Nature's Pharmacy
Nature's Pharmacy is a project by Growing South Swindon Community to promote nature over synthetic. It is an organic garden full of herbs and flowers with medicinal qualities. Why buy expensive plastic-wrapped synthetic medicines derived from petrochemicals when nature freely provides what we need for good health and biodiversity?
E-waste campaign
Windows 10 is at end of life. Microsoft suggested that older computers should be put in landfill and new Windows 11 computers purchased.
But there are other options. Linux can be installed instead of Windows, reducing waste, saving money, and empowering users. Help Me IT / the Get Connected Swindon network is helping people to transition.
Nature & National Security Bill
"A Nature & National Security Act would help prepare the UK for the escalating risks of biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and climate impacts – protecting communities while strengthening national resilience."
- Zero Hour campaign
- Will Stone, MP for Swindon North, supports the Bill. Thank you Will!
- Heidi Alexander, MP for Swindon South, doesn't support the Bill.
- Danny Kruger, MP for East Wiltshire, doesn't support the Bill.
Hence we are urging residents of Swindon South and East Wiltshire to contact their MPS to support the Bill via the Zero Hour campaign website. It's a quick, simple action.
Water fountains
The UK uses 13 billion plastic bottles per year. 5.5 billion are littered, landfilled, or incinerated each year contributing 233,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
We detail the negative impacts of creating so many plastic bottles, the benefits of water fountains, and guidance for organisations looking to install them.
Zero Waste Shopping
Find out where to refill with leading Swindon businesses:
Support local, independent and organic where possible.
10,000 bags challenge
Keep Swindon Tidy and its supporters collected 5222 bags of rubbish in 2025. The target for 2026 is 10,000. Here's how to get involved.
