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Welcome to the Climate Partnership! We are dedicated to transforming the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead into a sustainable and greener place for residents, professionals, and visitors. Our goal is to foster collaboration among community groups, businesses, and experts, uniting their efforts to instigate positive change in local areas through innovative projects.
At the heart of our mission lies a commitment to partnering with local communities and businesses throughout the Borough. We aim to facilitate the exchange of best practices, expertise, and resources, offering comprehensive support every step of the way.
In instances where financial assistance is required to kickstart initiatives, the Climate Partnership stands ready to provide a modest fund. Together, let's embark on a journey towards a greener future for Windsor and Maidenhead!
How we work
Our program of events and funding decisions all go through our Steering Group. Our Steering Group vary in talents from business to academia but are united in the goal of wanting RBWM to be a greener. Ideas and proposals can be put to our Board via the Climate Partnership Coordinator.
What sort of projects are we looking to fund?
We are looking for proposals that can get off the ground quickly and that benefittheir local communities.
We are working with RBWM to help them meet their Environment and Climate Strategy aims and are looking for projects that can assist with this.
For example:
Reducing carbon emissions including those relating to energy use, food, buying thing and/or travel
Utilising the outdoors to help improve wellbeing and health
Increasing biodiversity – including creating habitats, wildflower planting, tree planting, small wetland creation, urban agriculture etc.
Community clear up events
Composting initiatives
Upcycling, recycling, retrofitting or reusing resources programmes, workshops and/or schemes
If you have an idea that is not like any of these, we would still love to know what it! Just fill out a project proposal form and sent it to our Climate Partnership Coordinator.
Welcome to the Climate Partnership! We are dedicated to transforming the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead into a sustainable and greener place for residents, professionals, and visitors. Our goal is to foster collaboration among community groups, businesses, and experts, uniting their efforts to instigate positive change in local areas through innovative projects.
At the heart of our mission lies a commitment to partnering with local communities and businesses throughout the Borough. We aim to facilitate the exchange of best practices, expertise, and resources, offering comprehensive support every step of the way.
In instances where financial assistance is required to kickstart initiatives, the Climate Partnership stands ready to provide a modest fund. Together, let's embark on a journey towards a greener future for Windsor and Maidenhead!
How we work
Our program of events and funding decisions all go through our Steering Group. Our Steering Group vary in talents from business to academia but are united in the goal of wanting RBWM to be a greener. Ideas and proposals can be put to our Board via the Climate Partnership Coordinator.
What sort of projects are we looking to fund?
We are looking for proposals that can get off the ground quickly and that benefittheir local communities.
We are working with RBWM to help them meet their Environment and Climate Strategy aims and are looking for projects that can assist with this.
For example:
Reducing carbon emissions including those relating to energy use, food, buying thing and/or travel
Utilising the outdoors to help improve wellbeing and health
Increasing biodiversity – including creating habitats, wildflower planting, tree planting, small wetland creation, urban agriculture etc.
Community clear up events
Composting initiatives
Upcycling, recycling, retrofitting or reusing resources programmes, workshops and/or schemes
If you have an idea that is not like any of these, we would still love to know what it! Just fill out a project proposal form and sent it to our Climate Partnership Coordinator.
Page last updated: 11 Feb 2025, 09:32 AM
Big Climate Pot
The Climate Partnership is excited to announce the launch of the Big Climate Pot for 2025 of £25,000. This funding opportunity aims to support innovative and impactful projects that contribute to sustainability and climate action within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. We are seeking dynamic proposals that align with our vision of fostering environmental resilience and community well-being.
Who can apply?
Community groups, educational institutions, businesses operating in the borough
Joint applications from more than one community or business
Project Attributes of Interest:
Although we are not being prescriptive in defining what makes an ideal project, we encourage applicants to consider the following elements when shaping their proposals:
Match Funding: Initiatives that leverage additional funding sources to maximise impact.
Behavioural Change: Programs that inspire and instil sustainable practices within the community.
Co-Benefits: Projects that provide added social, economic, or environmental benefits alongside their primary objectives.
Multi-Solving Aspects: Approaches that address multiple challenges at once, delivering broader positive outcomes.
Collaborations: Partnerships with other groups, businesses, or community organisations to strengthen project execution and reach.
While we remain open to a broad range of project ideas, the Steering Group will prioritise proposals that demonstrate significant impact within the borough.
Projects that influence both within and beyond the borough boundaries will be considered, but emphasis will be placed on those with a clear, substantial local benefit.
We believe that collaborative efforts and innovative ideas are the cornerstones of sustainable progress. Whether your proposal involves education, technology, infrastructure, or community outreach, we welcome diverse concepts that share our commitment to making a meaningful difference.
Applications will open on the 24th February 2025. Start preparing your project ideas now and fill in an application form which has been attached to this email. The form will be available on February 10th on RBWM Together and the Climate Partnership website.
Deadline for all submissions will be 30th May 2025.
Climate Challenge Fund
If you or your community need a small fund to help kickstart a project - get in touch and fill out a project proposal form.
All project proposals go through to our Steering Group. Should you wish to talk about your proposal before filling out the form please contact the Climate Partnership Coordinator heather.mynott@rbwm.gov.uk.
We are offering three grant sizes: small (up to £500), medium (up to £2000) and large (up to £5000) to help get projects started.
Cookhams Footprint is a volunteer-led group on a mission to “empower our community to tackle sustainability in Cookham and dramatically improve the wellbeing of Cookham, individually, as a community and a place with local people at its heart”.
The Wildlife Gardens Awards are a volunteer-led initiative supported by the ‘Wild’ organisations across the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead to encourage everyone to put wildlife at the heart of their outdoor space.
MaidEnergy’s ‘Large Scale Solar’ project, which is delivering locally generated and locally owned renewable energy. Their new community share offer will fund the installation of 240kW of solar PV on the roof of Furze Platt Senior school, representing MaidEnergy’s biggest installation to date and providing long-term, secure renewable energy supply to Furze Platt Senior School at a fixed low cost.
