About Us

Our Vision: Bradford on Avon to be a community that does not rely on fossil fuels and carries out sustainable and resilient lifestyles

We run events and activities and publish a monthly newsletter to raise awareness and give ideas for practical action. We have more than 500 names on our e-mail list and well over 1000 signed up to our Carbon Neutral 2050 Declaration.

At our AGM in March 2019 a motion was passed to seek to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 in recognition of the climate emergency we face. Wiltshire Council resolved in February 2019 to acknowledge a climate emergency and to seek to make the county of Wiltshire carbon neutral by 2030.  Also in 2019 Bradford on Avon Town Council declared a climate emergency, and in 2020 an ecological emergency.

We belong to the Climate Coalition and are a member of the Wiltshire Climate Alliance, and are signed up to the campaign with 10:10 who are now called We are Possible.   We aim to influence policy and we regularly engage with local and national politicians. We work with Bradford on Avon Town Council, Wiltshire Council, local businesses and others in the community.

Our Action Groups

See our Action Groups page for their articles and updates: Sustainable Travel – Biodiversity – Community Involvement – Energy – Sustainable Food & Drink – Swift group – Zero Waste – and the newly-formed Neighbourhood Plan group whose updates are at present being posted here   Our Action Group meetings are arranged by their Coordinators, if you would like to join one of the groups please email us

Our Story

Climate Friendly Bradford was founded in 2006 through a Wiltshire Wildlife Trust initiative. From 2011 to 2018 we were a Community Interest Company (CIC) and delivered a wide range of energy efficiency measures through the British Gas Green Streets and the DECC funded LEAF (Local Energy Assessment Fund) projects. In 2018 we moved to being a community group again. More here

Our Aims

  • To raise awareness among all sections of the town and community area’s population about climate change and the importance of reducing our carbon emissions and living more sustainably
  • To support members, the county, town and parish councils, local organisations and the wider population in efforts to reduce carbon emissions
  • To promote a range of activities, mutual support, and meetings to inform and enthuse people
  • To seek to influence decision makers in all sectors and at all levels to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

To support our work

You can support our work by becoming a paid-up member of the group with a payment of £10 (or £2 unwaged) per annum if you are over 16. For details see the Support Us page and to download our membership form click here