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Become a Runnymede Community Environment Champion

At Runnymede Borough Council, we are committed to supporting and working with our communities to create a borough where everyone can take part in environmental action, fostering a healthier, greener, and more sustainable Runnymede for the future. This is a key principle of our adopted Climate Change Strategy and ‘Supporting our Communities’ is a central theme of our Climate Change Action Plan. 

That is why we are launching the Runnymede Community Environment Champions Network. The network will bring together passionate eco-heroes from across the borough to promote more environmentally conscious communities, expand and improve knowledge transfer between groups, support the resilience and adaptive capacity of communities, and scale up positive impact.

We define an Environment Champion as “A passionate change maker with the ability to drive local environmental action, inspire others as a positive environmental ambassador, and connect with peers to create a healthy and sustainable local environment”. We know that there are many people across our borough that match this definition, and we would love to regularly bring together those people to connect with one another and generate positive change. 
As an Environment Champion and member of the Environment Champion Network, you will be expected to embrace what it means to champion the environment by:

  • Inspiring local environmental action 
  • Acting as a positive ambassador for environmental action and change 
  • Extending the reach of Council initiatives and contribute to the improvement of Council strategies/priorities
  • Sharing best practice experience and case studies across the champions network and beyond 
  • Engaging in quarterly meeting with the environmental champions network and helping to define the aims of the network. 

If the network sounds like something you would like to take part in, and you are ready inspire positive action on tackling climate change and protecting nature by dedicating a few hours every couple of months to the network, we would love for you to get involved. 

To apply to become a Runnymede Environment Champion, simply fill out the short Microsoft Form at the link below giving us a few details about yourself and why you want to become part of the network. Soon after you’ve applied, we will reach out to establish the network, begin creating valuable connections between our champions, and inspiring local environment action!

Apply to become a Runnymede Community Environment Champion