Posted in Uncategorized on May 28th, 2008
A COUPLE are set to experience the benefits of becoming more energy efficient by having a monitor installed in their home.
Jackie Bird, 69, and Peter Bird, 79, of Bryn Awelon, in Buckley, volunteered to have a “current cost” monitor installed in their home, which will allow them to record, monitor and evaluate the amount of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 28th, 2008
Last night I had a drink with the Editor of Sustained Magazine (thanks David!), we talked about low carbon living and the ways in which Sustained might be able to support the Low Carbon Community Conference, as well as having a good blether over a lime and soda! David kindly gave me a couple of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 16th, 2008
Organising the conference has meant a fair bit of travel, not good for my family life or the environment (not to mention my bank balance), so when one of our group came up with the idea to meet by telephone conference using mindmapping softwareI was keen to try it (and how obvious – wish I’d [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 15th, 2008
Sometimes you chat to people and they come up with an idea for something you may never have considered or a new twist on something you have previously tried and if you’re like me you find yourself thinking “Wow I would never have thought of that”. The Ecovation Open House weekend in Oxfordshire last [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 15th, 2008
I have been having some very interesting conversations this week with groups and organisations that want to support our October conference. This event is a team effort, a small group of us are meeting and talking to try and plan this year’s event. We want to know what kind of event you want it to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 13th, 2008
As someone who spends a great deal of time linking low carbon communities and encouraging them to share skills and resources the Community Carbon Network has been an invaluable source of help and inspiration to me . That’s why I nominated them for the New Statesman New Media Awards. The Community Carbon Network is informative, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 9th, 2008
This year I thought I’d try something new and manage bookings for the Low Carbon Communities Conference online. It seemed like a good idea, but I know several of you have experienced difficulties. So, if you have booked online and not had your booking confirmed by me, then please get in touch – or if [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 2nd, 2008
We’re having teething troubles with our online booking system. If you have tried to book, but can’t then try this link instead
You might also like to read this paper on Parish Councils and their response to Climate Change which was sent to me this morning.
