Royal Borough of Greenwich

🌍 Get involved with an exciting opportunity to invest in tackling climate change before 30 November. Our Greenwich Green Investment is not only good for the environment, but also for your pocket – with a 4% return per year, paid to you every six months. If you want to create a greener and cleaner borough, now is your chance to directly help fund: ☀️ Solar panel installations 💡 Energy-efficient lighting 🌿 Greener schools and council buildings Every investment counts: https://lnkd.in/eimS64aM #GreenInvestment #SustainableCommunities #InvestInGreenwich #ClimateAction Investments are long term and may be hard to sell. Approver: Abundance (525432). Approval date: 22 November 2024

Today is #WhiteRibbonDay 2024, the global campaign to end violence against women and girls 🤍   We are a White Ribbon UK Accredited organisation, which means that we've pledged to do everything we can to tackle violence against women and girls. We're asking all residents to sign the White Ribbon pledge and become a champion or ambassador.      Will you take the pledge and stand up for women and girls across Royal Greenwich?    https://lnkd.in/eRmYHSnP

To mark Carers Rights Day 2024, the Royal Borough of Greenwich has launched a brand new guide to empower carers in the borough. 💜 ‘Our Greenwich, Our Carers’ was coproduced with carers and covers a wide range of topics, including access to services, financial support, and mental health resources. The theme of Carers Rights Day this year is ‘recognising your rights’. We hope that this guide will help people understand their rights, including those who may not have recognised themselves as a carer previously. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all our collaborators, including the carers who have contributed. 🤝 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eGC9nZXr #CarersRightsDay #OurGreenwichOurCarers

Huge congratulations to The Javan Coker Foundation in Abbey Wood for being awarded The King's Award for Voluntary Service - one of 281 local charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to receive the prestigious award this year! 👑 👏 The foundation is a much-loved SEND foundation that provides vital services for children and young adults with Special Education Needs and Disabilities, their siblings and parents or carers. 🙌 They have previously received the Voluntary Award at the Royal Greenwich Civic Awards in 2022, were The Mayor’s Charity in 2023 and are one of our Black History 365 fundees this year. 🎉 #KingsAward #KAVS2024 #SEND #JavanCokerFoundation #RoyalGreenwich Read more 👉https://lnkd.in/eCxncxE7

❔Did you know: In one night Greenwich spent over £24,000 on emergency hotel bookings for families in need. 💰With pressure on our budgets we want to know the priorities that are important to you. #GreenwichBudget Have your say before 24 December 👇 https://lnkd.in/e9xxUSq4

🧹💚 What a Wicked week we’ve had so far! 🧹💚 For two weeks only, we’ve become ‘GreenWitch’ to celebrate the 22 November release of Universal Pictures’ spectacular new cinematic event, based on the generation-defining stage musical about the witches of Oz. We’re thrilled to collaborate with Universal Pictures, Visit Greenwich, University of Greenwich and Greenwich Student’s Union, Greenwich Market, Greenwich Picturehouse and the Green Cafe on this exciting, free experience for residents and visitors to enjoy, that will boost local businesses and support our ambitious Culture Strategy. To top it all off, this magical partnership will help fund our hugely popular free, festive light trail, Sparkle in the Park for 2024. From now until 24 November, residents, fans and visitors to the newly named GreenWitch can collect a free map from GreenWitch Tourist Information Centre or download one at VisitGreenWitch and embark on a spell-binding walking trail, spotting magical new road signs along the way. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/eiWDJX9B

What a Wicked day it has been. Today, Visit Greenwich has magically transformed into Visit GreenWitch in celebration of Universal’s forthcoming movie ‘Wicked’! And it’s not just us, Elphaba has cast her ‘wicked’ green spell around the destination – the Royal Borough of GreenWitch, GreenWitch Market, the University of GreenWitch and GreenWitch Students Union to name a few! Physical transformations as well as digital. Check out our website and socials. Our Wicked makeover into ‘GreenWitch’ is for two weeks only to celebrate the 22nd November release of Universal Pictures’ spectacular new cinematic event, based on the generation-defining stage musical about the witches of Oz. We were delighted that The Mayor of Royal Greenwich, Councillor Jit Ranabhat, unveiled a plaque today to launch the enchanting new name for the borough, in the company of Barrie Kelly Visit GreenWitch CEO, and Jane Harrington Vice Chancellor, University of GreenWitch. From now until 24 November, residents, fans and visitors to the newly named GreenWitch can collect a free map from GreenWitch Tourist Information Centre or download one at the VisitGreenWitch website to embark on a spell-binding walking trail, spotting magical new road signs along the way. With thanks to Royal Borough of Greenwich, University of Greenwich, Greenwich Students' Union and Greenwich Market (Greenwich Hospital). And organic. on behalf of Universal #GreenWitch #WickedMovie #UniversalUK Read more: https://lnkd.in/gmzhR6rP

This weekend, our communities joined together with local Royal British Legion branches for #RemembranceDay events. Wreaths were laid in Abbey Wood, Eltham, Charlton, Thamesmead, Plumstead and Woolwich. We will remember them 🌹

Figures show a decrease in reported thefts in September, following collaborative work from the council’s Community Safety team.📱 Local Metropolitan police officers noted the number of phone thefts decreased after the council launched a theft and robbery prevention campaign over the summer which included commissioning an animation video sharing safety tips, installing temporary stencils on the pavement around town centres, and hosting community engagement events. The police particularly noted that raising awareness and providing theft prevention measures to staff and students at Greenwich University had a positive impact in areas of concern. The start of the new school term in September historically leads to an increase in theft and robberies, however the number of phone thefts were down to 24 in September, compared to 36 in the month before. Read more about how to stay safe 👉 https://lnkd.in/eT3MDhVZ Find out more about our recent work around theft here 👉 https://lnkd.in/euhyKmaY

Living Wage Week 2024 begins today! Alongside London Borough of Lambeth, Lewisham Council, London Borough of Merton and Southwark Council, we’re committed to showcasing why fair pay is important, and how accreditation as a Living Wage Employer can help businesses of all sizes. Employers who pay the Living Wage find it easier to recruit and retain staff, get better quality job applications, see a huge boost to staff morale and productivity, and get more contracts and funding. Read more: https://lnkd.in/efFeSMdZ