Green Earth Plan CIC

Green Earth Plan CIC: Green Earth Plan CIC is an independent organisation that has been driven by a local resident.  Zoe approached the Royal borough with some various ideas to grow initiative such as Green Earth Plan which enables residents to adopt green spaces in their local area.  The partnership with the borough enabled the right support including a grant fund, and access to the right officers and networks to support the growth of the project, this has driven the success of community projects and supported Green Earth Plan CIC to kick start new initiatives that support the local climate change strategy.  Green Earth plan CIC now facilitate the local Physical Environment groups in Windsor and Maidenhead where partners come together. 

Through the initiative Green Earth Plan lead on a project to plant Clewer & Dedworth’ s first Community Orchard at Sawyers Close in collaboration with Abri and with support from RBWM and Lotus Landscapes.

The Community Orchard is designed to fruit from early summer to late autumn, and is home to 17 different varieties of fruit tree including, apples, pears, plums, cherries, quinces and damsons.

The aim of the orchard was to create a place of beauty, enhancing health and wellbeing as well as providing an opportunity for social gatherings and learning.

The Orchard is one of several urban greening pilot projects designed by Green Earth Plan in collaboration with community action groups under the 'Green Up Our Street' campaign.