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TRAINING: Communities Training

Organised by Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE)

Bristol, Free

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CSE are organising free training for members of community group to gain new skills they can use to benefit their local area.

• Understanding switching tariffs: Wed 11 June, 3:30-5:30

• Draught proofing workshop: Wed16 July, 3:30-5:30

The sessions are free for members of community organisations and will be held at CSE offices in Bristol. Further details: communities@cse.org.uk

 

Community Woodland Planning Application

Whistlewood Common, a community-owned woodland, have applied for planning permission for a number of items including a timber-framed roundhouse, compost toilets, disabled parking and the creation of a pond. You can write a comment in support of this application: www.planning.south-derbys.gov.uk/ApplicationDetail.aspx?Ref=9/2014/0329

www.whistlewoodcommon.org

 

Transition Chesterfield Win ‘Community Group of the Year’

Transition Chesterfield

Congratulations to Transition Chesterfield who recently won Community Group of the Year at the Derbyshire Times Award.

www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/grassroots/inspiring-derbyshire-heroes-pick-up-pride-awards-1-654376

 

£35K on Offer from Nottingham Post

The Nottingham Post have teamed up with the Nottingham Building Society to give away £35,000 to the local community. Applications are being accept from 150 local causes on a first-come-first-served basis. Every organisation/group will receive a share of the prize pot. Coupons will be printed in the Nottingham Post from 2nd June to 28th June which anyone can collect.

 
Each registered group will receive a share of the £32,000 prize fund, based upon the proportion of the total coupons they collect. The three groups that collect the most coupons will each receive an additional £1k. In order for your coupons to count you must be registered, so make sure you register now to claim your share of £35,000. http://www.nottinghampost.com/Grab-share-35-000-group/story-20929014-detail/story.html
 

Visit Eco Homes Across Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire this May

 

Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire residents are invited to visit homes whose owners have made them cheap to heat, energy efficient and good for the environment. Almost 20 homes across two counties are opening their doors between 10th and 18th May as part of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Eco Homes Open Week. Details of houses which are open, and when, can be found on the event’s website

Visitors will be able talk to householders who have slashed their energy bills and now have a warmer home to find out how they did it. Technologies on display will include both the low-tech and inexpensive such as LED light bulbs, thermally lined curtains and DIY draught-proofing; and the high-tech such as solid wall insulation, solar panels, triple glazing, rainwater harvesting and ground source heat pumps.

Some of the homes are new and have been purpose built as eco homes, others are older and have been retrofitted. One is in a conservation area and several householders have sought to improve their homes whilst maintaining original features of the building. Some homes are mid-refurbishment meaning you will be able to see things that will be hidden once work is complete.

Tina Holt, owner of one of the homes, said: ‘When we moved into our home it was draughty and cold and didn’t hold the heat we put into it. Now we spend around £200 per year on gas (plus a standing charge) and the same again on electricity. We earn more from our solar panels than we pay out on our energy bills. The house is a steady, comfortable temperature all year round.’

Caroline Harmon of Marches Energy Agency, organisers of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Eco Homes Open Week, said: ‘We’re lucky to have lots of energy efficient, eco homes in the area. This is a great opportunity to see inside some of them and chat to the people who live in them about the difference it has made to their lives. You’re bound to come away with ideas to make your own home warmer, cheaper to heat and better for the environment, whatever your budget.’

Find details of homes that are opening on the event’s website