The Spread Eagle Pub near Southwell and the Hockerton Housing Project (HHP) are the proud new owners of Electric Vehicle chargers. Funded by government grants, Sustainable Hockerton and Carbon Zero Renewables, the charger at the pub is token-operated, while the HHP charger will be used by the five households at the project.
New government funds for electric vehicles chargers will launch in the autumn.
The directory is the most up to date list of voluntary groups In Derby and Derbyshire.
You can now add your group or amend the details of your group online.
The Community Directory Derbyshire is managed by a partnership of support organisations across Derbyshire who can provide help and advice to your group. For more details please contact: jackie@highpeakcvs.org.uk
A community share offer is currently under way for Wester Derry Wind Co-op near Perth for a 250kW turbine. Planning permission has been granted and the turbine is currently being made in Germany. The total being sought is £800,000, with good projected returns. It’s a sparsely populated area so the co-op welcomes members from further afield- see http://www.westerderrywind.org.uk
A new primary school is being built complete with a 90kW solar array owned by Leominster Sunrise Co-operative. The array will save around 720 tonnes of CO² in total and save the school at least £2500 on their energy bills yearly. For share offer details see http://www.leominstersunrise.org.uk