Press
A selection of press articles featuring Little Green Change are shown below.
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Environmentalists reject water firm funding offer
27th October 2025, BBC News
An environmental group says it has rejected a grant from a water company's community fund, saying it will not "participate in greenwashing".
Little Green Change, based in Lyme Regis...
Dorset environmental group encouraging costume recycling
14th October 2025, Bridport and Lyme Regis News
An environmental organisation is encouraging people to recycle their old Halloween costumes at a dedicated event. The 'Give and Take' event, hosted by Little Green Change in partnership...
New project helps children learn about the environment
3rd September 2025, Midweek Herald
Little Green Change has partnered with The Town Mill in Lyme Regis to create and distribute free environmental activity worksheets for children in the area, visitors to the town, and school...
Haven launches new initiative for young holidaymakers
26th July 2025, Exmouth Journal
The UK's leading holiday park operator has announced a collaboration with Little Green Change, a non-profit social enterprise committed to environmental education.
Little Green Change picks up 2025 South West Start Up Award
3rd July 2025, Bridport and Lyme Regis News
A LYME Regis-based non-profit company has been named as the Green StartUp of the Year winner at the 2025 South West Start Up Awards.
Little Green Change picked up the prestigious...
Toby Buckland interviewed by Axe Valley students
14th June 2025, Midweek Herald
The horticultural expert and BBC Radio Devon host spoke with students from Axe Valley Academy in East Devon for the project, which was created by Lyme Regis-based environmental...
Hatfield school wins £500 in environmental competition
5th June 2025, Welwyn Hatfield Times
A school in Hatfield has won £500 to power its greenhouse with renewable energy. Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School secured the funding through a competition to install a hybrid...
Free fruit tree planting initiative at East Devon schools
4th June 2025, Midweek Herald
East Devon schools have benefited from a free fruit tree planting initiative. Upottery Primary School, All Saints Primary School, and Axminster Community Primary School participated in the...
Children's event in Axminster to give away free clothes
29th January 2025, Midweek Herald
A children's event is set to give away free clothes, toys, and books. Little Green Change is hosting its next Children's Give and Take event on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. The event will be held...
Little Green Change launches schools energy competition
27th January 2025, Bridport and Lyme Regis News
Lyme Regis-based company Little Green Change has teamed up with The Naturesave Trust to run an energy competition open to state-funded primary and secondary schools with a prize pot...
Lyme Regis entrepreneur makes female founders list
11th January 2025, Bridport and Lyme Regis News
Clare Matheson of Lyme Regis has been crowned one of the UK’s most impressive female entrepreneurs by Small Business Britain’s ‘f:Entrepreneur #IAlso100’ campaign....
Over 200 kids benefit at Children's Give and Take
3rd December 2024, Bridport and Lyme Regis News
Almost 300kg of children's clothing, toys, books and DVDs were given new homes, benefitting more than 200 children. Non-profit social enterprise Little Green Change...
Devon food growing project a success
29th November 2024, Devon Daily
A project which has been teaching children in East Devon about the health, economic and environmental benefits of growing their own food has come to a successful end, having...
Axminster primary school given sensory garden by volunteers
12th November 2024, Midweek Herald
On Saturday, November 9, volunteers from Westcotts Chartered Accountants and Little Green Change worked together to transform an overgrown area at All Saints C of E Primary...
Traders celebrate successes at annual awards
November 2024, West Dorset Magazine
Businesses from all over the area gathered at West Bay's Salt House for the West Dorset Gold Awards. Winner of the Green/Eco Award was Little Green Change.
Christmas Give and Take event
2nd November 2024, Bridport and Lyme Regis News
Little Green Change will, once again, be bringing its Christmas Give Or Take Event to Woodmead Halls on Saturday, November 30 from 10.30am.
The event is funded by Lyme Regis Town Council, and there will be a selection of...
Dorset named as greenest region in England in new study
27th October 2024, Bridport and Lyme Regis News
Green campaigners in Lyme Regis have told of their delight after Dorset was named the 'greenest region' of England in a new study. Amongst the towns organisations is Little Green...
Devon Make a Difference award winners announced
25th September 2024, BBC News
Clare Matheson, Founder and Director of Little Green Change, has won the Green Award at the BBC Devon Make a Difference Awards 2024. The group offers environmental education...
Little Green Change invited to Political Purpose Awards
11th September 2024, Bridport and Lyme Regis News
Clare Matheson, Founder and Director of Little Green Change - told how she was inspired after attending the Political Purpose Awards in Westminster. Hosted by Nature 2030 and...
Little Green Change offers bulb planting to schools
31st August 2024, Midweek Herald
Primary and secondary schools in Devon, Dorset, and South West Somerset are being given the opportunity to plant pollinator-friendly bulbs...
