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Yearly Archives: 2024

Contractor Opportunity: Climate Trainers

A great opportunity for those passionate about combatting climate change... If you are passionate about combatting climate change, knowledgeable about climate science and solutions, or have experience of delivering or developing training, this Climate and Carbon Literacy Trainer opportunity is for you. We are looking for up to three friendly, articulate and highly motivated trainers to join our existing team to help meet the growing demand for our very popular Climate and Carbon Literacy and related training programmes. This role will be a freelance contract (employment status will be determined via the HMRC checker), to help us train [...]

By |2024-03-15T12:09:34+00:00February 8th, 2024|Vacancies - expired|
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Vermiculture Cumbria! Worms and the field to fork journey.

With funded support from the Zero Carbon Cumbria Low Carbon Food Programme CAfS have teamed up with partners to tackle food waste in Cumbria using the unbridled power of the worm! We are working with Anna de la Vega, who set up The Urban Worm CIC, Anna is a vermiculture expert with years of international experience delivering training and consultancy on vermiculture food waste solutions to tackle this huge global issue. Windrow Growing Well Low Sizergh Dec 23 To date we  have installed two systems at Growing Well at their Low Sizergh site, a windrow demonstration site and [...]

By |2024-02-02T08:57:54+00:00February 2nd, 2024|Homepage, News, Uncategorised|
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Looking for a climate-conscious challenge? Join us for the Keswick to Barrow Walk!

This month we are looking for climate-conscious, challenge-loving individuals to join us on the Keswick / Coniston to Barrow Walk. On 11th May, several of the CAfS team will be taking part – walking 40 miles or 21 miles respectively – to raise money for local climate action and we would love it if you could join us.  The walk is highly scenic running from Legburthwaite (Keswick) down the length of Thirlmere through the villages of Grasmere and Elterwater before passing through the Langdales and Coniston and onto Kirkby Moor, Dalton-in-Furness and Barrow itself. The Coniston to Barrow alternative starts [...]

By |2024-02-05T11:11:10+00:00February 2nd, 2024|Homepage, News|
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Free home energy advice to offset price hikes and cold weather

With colder weather forecast and a 5% hike in the energy price cap this month, we're urging residents across the county to take advantage of our free home energy advice service. Our award winning service, Cold to Cosy Homes, provides free advice and energy saving equipment to help Cumbrian householders make their homes warmer, drier, healthier and cheaper to heat. The Cold to Cosy Homes team offers a free telephone advice call from a qualified adviser to all Cumbrian residents, with a home visit offered to a wide range of eligible households. In addition to advice on how to save [...]

By |2024-01-09T13:35:47+00:00January 9th, 2024|Home energy efficiency, Homepage, Insulation|
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