Monthly Archives: August 2023

Job: Project Manager – Community Retrofit and Renewables

With the ongoing growth of CAfS and an internal promotion, we are now recruiting for a new Project Manager to join our Low Carbon Communities team. This is a great opportunity to join our team of project managers delivering our Solar Made Easy and Retrofit Made Easy projects. Solar Made Easy Retrofit Made Easy About you You'll use your brilliant communication and engagement skills to deliver complex information simply and concisely and encourage, support and manage contributions and opinions from multiple individuals in community groups. Your event and project management skills will [...]

By |2023-10-05T08:30:28+01:00August 30th, 2023|Vacancies - expired|

Press Release: Cumbrian homes get energy advice boost with £400k funding win

Local charity Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS), widely recognised as the county’s trusted organisation for independent home energy advice, has been awarded over £390K by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to expand their Cold to Cosy Homes service. One of only seven organisations in the North West to be funded, CAfS will be working with the North West Net Zero Hub to deliver the programme. James Johnson, Head of Regional Programme at North West Net Zero Hub said "The North West Net Zero Hub is delighted to be supporting Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS), along with six [...]

By |2023-09-05T09:04:33+01:00August 30th, 2023|Homepage, News|

Meet one of our new community climate champions

Matthew Stemp joined our Climate Champions in the first call for volunteers, about three months ago.  He is a youth worker, who was interested in the programme as a way of meeting like-minded people in his area, and sharing his enthusiasm for making a difference with climate action. Here he explains how the first three months as a volunteer Climate Champion has gone. The first three months as a climate champion volunteer involved some training, we had some practical support like CAfS policies and data handling, and I also took one of their carbon literacy courses. All of this was very [...]

By |2023-08-22T13:58:57+01:00August 18th, 2023|Climate Champions, Homepage, News|

Contractor Opportunities: Home Energy Advisers

Home Energy Advisers Our Cold to Cosy Homes service is expanding to deliver even more free home energy advice across Cumbria. The service supports vulnerable people who may be living in cold, draughty, or damp homes. The eligibility requirements of Cold to Cosy Homes target households that either are already in or are at risk of falling into fuel poverty. It is open to all types of householders – homeowners, private renters and social housing tenants. To help us meet ambitious targets to make Cumbrian homes warmer, healthier and cheaper to heat, we are now recruiting for [...]

By |2024-01-16T11:29:19+00:00August 4th, 2023|Vacancies - expired|

Take the CAfS Fundraising Challenge!

Are you looking for a challenge this summer? Summer is here and local architects Manning Elliott Partnership, are getting ready for their second fundraising challenge for us, a jaw-dropping 100km bike ride this August. Taking on a charity challenge, from swimming Cumbria’s lakes to having a zero-waste month, is a great way to do something you enjoy and raise money for a cause you care about all at the same time. It is easy to set-up a Facebook Fundraiser via your personal account to spread the word about your event and take donations. CAfS also have a JustGiving profile to [...]

By |2023-08-03T08:40:56+01:00August 3rd, 2023|Uncategorised|
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