▶ PROJECTS
CURRENT PEAT PROJECTS & IDEAS
see our Diary Dates page for our event and meeting schedule ...
▶ Let's Talk: Travel & Transport on the Cartmel Peninsula
A fabulous collaborative project for Summer 2025, supported by Future Proof Cumbria (formerly CAfS) and Deliberate CIC.
At PEAT, we believe the people who live in and visit the Cartmel Peninsula know best what their community needs. That’s why we’ve launched ‘Let’s Talk: The Future of Travel and Transport on the Cartmel Peninsula’. This project aims to gather diverse voices from across the Peninsula, young people, commuters, older residents, people with limited mobility, business owners, visitors and local councils. Every voice matters as we explore how travel and transport can better serve our communities.
We’ll be hosting in-person pop-up events but we’re also delighted to be partnering with Deliberate, a dynamic young organisation using a digital engagement platform called pol.is. Deliberate is a new small locally based organisation ‘founded on an ethos of experimentation, exploring new ways to help the public imagine and create a more ecologically-balanced future.
▶ Cartmel Peninsula Repair Cafe - A fabulous collaborative project with Grange Methodist Church which started in October 2022. If you need things fixing, if you have repair skills or can help in other ways - you can find out more about this exciting local peninsula project here.
▶ Climate Action Reading Group - Supported by Cumbria County Council library services with regular provision of environmentally themed books for the group to read, followed by lively group discussion in a local pub. If you would like to join the group please email: PEATMessages@gmail.com.
▶ Litter Picking - We sometimes gather folks to go litter picking - if you'd like to join us do get in touch with peatmessages@gmail.com with the subject Litter Picking. If you'd like to organise your own litter pick you can contact Light Up Lives at the Community Hub at the Vic in Grange to borrow their pickers and blue bags. Email: barbara@lightuplives.org.
OTHER LOCAL PROJECTS
▶ LET'S GROW - PEAT member Jeni McConnell is gathering people who are interested in community food growing. She talked about the project at our January meeting. You can find out more about it here.
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PREVIOUS PROJECTS
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▶ Seedlings - we popped up at so many places around the peninsula with our free seeds, compost, trays, decorated stone labels and knitted slug guards (yes, you read that right!). We shared thousands of organic seeds with nearly 450 people, encouraging everyone to 'have a go'. Every home grown contribution to a meal is a step towards a more sustainable future for our planet. Find out more through our blog posts.
▶ Seedlings - we popped up at so many places around the peninsula with our free seeds, compost, trays, decorated stone labels and knitted slug guards (yes, you read that right!). We shared thousands of organic seeds with nearly 450 people, encouraging everyone to 'have a go'. Every home grown contribution to a meal is a step towards a more sustainable future for our planet. Find out more through our blog posts.
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▶ The Greening Campaign - This really sparked our interest and we hope it sparked yours too - we worked with local parish and town councils and communities to engage in making this campaign work to ensure a greener future for us all. Read more about the project as it progressed through our blog posts.
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▶ Single-Use Planet? - A pop-up Climate+More exhibition held in Grange over Sands during February 2020. Over 600 visitors engaged with interactive displays, games, books, toys and the underlying science which sparked conversations focussed on what we can do to make this a better world for us all. You can find out more about this project here.
▶ Single-Use Planet? - A pop-up Climate+More exhibition held in Grange over Sands during February 2020. Over 600 visitors engaged with interactive displays, games, books, toys and the underlying science which sparked conversations focussed on what we can do to make this a better world for us all. You can find out more about this project here.
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