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All the latest community climate change news for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Community Climate Action Email October 2017

Welcome to the Community Climate Action newsletter, with all the latest news, events and resources in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
 
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Explore smarter community energy in Nottingham on 11th October

Local Events


Seed Swap
Saturday 7th October, 10am - 1.30pm 
St Thomas’ Church, Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield
Organised by Transition Chesterfield as part of the Chatsworth Road Festival
 
A free seed swap. Bring spare fruit, vegetable or flower seeds to swap for free, an excellent way to get unusual and hard to find varieties or to extend the variety of vegetables grown.

Smarter Community Energy Innovation
Wednesday 11th October 2017, 12:30pm-5:30pm
Antenna, 9A Beck St Nottingham NG1 1EQ
Organised by Regen
Free
 
This event will examine the rapid transition to a smart, decentralised and flexible energy system. We’ll explore the opportunities for community energy groups to innovate and play a leading role, engaging communities and developing new business models for local supply and storage, and ensuring the energy revolution is low-carbon and democratic. It’s about learning, collaborating, finding solutions and getting inspired. http://bit.ly/2g8p9aB
 
Hayfield Apple Day
Saturday 14th October, 1.00-4.30p.m
Hayfield School
Organised by Sustainable Hayfield
 
Bring your apples to press into juice. Energy efficiency advice will be available from Marches Energy Agency’s Fantastic Home vehicle.
 
How It Works - Milford Hydro
Saturday 14th October 2017, 9.30am - 10.30am
Mill House Beer Garden, Milford
Organised by Derwent Valley Mills
Cost: FREE
 
DHPL Ltd will be on site to explain how their turbine produces electricity 24/7 for the national grid.
 
How it Works – Belper Hydro
Sunday 15th October 2017, 2pm - 3.30pm
East Mill car park, Belper
Organised by Derwent Valley Mills
Cost: FREE
 
DHPL Ltd will be on site to explain how their turbines produce electricity 24/7 for the national grid.
 
Water Power in Belper, Past and Present
Sunday 15th October 2017, 2pm
Old Swiss Tea Rooms, Belper River Gardens
Organised by Derwent Valley Mills
Cost: FREE
 
A short walk viewing current turbines generating electricity. The walk will be led by Ian Jackson of Transition Belper and last approximately two hours. Booking recommended: tel. 01629 536831
 
Ambergate Hydro at White Peak Distillery opening
Sunday 22nd October 2017, 11am – 4pm
Derwent Wire Works, Matlock Road A6, Ambergate
Organised by Derwent Valley Mills
Cost: FREE
 
ADVyCE will be displaying information about the Ambergate Hydro project at the White Peak Distillery opening, Derbyshire’s first full scale whisky distillery due to be commissioned by the end of 2017.
 
Film Screening: Tomorrow
Friday 27th October, Doors: 7pm, Screening: 7:30pm
Organised by Transition Belper, in conjunction with St Peter's Church
Free

Produced by activist and writer Cyril Dion and actress/director Mélanie Laurent, Tomorrow is an award-winning documentary that travels the world discovering people seeking solutions to the ecological crisis. The film tells the story of the search for solutions to the crisis faced by humanity. Refreshments will be available, and before the screening you can find out about Transition Belper and its projects. Donations will be warmly welcomed. http://bit.ly/2xVR9b2
 
Hope Valley Apple Day
Sunday 29th October, 12:30pm onwards
Quaker Community, Water Lane, Bamford  S33 0DA
Organised by Transition Hope Valley
 
Bring your apples to press into juice. Energy efficiency advice will be available from Marches Energy Agency’s Fantastic Home vehicle.
 
Inspire Community Garden Workshops
Sundays, 2-3pm
Inspire Community Garden, off Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S40 4AA
Organised by Inspire Community Garden
FREE
 
Inspire Community Garden in Chesterfield is running a number of free workshops:
 
  • Sunday 8 October 2-3pm: Can’t eat it now? Put it in a jar!: a demonstration of cordials, pickles, chutneys, jams, jellies, preserves of all kinds.
  • Sunday 15 October 2-3pm: Solar Lighting: a practical session installing a solar lighting system onto the Inspire Caravan.
  • Sunday 22 October 2-3pm: Pumpkin Carving: a session for younger people to learn the skills to carve pumpkins ahead of Halloween.
  • Sunday 29 October 2-3pm: Preparing the Plot for Winter: a workshop looking at what is best done to make sure that the plot is in good order next year.
To book your place email info@inspirecommunitygarden.org.uk
The cost of offshore wind power has halved

National News in Brief

 

Interested in setting up a community owned renewable?

