A more sustainable celebration
The Council supported and led a number of activities that highlighted its greener, safer and fairer ambitions for all residents, local business owners, workers and visitors to the borough for the Coronation.
Alongside a tree planting at Leighton House, the Council encouraged residents and visitors to the borough to shop local, re-use and reduce as part of their celebrations.
The Council also gave wildflower seeds to every primary school-aged child to plant either at home, at school, or in the community, as part of the Bee Superhighways Project. This initiative enabled every child to help wildlife in the borough through strengthening strategic wildlife corridors across our parks, open spaces, school gardens/ hedgerows or through planting a pot at home. Green infrastructure provides a patchwork of habitats that are home to a wide array of wildlife.
Among other activities, a sustainable food market took place at the King’s Road Big Lunch, held on the day of the Coronation itself, which included 15 sustainable food pioneers.
With the Big Help Out, there was a renewed focus on volunteering across the country, and in Kensington and Chelsea, local people can continue to give back to their community and focus on green projects through our conservation workdays every third Saturday of the month.
Hundreds of hours of volunteer work have already been given to improve our wildlife areas. Tasks range from meadow cutting, building dead-hedges, pond maintenance, building stag beetle loggeries, woodland management, and more. The improvements tie into the priorities identified in the Local Biodiversity Action Plan.
If you are looking to get closer to nature, meet new people, learn new skills, help your CV, or just get a little green fingered, join Holland Park Conservation Volunteers. No specialist skills are needed – just enthusiasm and some spare time. Find out more about volunteering with us.