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£60k ‘Buy Better Together Challenge’ Opens to Applications

Fri, 13 April 2012
 A new funding scheme designed to promote community buying has opened for applications. The Buy Better Together Challenge will fund projects which bring together groups or individuals to purchase goods or services and get better deals from shops and suppliers. The scheme can also provide many social and environmental benefits. Communities can get together to buy a whole range of goods and services from heating oil to solar panels to food.
 
Entrants are asked to address one or more of these challenges:

 

  • A project aimed at creating a platform, tool or vehicle to help individuals come together and form a community buying group.
  • A project aimed at enabling existing or new community groups to develop their purchasing power by working collectively on behalf of individual consumers.
  • A project aimed at businesses to empower their employees or consumers to group for community buying.
The deadline for applications is 15 May 2012.

Veteran Trees Project

Fri, 13 April 2012
 Derbyshire Wildlife Trust is developing a new project to help ‘veteran trees’. The aim is to conserve and protect our oldest trees and the wildlife associated with them. The trust is looking to work with community groups and volunteers to collect, propagate, and grow on veteran tree seed and also to plant new trees. They are looking for volunteers to help with tree seed propagation activities, planting trees, tree maintenance and after care and finding suitable locations for planting new trees.
 
For more information contact: Louise Valantine, Living Landscapes Officer, lvalantine@derbyshirewt.co.uk, 01773 881188. www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk

Nottingham’s Community Climate Change Strategy

Fri, 13 April 2012
Nottingham’s new Community Climate Change Strategy for 2012 – 2020 sets out how the Green Theme Partnership and Nottingham City Council will create a prosperous, low carbon, resilient city which maximises the opportunities for growth and protects local people from the impacts of extreme weather. The strategy is unique because it identifies and sets specific local ward delivery actions. This turns a global issue into something locally relevant.
 
The council are currently mapping the distribution of active community groups and local community action / initiatives, and are aiming to define and identify vulnerability amongst residents to cold and heat.
 
To find out more about the strategy visit: www.mynottingham.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=14335

Nottingham Energy Calculator

Fri, 13 April 2012
 Nottingham City Council has launched an interactive web tool which allows residents to see how much money they could save by making energy-saving changes to their homes and to identify which renewable technologies would be suitable for their house.
 

The Race Is On: Free Insulation For All in 2012

Tue, 27 March 2012
The race is on to get your home insulated for free during 2012! Until the end of this year households in 11 Local Authority areas of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire are entitled to free loft and cavity wall insulation regardless of their income, thanks to Warm Streets, the only insulation scheme endorsed by the authorities involved.
 
This time limited offer includes free loft insulation for any private household (owned or rented) that currently has none (or less than 60mm), as well as free cavity wall insulation. Those who already have at least 60mm of loft insulation can pay a subsidised price of just £99 to have it topped up to the recommended level.
 
Caroline Harmon of Marches Energy Agency, which helps runs the scheme, said:
 
‘This offer is better than free! Not only can we now install loft and cavity wall insulation for free, but you will save money on your energy bills for years to come as your home will be easier to heat. It will also reduce the impact of your home on the environment.’
 
She added a warning:
 
‘Free insulation is only possible due to government subsidises which are due to end in December 2012. After that we expect loft and cavity wall insulation to cost several hundred pounds each . Take advantage while you can!’
 
Call Warmstreets on 0800 043 9569, or if calling from a mobile 0333 577 9569, to organise a survey today. Alternatively, visit: www.warmstreets.co.uk. Offers are subject to survey and house size.
 
To find out if the offer is available in your area and what other insulation offers exist in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire visit our insulation offers page.
 
Warm Streets can also offer the best deals in renewable technologies, solid wall insulation, replacement heating systems and other improvements to your home.