Little Green Change calls for support for eco-education
20th July 2024, Midweek Herald
Award-winning environmental education company, Little Green Change, is seeking business sponsors for its free eco-education...
BBC Make a Difference Awards recognise Little Green Change
3rd July 2024, Midweek Herald
Clare Matheson, Founder and Director of Little Green Change, has had a productive session with the BBC for their Make a Difference Awards...
Lyme Regis conservation project succeeds in raising awareness
22nd June 2024, Midweek Herald
The project has engaged with schools, community groups and residents.
Run by environmental education organisation Little...
Students' green articles
21st June 2024, Bridport and Lyme Regis News
Little Green Change has launched its first annual cross-school environmental magazine. It includes a spotlight feature with wildlife TV presenter Chris Packham, and student interviews with...
Free biodiversity boost and assemblies for Devon schools
8th May 2024, Midweek Herald
Primary and secondary schools in Devon and south west Somerset can gain free assemblies and biodiversity improvements thanks to...
Lyme Regis Little Green Change in final for small business award
5th April 2024, Midweek Herald
Little Green Change, based in Lyme Regis, is a finalist for the New Kid on the Block category at this year’s The Small Awards...
The Great Big Dorset Hedge project launched in Lyme Regis
5th April 2024, Midweek Herald
A hedgerows project to engage schools, community groups and residents in Lyme Regis has been launched. It is run by environmental...
Little Green Change announces eco book bundle prize draw
20th March 2024, Dorset Echo
Little Green Change, non-profit social enterprise based in Lyme Regis, are offering ten books to any secondary school which participates in...
Business accolades
24th March 2024, Bridport & Lyme Regis News
Two Lyme Regis businesses have been recognised in regional business awards. Little Green Change won the Green/Eco Business of the Year Award for its education programmes, events, projects and actions with schools and communities....
Kids in Dorset can learn to sow seeds during Easter
17th March 2024, Dorset Echo
The non-profit environmental education company, Little Green Change, is teaming up with Chickerell Town Council and Lyme Regis Library to run free seed sowing sessions during the...
Chickerell residents plant community orchard
15th March 2024, Dorset Echo
15 trees were planted...thanks to a partnership between Chickerell Town Council, the non-profit social enterprise Little Green Change, and the Tree Council's Network Rail Community...
Flowers planted by students bloom at Weldmar Hospicecare
22nd February 2024, Bridport & Lyme Regis News
Patients at an end-of-life care hospice get to see the early blooming flowers planted by Dorset students last autumn. In September last year, students from Beaminster School...
Lyme Regis' Little Green Change looking for student writers
1st February 2024, Bridport & Lyme Regis News
An environmental education company based in Lyme Regis is looking for student writers to contribute to its first environmental magazine. Little Green Change is...
Lyme Regis company offers free work experience to students
9th January 2024, Midweek Herald
Lyme Regis environmental education company Little Green Change is asking Year 12 students to join them as part of their school's work experience week...
Christmas comes early at Children's Christmas Give and Take
8th December 2023, Bridport & Lyme Regis News.
The event took place at Woodmead Halls, where a myriad of families gathered to select free gifts for the Christmas period in exchange for items...
Chickerell Crocus Community Challenge will help the bees.
4th November 2023, Dorset Echo.
Chickerell Town Council and Little Green Change are asking for residents to help plant 6,000 crocus bulbs at Claypits, by the rear of Plover Drive, Chickerell on Saturday, November 11th...
Students plant bulbs at Weldmar Hospicecare in Dorchester
4th October 2023, Dorset Echo.
Students from Beaminster School, St Osmund's C of E Middle School, and Thomas Hardye School attended a bulb planting event at Weldmar Hospicecare's Inpatient Unit...
Lyme Regis non-profit company aims to educate local children
16th September 2023, Bridport & Lyme Regis News.
A new non-profit social enterprise, Little Green Change, that focuses on environmental education in primary and secondary schools, & the local community, has launched this month...
Awards
We're proud to have won the Green StartUp of the Year Award at the UK StartUp Awards 2025 South-West, the Green/Eco Business of the Year Award at the Jurassic Business Awards 2024, the Green/Eco Award at the West Dorset Gold Business Awards 2024, a Judges' Choice award at the UK StartUp Awards 2024 South-West, and a Sustainable Business Award 2024 from Litter Free Dorset. Our Founder and Director, Clare, won a BBC Devon Make a Difference Award (Green Award category) in 2024 for her work leading Little Green Change. We were also finalists at the The Small Awards 2024, and The Good Small Business Awards 2024.
We're accredited members of Social Enterprise UK, and Dorset Climate Action Network
