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 […]
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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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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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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Have you ever wondered what happens to your rubbish after it has been collected by East Cambs District Council? It goes to the Waste Recycling Centre near Waterbeach. Take the opportunity to find out what happens to it next. Book a visit
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Soham Repair Cafe will be back on the Sunday 22nd October 2023 between 10:00 hrs and 14:00 hrs at Soham Library, 7 Clay Street Soham CB7 5HJÂ More details nearer the time. Repair Cafes are community events that match people who need items repaired with people who like fixing things. The international Repair Cafe movement began
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Haddenham is hosting its first Repair Cafe on Sat 28 October 2023, 14:00 – 17:00 hrs at the Arkenstall village centre, 7 Station Road Haddenham CB6 3XD. Repair Cafes are community events that match people who need items repaired with people who like fixing things. The international Repair Cafe movement began in Amsterdam, and now
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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