Local News

Get Involved In a New Renewable Energy Enterprise in the Hope Valley

Are you interested to explore the possibility of setting up a renewable energy enterprise on a not-for-profit basis in Derbyshire? A group has recently formed to do just this, along similar lines to Sheffield Renewables. The group was originally focused on the Hope Valley area but has now extended the area covered by their scheme to the wider North Derbyshire area including Buxton, the rest of High Peak District, Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales, and Chesterfield. If you live in this area and would be interested in joining a steering group, please contact Jeremy Wight on mandyjeremy@yahoo.co.uk.

He Huffed and He Puffed… But the Eco Homes Stayed Warm!

Looking for a different sort of day out? Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire residents who have followed in the footsteps of the three little piggies and live in homes built from straw, wood, brick…. and also stone, are inviting you to visit them. Fortunately none of the houses will fall down if you huff and puff, but they do all have fantastic eco features that have saved their owners money and kept them warm and cosy.

All of the homes are involved in the brand new Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Eco Open Homes (NDEOH) ‘View By Appointment’ initiative. An Edwardian brick house with solid wall insulation, a straw bale extension on a Victorian terrace, a modern timber framed bungalow, and a 1760’s stone-built house with many eco features are all available to visit by appointment with the householder. This is an opportunity to see real solutions in real homes, done on a range of budgets, and have a chat with the people who live there about their experiences of having this work done.

Find out more and book an appointment to visit any of the homes: http://bit.ly/2xdj72X

If you have a home you think people would be suitable for project and would like to be involved, contact: caroline.harmon@mea.org.uk / 07748 508704.

Electric Nation Trial of Home Smart Chargers for Electric Vehicles

Electric Nation are looking for up to 700 people buying or leasing new electric vehicles to take part in a trial to ensure the UK can charge electric vehicles at peak times as the numbers of electric vehicles rise. Trial participants will get a free smart charger installed at their home. The smart charger is capable of providing demand control services, including altering the rate of charging of your car. The smart charger is much faster and safer than a regular electricity socket and is yours to keep after the end of the Electric Nation trial.

The trial is taking place across most, but not all, of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire – enter your postcode on the website to see if your area is included in the trial:  http://bit.ly/2kkRlM4

Consultation on East Midlands Train Franchise

The Department for Transport is currently holding a public consultation ahead of selecting a company to run the service from August 2019. Recently the government cancelled plans to electrify the train line between Kettering and Sheffield. Electrifying the line would reduce carbon emissions and improve local air pollution, which would have health benefits. Local groups have since been campaigning for plans to electricity the line to be reinstated. Have your say on what should happen in the consultation, which closes on 11th October: http://bit.ly/2xdjMBJ

Hockerton Housing Project Now Cheaper to Visit

Thanks to an EnviroGrant from Veolia Hockerton Hosing Project is now cheaper to visit. The project consists of five purpose built eco homes. Book a visit online: http://bit.ly/2xZ33RG

Help to Stay Healthy and Warm this Winter in Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Council has produced a booklet full of information about keeping yourself and your home warm this winter while keeping your energy bills down. It can be downloaded online: http://bit.ly/2hKb8Uq

A Repair Cafe in action

National News


Talk: Out of the Wreckage: George Monbiot
Wednesday 11th October
Sheffield Hallam University
Organised by Off the Shelf Festival
£8/£6.50(conc) + a booking fee in advance, more on the door.
 
What does the good life – and good society – look like right now? George Monbiot explains how communities can be rebuilt and economies recharged – without destroying the living planet – and how politics can once more inspire. George writes for The Guardian and is the author of many books addressing social and ecological justice. http://bit.ly/2hKirvl
 
EVENT: International Repair Café Week
14th-22nd October 2017
 
Repair Cafes involve volunteers fixing items that members of the community bring to them. It can involve repairing clothes, maintaining bikes or fixing small electrical items. There are 1300 Repair Cafes in 33 countries including at least one in Derbyshire, organised bimonthly by Transition Chesterfield.
 
During this week visit a Repair Café near you (Transition Chesterfield are holding one on Sat 14th October: http://bit.ly/2pOitlP) or find out how to start your own Repair Café: http://bit.ly/2wuTs1f
 
GRANT: £500 on Offer for Fuel Poverty Activity

The Warm Homes Campaign Awards will provide grants of £500 to enable a number of organisations to organise fuel poverty focused events and activities between October 2017 and February 2018. Successful organisations will be expected to promote their events to the local media as part of the campaign, as well as engage the support of MPs and other local elected representatives. The deadline for applications is 13th October. Apply online: http://bit.ly/2kjEh9
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