A high profile national advertising campaign that aims to reduce the incidence of fly-tipping in both urban and rural areas. Run by the Environment Agency, it provides a national telephone hotline number 0800 807060 for individuals or organisations to report fly-tipping incidents.

The Agency's website gives further information visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk

A guide to the law regarding noise, current issues, how to complain, awards and initiatives. The Noise Abatement Society is a registered charity dependent on support from the public, and plays a vital role in raising the profile of communities that are blighted by neighbourhood or transport noise.

For more information visit www.noiseabatementsociety.com or telephone between 10am and 4pm on 0800 3891380

The NSCA is the environmental protection charity that brings together organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors to promote a balanced and innovative approach to understanding and solving environmental problems. NSCA is both active and influential in the fields of air quality, noise, land quality, local environment management and industrial regulation. It offers consultancy, events, training, public information and teaching packs. NSCA organises Noise Action Day each year to raise awareness of noise pollution. Schools all over the country take part in a wide range of events, including a Sound Survey.

For more information visit www.nsca.org.uk or telephone 01273 878770

The People's Places award scheme is run by BTCV, and is open to community groups in rural and urban areas across England. Awards are targeted at communities living in areas of deprivation and at disadvantaged groups. It offers groups a chance to make a difference to their community by creating or improving a "people's place". This could be an area of land that could be turned into a community garden or park, or a building that the group wants to turn into an environmental community resource. Awards of £3,000 to £10,000 are available and guidance and eligibility notes are provided on the website.

For more information visit www.btcv.org/ppawards/intro.html or telephone the People’s Places Award Unit on 01491 821621.

The RSPB is a wildlife conservation charity with more than a million members, 9,000 volunteers and 170 nature reserves. It works to preserve the environment for birds and wildlife, believing that the health of bird populations is indicative of the health of the planet, on which the future of the human race depends. Members of the public can volunteer to help in conservation or other projects.
For general information visit www.rspb.org.uk or telephone 01767 680551