Free light bulbs

Climate Action Silsden are offering free light bulbs to replace your old incandescent bulbs. Here’s why:   Did you know that you can save money by using the right kind of light bulb? Old incandescent light bulbs are highly inefficient, converting only about 5% -10% of electricity into light; the rest of the electricity is […]

Home Energy Audits

Home energy efficiency is crucial for saving money on bills, reducing your carbon footprint to fight climate change, improving comfort with consistent temperatures and better air quality, and future-proofing your home against rising energy costs. By using less energy for heating and lighting, your home will be more comfortable to live in and cheaper to […]

Only rain down the drain!

To kick off our winter series of talks on the environment and biodiversity we had Robert Hellawell of the Aire Rivers Trust talking about pollution in Silsden Beck. In a talk which ranged much wider than just the beck he told us something which surprised and shocked many of the audience. That is that much […]

Poppies at Bull Brand

The recent proliferation of poppies at the corner of Belton Road has drawn some comment locally. Here’s how they came to be there.

A New Woodland Trust Wood for Silsden

Woodland image courtesy of John Tickner Climate Action Silsden are excited abut the prospect of a new woodland being created on our doorstep. The Woodland Trust (WT) have purchased land up at Hayhills, close to the reservoir, and plan to plant almost 40,000 mixed native species trees up there this spring (2025) . Although the […]

Local conservation organisations

Here is a list of local conservation organisations working in the Silsden area. Aire Rivers Trust. Has weekly volunteer work parties working to improve the river environment in the Aire valley. This might include hedge laying, coppicing, river bank reinforcement, balsam bashing, developing wildlife meadows. They also have an active citizen science arm. River Worth […]

HGV Ban

In 2022 Climate Action Silsden approached Silsden Town Council with its 4 point Clean Air Proposal, including an HGV ban. The Council listened and made a request to Bradford Council for a Road Traffic Order to ban through traffic of HGV’s during the day. They also undertook to pay £7,500 for the initial legal work. […]

Getting to the train station

The huge expansion of Silsden has made it even more important that the woefully inadequate and dangerous route for cyclists and pedestrians getting to the train station is made safe and pleasant to use. We are working with our Bradford Ward Councillors to ensure that this requirement is fully taken into account with the implementation […]

Revised parking arrangement

This is one of the 4 points in our Clean Air Proposal. Parking along parts of Kirkgate can contribute to blockages and increased emissions from standing vehicles. Whilst its complete removal might be be counterproductive, because of increased traffic speed, consideration is now being given to a revised parking arrangement involving the removal of some […]

Our transport group

The transport group recognises the huge impact that transport issues have on carbon emissions, atmospheric pollution and the quality of our lives on a daily basis. The group raises awareness of these issues and promotes active integrated travel by: Understanding our local issues within a national context. Identifying projects and solutions to particular problems in […]