CAGNE Offers Free Support to Help Schools Reduce Carbon Emissions from Educational Trips

CAGNE, a community group focused on reducing noise and emissions near Gatwick, is offering free support to schools that want to lower the carbon footprint of their educational trips. The Flight Free Schools programme helps schools replace air travel with lower-carbon alternatives like train, coach, or ferry journeys. Participating schools get practical help including carbon calculations for existing trips, suggestions for alternative destinations, and route planning advice. The programme has three levels: bronze, silver, and gold, so schools can choose what is realistic for their community. A free online talk on November 17 at 7pm will introduce the scheme, timed to coincide with COP31. Schools can sign up through CAGNE's website or Eventbrite page. A case study of gold-level participant Hills Road Sixth Form College is available on the Flight Free Schools website.