Sentences with phrase «chew magna»

On Tuesday, we posted the first part of an interview with Ian Roderick of Go Zero, a community intiative based in the village of Chew Magna in South West England.

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In many ways, very little of what is going on in Chew Magna will be new to seasoned Treehuggers, but the fact that the village is making a communal effort, and creating a collective identity, around sustainability is a very inspiring example of what can be done when commuities get together to achieve a common goal.

They have set up Go Zero, a campaign to reduce the collective environmental footprint of Chew Magna's 1,100 residents.

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Another, near Bath is «situated in a quiet rural location in the village of beautiful Chew Magna (recently voted the best village in the country!).