Small Steps Big Impact

People • Purpose • Projects

How we work

Our activities encourage local businesses to act sustainably, to make the best use of their materials and to minimise waste. We publicise best practice so businesses can learn from each other. We also signpost and enable the wider community to make better informed choices.

This will help us all move forward in to the safe and sustainable future to which we all aspire and that our planet deserves. Shopping locally means that money circulates within the local economy whilst strengthening and benefitting our local community. Everyone wins! What’s not to like about our local community supporting itself and each of us to be more sustainable and community minded? 

Sounds good! Why not contact us?

Funding

Circular Dorking is an organisation run entirely by volunteers, our membership is free to all who want to begin or improve upon their sustainable and wellbeing journey. With this in mind. we are always grateful for any funding we get to improve and build on what we do. Please checkout our Donate to us page.

Thank you to Surrey County Councillor Stephen Cooksey for supporting our successful 2025 bid for funding from Your Fund Surrey The funding will help us develop more areas of our website and communications, as well as supporting our various projects.

We were recipients of a Mole Valley UKSPF grant for 2023 – 2024. We have also been recipients for our #SmallStepsBigImapact campaign for 2024/25.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.

More information on the UKSPF fund.

Thank you to Councillor Stephen Cooksey, Surrey County Council who helped us fund our website development in