Facts & Figures

Each year, in order to provide Christmas Lights in Faversham town centre we require:

Over thirty individual illuminated

features

Approximately three thousand coloured

light bulbs

At least thirty five Kilowatts of

electricity to make it all work

Over one thousand and fifty man-hours

to erect & dismantle the display

And, most important of all

The continued support of the community of Faversham

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Faversham Community Christmas Lights is committed to ensuring that its operations take into account the possible impacts on the environment

It will work towards:

• Ensuring that all relevant Environmental Legislation and Regulation is applied

• Operating in an environmentally sensitive manner

• Purchasing environmentally friendly materials when appropriate

• Raising the awareness of volunteers so that everyone may be involved

• Reducing Energy Usage by increased Energy Efficiency

• Re-Using or Recycling Waste when possible

• Using raw materials in a manner that reduces waste

It will aim for Continuous Improvement.

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Our environmental policy is evident in the practical steps we take to reduce our environmental impact, for example;

• We install lower energy products where it is practical to do so, all our newer features use low energy lighting products.
• We sourcing materials locally wherever possible to reduce delivery miles, including our Christmas trees which come from a sustainable local supply and absorb CO2 while they are growing.
• In January we take our recyclable waste such as cardboard, glass (and of course the trees) for recycling at a local facility
• We use time switches to control when the display is turned on, ensuring electricity is not used unnecessarily.
• The main fork-lift used for erecting the display is gas powered so produces fewer particulates and nitrogen oxide than diesel.
• Minutes and other communications to committee members are sent by email, rather than on paper.

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