Crieff In Leaf has operated as a successful environmental group which will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2024. The group is comprised purely of volunteers who enhance the environment of this historic tourist centre. Their operating base is at Alichmore Road, where there is presently a limited resource for composting. The group are required to purchase compost which is costly in terms of monetary value and environmental impact. Given their environmental credentials and conscience, they use peat free compost which commands a higher price/cost. Whilst they endeavour to compost some of the downtakings, it has been necessary to make up to 4 trips per week to the Crieff Recycling Centre on Broich Road, using their Great Wall Stead vehicle which has a relatively high emission rating of 200 g /km. The distance from Crieff to the recycling centre is approximately 3km. The distance fron Crieff to the Alichmore Road site is significatly less. The needs of the group are to relocate all composting to the Alichmore site and to become self sufficient in compost. There is also a drive to more sustainable planting and to use the current polytunnels to overwinter plants etc; both polytunnels require re skinning.
Should this application be successful, this will allow the group to purchase the following
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