funding from The Naturesave Trust. Learn all about the benefits of solar, how solar panels work and more, via our website or YouTube channel.

Our January 2025 newsletter

Funding by The Naturesave Trust

We are delighted to receive funding from The Naturesave Trust to run a Little Green Change cross-school renewable energy competition in early 2025, with a prize fund of £500, plus funding to create 6 lessons covering energy generation from solar, hydropower, wind and geothermal, and a lesson on careers in energy.

Meeting Edward Morello MP

Our Founder and Director, Clare Matheson, had the pleasure meeting Edward Morello, MP for West Dorset, at The Guildhall in Lyme Regis. They explored a number of ways we can work together in 2025. We look forward to implementing these across schools and the community to promote and inspire environmental action.

#iAlso f:Entrepreneur recognition

Our Founder and Director, Clare Matheson, is delighted to be included in the 2025 f:Entrepreneur #iAlso campaign that highlights 100 inspiring female business leaders across the UK. Through events, content and story-telling, f:Entrepreneur showcases role models to help and inspire all small businesses.

Our December 2024 newsletter

We've joined Bluesky

We've left X and moved to Bluesky Social instead. If you've signed up, add us: littlegreenchange.bsky.social. We're remaining on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, so you can follow us on any of these platforms to gain updates on our community events, Schools Programme lessons, expert speaker videos and more.

Making a sensory garden

On 9th November 2024, volunteers from Westcotts Chartered Accountants joined us to transform an overgrown area at All Saints C of E Primary School in Devon into a child-friendly sensory garden perfect for vital pollinating insects including bees and butterflies, much to the children's delight. Watch our transformation video above.

How companies can help

Make a difference by volunteering with Little Green Change. We are able to organise environmentally-themed volunteer sessions for corporate companies at school sites in Devon and Dorset. We also offer volunteer opportunities at a number of our community events including at our annual Children's Christmas Give and Take event.

Our November 2024 newsletter

Green/Eco Business Award winner

We're thrilled to have won the Green/Eco Business Award at the West Dorset Gold Business Awards 2024. We're in need of additional funding and materials to continue our free environmental education projects in schools, so it's hoped this publicity will help us reach further business supporters across Dorset.

BBC interview with Toby Buckland

Our Founder and Director, Clare Matheson, had the pleasure of being interviewed by BBC Gardeners' World presenter and BBC Radio Devon host Toby Buckland on Sunday 6th October. Toby was really interested to hear about the great horticultural and biodiversity work we're undertaking across schools, as well as our community activities.

Kids' Christmas Give & Take event

Our annual Children's Christmas Give and Take event in Lyme Regis, Dorset, is taking place this year on Saturday 30th November 2024. Last year's event directly benefitted 112 children, plus many more through the post-event donations to 2 local schools and to Weldmar Hospicecare. Find out more on our Give and Take event page.

Our October 2024 newsletter

BBC Make a Difference Award winner

What an amazing 12 months we've had since our launch in September 2023, and what a way to top it off. The winner of the Green Award at the BBC Devon Make a Difference Awards 2024 is our Founder and Director, Clare Matheson, for her dedication, hard work and passion starting and leading Little Green Change and our programmes.

Learn about PFAS 'forever chemicals'

We've teamed up with the Scottish charity Fidra to release a talk all about PFAS, also known as 'forever chemicals', as part of our Schools Programme human health module. It highlights the dangers they pose to wildlife, the environment and to human health. You can watch this on-demand via our website and/or our YouTube channel.

MP visits Little Green Change event

Honiton and Sidmouth MP, Richard Foord, visited us at Axminster Community Primary Academy on Friday 27th September to show his support for our Biodiversity in Schools Project, which provides free environmental education assemblies and biodiversity improvements to state-funded schools in Dorset, Devon and South-West Somerset.

House of Commons event

Our Founder and Director, Clare Matheson, recently had the pleasure of attending the Political Purpose Awards at the UK House of Commons in Westminster, hosted by Nature 2030 and Fleur Anderson MP, with partner Ecotricity. She met, and spoke to, a range of MP's, celebrities and leaders taking positive environmental action across the UK.

We're in the 2024 #SmallBiz100 list

We're delighted to be named as one of the nation’s 100 most impressive small companies by the Small Business Saturday UK campaign, #SmallBiz100. Little Green Change will be profiled by the campaign on 18th October as part of their 100-day countdown to Small Business Saturday on 7th December 2024.

Free bulb planting this autumn

We are offering state-funded primary and secondary schools in Devon, Dorset and South-West Somerset the opportunity to plant spring flowering bulbs this autumn as part of our Biodiversity in Schools Project, including daffodils, English bluebells and crocus, thanks to funding from The Nineveh Charitable Trust.

Our August 2024 newsletter

BBC award recognition

We're delighted and excited to announce that our Founder and Director, Clare Matheson, is one of four finalists at the BBC Make a Difference Awards 2024 in the Green Award category. Listen to the exciting announcement by BBC presenter Caroline Densley and polar explorer Ann Daniels on BBC Radio Devon by clicking here.

New funding for biodiversity project

Thanks to funding from The Nineveh Charitable Trust, we are able to expand our Biodiversity in Schools project, delivering free class and whole school assemblies, and biodiversity improvements, across state-funded primary and secondary schools in Devon, Dorset, and South-West Somerset. Find out more and read our testimonials.

