Moseley Forum

SusMo was set up as a sub-group of Moseley Forum in June 2007. The group aims to make Moseley a more sustainable community both by personal action to cut household CO2 emissions and through community initiatives. It is part of the Birmingham Cutting CO2 campaign by Be Birmingham and has cross-party support.

SusMo is working with other Moseley groups, local businesses, schools, public sector and third sector organisations to reduce carbon emissions. With the help of local MP, Lynne Jones, the group created and distributed a calendar to local households featuring information and tips for a sustainable lifestyle, and contact details for organisations and initiatives.

A popular Farmers’ Market gives residents the opportunity to buy locally sourced products and the community stall is a base for local campaigns. It also plays a significant part in plans to reduce the amount of plastic bags & packaging used in Moseley, with the aim of eliminating their use in the town as far as possible over the next few years.

The group will also be lobbying Birmingham City Council to call for more stringent requirements on CO2 emissions for new developments in Moseley and across the City of Birmingham.

“Through the Big Green Challenge we hope to come across many such examples of groups of people working together to reduce their carbon footprint and create positive change in their communities”, says NESTA’s Vicki Costello.

“The residents of Moseley and its surrounding areas already have a keen sense of community and this made setting up a ‘greening’ project seem like a natural step. Individually we’ve been making progress but now, as a group of active residents, we have a chance to make a real impact on our local environment.”

- Esther Boyd, SusMo

 

 

Moseley Farmers’ Market