Peter Bates

“Working to create a greener and low-carbon community”   The East Cambridgeshire Climate Action Network is working in partnership with Soham Town Council to develop and run the “Soham Greener Together” Initiative to inspire, educate and persuade the people of the town of Soham and the surrounding areas to work together on projects that create […]

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  What are they? Smart Meters replace conventional gas and electricity meters and have a communications module which automatically transmits meter readings using mobile phone signals (GSM) via a central hub to your energy supplier at 30 minute intervals.  They also send a signal to an in house display (IHD) so you know in real

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The original proposed Sunnica Energy Farm was due to be located across three sites in East Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk and would connect to the national electricity grid at the Burwell National Grid Substation. The Scheme is planned to be located across three sites: • Sunnica East Site A, near Isleham • Sunnica East Site

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In May 2024 the East Cambridgeshire Climate Action Network hosted an online Zoom meeting on Biodiversity Net Gain where Amy Robinson, Senior Ecologist at East Cambridgeshire District Council talked about the new legislation that came into force on the 12 February 2024. From this date all new planning development applications have to show that their

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Come to the “Gardening for Wildlife & Climate Change” at Ely Library, Cambridgeshire between 10:00 hrs and 13:00 hrs with a talk by Clive Boase of Climate Change Gardening at 11:00 hrs. There will also be stalls giving advice on about gardening and saving water, Natural gardening in an Allotment  and information about National Clean

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Come to Ely Library on Saturday 15 June 2024 between 10:00 hrs and 13:00 hrs to find out more about helping your garden to thrive and become a haven for wildlife as our climate changes.  There will be a specialist talk by Clive Base of Climate Change Gardening who will be speaking at 11:00 hrs

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Come to our next  Ely Earth Cafe on 20 June 2024 18;30-20:00 hrs at the Prosper Cafe – where Rachel Brown from Cambridgeshire ACRE will be talking about water supply and why we ought to be careful with water use – particularly as there is a lot of new houses being built around Ely and

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Come to this drop in and find our more about Hedgehogs and how you can help them. Find out more about the East Cambs District Council’s “Hedgehog Recovery Design Guidance” planning document – with a presentation at 11:00 hrs. The East Cambridgeshire District Council recognises that it has a significant role to play in protecting

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