Growing success in Devon

In May, we were at Axminster Community Primary Academy planting seeds as part of our Seedlings Grow Your Greens project, funded by Devon County Council's Growing Communities Fund. 69 children across Years 1-5 learnt about growing vegetables, fruit and herbs. Just nine weeks later and we're already getting an edible crop.

Bug hotel habitats

Our British wildlife assembly looks at biodiversity habitats, so it's been great teaming up with the Girlguiding Dorset South Division, and with Chickerell Town Council, to lead a bug hotel build session for primary-aged children. The bug hotel pictured is located on the site where we previously planted a community orchard.

Seedlings event

We had lots of children and families visit our stall at the Symondsbury Estate's Summer Fete on 30th June, all keen to plant one of our Little Green Change seedlings to care for at home. Children got to choose from a selection of edible peas, dwarf sunflowers, nasturiums and spider plants. We're looking forward to following their progress.

Our latest work experience students

As part of our environmental education aims, we offer student work experience placements to local secondary schools. Our most recent placements were with The Woodroffe School. Both students recommended their placement, scoring it 9/10 in relation to their desired future career paths, and the knowledge gained as 10/10.

Our July 2024 newsletter

Read our 2024 eco magazine

Our 2024 environmental magazine contains Little Green Change student interviews with Dr George McGavin and Laura Young (Less Waste Laura), a spotlight feature with Chris Packham, and contributions from students and staff across multiple schools. Thanks to HMCK Charity for funding printed copies on recycled paper for participating schools.

Learn about pesticide-free schools

Our latest speaker talk is by Pesticide Action Network UK. Nick, their Policy Officer, talks about the long-term impact pesticides (including herbicides - weed killer) have had, and are having, on the environment and on human health, and how easy it can be for schools to go pesticide-free, as so many have done in countries like France.

Our community stall

Thanks to Lyme Regis Town Council for funding key items for our community stall, and for their continuing support. This enabled us to have clothing give and take rails at the Uplyme Fete, a recycling game, and information and eco activity leaflets on recycled paper. We'll be at different community events throughout the year.

Our June 2024 newsletter

Win our Summer 2024 book bundle

Every school that completes one of our Schools Programme lessons, worksheets or activities is entered into our termly book bundle draw. We have some brilliant books this term. We will be selecting the winner of our summer term book bundle prize draw on Friday 12th July 2024. Thank you to our literacy sponsor, Usborne Publishing.

Learn about careers in waste

We've released new speaker talks from experts across the waste sector including two talks by SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK. Our latest speaker is Dr Adam Read. Adam has more than 20 years experience in the sector, and is on advisory panels for a number of technical working groups including the ESA, CIWM and FEAD.

Little Green Change join S.A.S protest

Directors from Little Green Change were proud to be in attendance at Surfers Against Sewage's Paddle Out Protest in Lyme Regis on 18th May, complete with their homemade banners. This protest was one of many held across the country on this date to highlight the shocking sewage scandal. Pollution of our rivers and seas affects us all.

Seedlings Grow Your Greens project

Funded by Devon County Council's Growing Communities Fund, our Seedlings Grow Your Greens project targets children aged 5-13, promoting the health, economic and environmental benefits of growing your own food, and enabling children to take part in food growing activities organised by us. Read more about this project.

Community Enterprise Award finalist

We're excited to be a finalist for another national award, this time at The Good Small Business Awards. We're really proud of our Schools Programme, events, competitions, projects and actions across state-funded schools and communities, so we're hoping to scoop first place when the awards ceremony takes place in July 2024.

Hedgerow surveying a success

We held our first hedgerow surveying session in Lyme Regis, Dorset, on 4th May. 100% of the attendees stated they enjoyed the session, learnt new information about hedgerows, and would recommend it to others. Further sessions with local schools, the Cubs, and additional residents will take place in May. Read more here.</font?

Our May 2024 newsletter

UK StartUp Awards SW Judges' Choice

We're delighted to be the 2024 Judges' Choice at the South West regional UK StartUp Awards in the Social Enterprise StartUp of the Year category. We've only been in existence for just over 8 months, so it's a thrill to have gained this recognition for our work in schools, with local charities, and across communities.

Hedgerow surveying project

We're working with Dorset Climate Action Network (Dorset CAN) to launch a new hedgerows project, engaging local schools, community groups and residents in Lyme Regis, Dorset. Funded by Lyme Regis Town Council, there will be 3 community hedgerow surveying sessions in May 2024. Find out more on our hedgerows page.

We're a Small Awards finalist

We're one of 8 finalists at the The Small Awards 2024, New Kid on the Block category for best business start-up (less than 18 months), sponsored by TSB. The winner will be announced on 16th May at a glitzy event in London, which we'll be attending. You can read an article about this in the Midweek Herald newspaper by clicking here.

Recycling e-waste

Do you know how electronic waste is recycled, where it's sent, and what can and can't be recycled? Battery fires pose a major health and safety risk, and cause damage to refuse lorries, as well injuring recycling and general waste crew members. Find out more by watching our e-waste expert speaker talk by Material Focus.

PFA 'forever chemicals' in UK food

PFAs, known as ‘forever chemicals,’ have been found in common UK fruits, vegetables and spices, prompting health fears from campaigners as they have been linked to severe health conditions. This is a topic we'll be covering in our human health module. Find out more about our Schools Programme on our Education page.

Learn about bumblebees

As part of our Schools Programme, we gain speakers from national and regional charities and businesses to talk about their areas of expertise. Our latest talk is by Andy Benson from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, and it's full of useful facts and information. You can watch our talks on our website, or on our YouTube channel.

Our April 2024 newsletter

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