What’s East Cambs District Council doing about climate change? East Cambs District Council has set a long-term vision for a Cleaner, Greener East Cambridgeshire. This includes reversing the decline in nature, delivering net zero carbon emissions for the Council’s operations and helping others reduce their emissions. Under it’s Environment Plan for 2023-24. The Environment Plan […]
Update: Since the Open Day, Peacocks Meadow in Littleport is about to start building its eagerly awaited eco-pond thanks to a Pride of Place grant from East Cambridgeshire District Council. The community garden has been awarded £13,414 towards the cost of building the 15 metre pond which will boost the environment for a broad range
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On Monday, 25 September 2023, a free guided walk at WWT Welney is being organised by the New Life on the Old West (NLOW) Project  around the Welney part of the Ouse Washes and Lady Fen. A fantastic opportunity to explore this wetland reserve, its wonderful wildlife and its many hides with knowledgeable WWT staff.
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In some parts of East Cambridgeshire, near like Littleport, technology and utility company Octopus Energy can now offer super free green electricity at certain times of the day when there is surplus electricity in particular areas. People will need to be customers of Octopus Energy and have a smart electric meter. It is also available
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Flooding can be an increasing consequence of Climate Change – so planning ahead is important. The Flood Group Conference 2023 which will take place on Thursday 21st September 2023 at Burgess Hall in St Ives One Leisure, Westwood Rd, St Ives, St. Ives PE27 6WU. Following on from a successful launch last year, this conference
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The Climate Change and Energy Service  at Cambridgeshire County Council is looking to recruit a project manager to work on renewable energy in the community. Starting with the Swaffham Prior Community Heat Network Project, a first village retrofit in the country decarbonising heating and hotwater for homes, you will initially work with the contractors to
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Ely Earth Cafe – How to Set up a Repair Cafe event Nicole Barton Cambridgeshire County Repair Cafe Coordinator The Earth Cafe packed with people Learning about the local Time Bank Repair Cafes – everything you ever wanted to know and more  The Earth Cafe for September 2023 was on the theme of Repair
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Update 24 December 2023 On the 20 December 2023 the Cambridgeshire County Council approved turning most of the City of Ely into a 20 mph traffic Zone. More details can be found on the County Council website. As funding had already been allocated for this, it should be implicated by the end of March 2024
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This publication “How to get your local clean energy funded” produced by Thrive Renewables provides some good guidance on how to get funding and it includes some good case studies of how local communities set about doing this. They are a renewable energy company and have been working to reduce emissions and tackle the climate
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Through its Community Benefit Programme, Thrive Renewables is giving grants of up to £4,500 to cover improvements such as insulation, draught-proofing, LED lighting or improved heating controls to community buildings, like village halls and community centres. 2023 is the seventh year this grant programme has run, and this year a total of £33,000 is available.
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