A COMMUNITY sports trust are prioritising sustainability by looking at ways to reduce their impact on the environment.
Carlisle United Community Sports Trust, which was set up to increase the involvement of the clubs in their community, are taking a proactive steps to make small changes, but 'big differences' in the way of sustainability.
A spokesperson from the organisation said: "With old facilities and limited resources, we have encountered challenges. But by looking at small things that we can do, we are starting to see big differences in the way we work. All staff are now fully engaged in our recycling and we have massively reduced our waste.
"Some great news is that making good choices for the environment, often means making great choices for community too.
"We have some new community initiatives, which we encourage members of the public to get involved in where they can!" they said.
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As part of the initiative, the trust have launched the Football Boot Bank - collecting boots that still have a kick in them, rehoming to save them travelling to the landfill.
So far the bank has rehoused 50 pairs of boots.
Similarly, the trust have opened a kit donation, in which they send football kits to developing nations - promoting football and local teams across the globe.
With both of these schemes, the trust is reliant on donations to which anything you could provide would be more than welcomed, with donations being accepted at the Neil Centre, Brunton Park.
Left over food from events is also being donated to local community centres rather than being thrown out.
Looking towards the future, after running a successful workshop for local primary schools, the trust are in the process of creating blocks of 6 PSHE lessons for key stage 2, which will be offered to all local primary schools - which includes an introduction to climate change.
In October, Cumbria Action for Sustainability will be running their annual Youth Climate Summit. The Trust will be hosting the event.
The trust also have in the pipeline work with the council and local artist Beardy Synergy to get some street art in the city to raise awareness of the effects of climate change in Cumbria.
"So far, we are making little steps. In the vast picture, there is so much more that we would like to do. We have now embedded sustainability in our Trust policy, and it will be a consideration behind all we do and will continue to improve our working practises and activities," they said.
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