Green Enterprise Hub Success Stories: NuGreen
Saving costs and carbon at healthcare sites using a new behavioural science framework. View the case study here: NuGreen Visit the NuGreen's website Visit the W&F Green Enterprise Hub
Green Enterprise Hub Partner Spotlight: Gemma Procter, Cumbria Tourism
Cumbria Tourism and Gemma Procter Gemma Procter has worked within travel and tourism in Cumbria for over 16 years. She comes from a marketing background but specialises in Sustainable Tourism and Travel. She is certified as Carbon Literate and has completed her certificate in sustainable tourism with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. Her work on behalf of Cumbria Tourism, as their Sustainable Tourism Officer, includes providing training and guidance and managing projects and partnerships. Cumbria Tourism are the official Local Visitor Enterprise Partnership for Cumbria and represent and estimated 4,000 local businesses through their 1,500 strong membership. They help drive [...]
Cumbria Climate Assembly – invite letters arriving
Last week, 10,000 randomly selected household received an invitation letter to the Cumbria Climate Assembly. The Assembly will bring people with diverse views together to discuss climate change and explore what can be done about it. If an invite drops through your letterbox, then you’re invited! We want to hear from a range of people who may have different experiences or opinions. Your views are as important as everyone else’s – we want to hear from you! To register your interest, type in the link in the letter. Click here to read more about Cumbria Climate Assembly.
£90k Community Grants Awarded to Tackle Climate Change in Cumbria
Community groups across the county have been awarded a share of over £90,000 of National Lottery funding to deliver a diverse range of projects to help tackle the causes of climate change and bring multiple benefits to their local area. The projects being funded include local food growing, waste reduction, low-carbon transport schemes, and community solar energy installation and connecting hydro power to the national electricity grid. A shared objective of all the projects is to highlight the actions that everyone can take to help prevent climate change and protect nature. Castle Hill Trust, in partnership with Friends of the [...]
Green Enterprise Hub Success Stories: Ulverston Sports and Recreation Association
How this sports club scored ideas and funding from an Energy Advice Visit. View the case study here: Ulverston Sports and Recreation Association Visit the club's Facebook page Visit the W&F Green Enterprise Hub
Our CEO takes a look back at 2024
The coming end of the year is always a good excuse to look back at what we’ve achieved over the last 12 months. Our home energy team has covered the length and breadth of Cumbria, giving free advice at events and visiting nearly 900 homes to install free energy saving measures. In this way we’ve helped households be warmer and save tens of £thousands. We’ve also inspired around 100 people to become trained ‘energy champions’ – helping friends, colleagues and neighbours save energy at home. Earlier this year, we ran several events to support households thinking of renovating and retrofitting [...]
Job – Programme Manager | Home Energy and Communities
The Home Energy and Communities Team lies at the heart of CAfS' operations. Their mission is to enable both individuals and communities to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, while creating positive impacts on people's everyday lives and economic wellbeing. The team has two key strands to it's work: Home energy: Our flagship Cold to Cosy Homes programme supports eligible households across Cumbria with energy efficiency measures. Our growing Retrofit Service supports households with more comprehensive retrofit measures – delivering Home Retrofit Plans and ongoing bespoke advice to households to help them implement improvements. Working with communities: We have [...]
New trustees to help accelerate climate action in Cumbria
We are delighted to be able to share with you that we have recently appointed four new trustees and four new associate trustees to our board, strengthening our efforts to fight climate breakdown. Earlier this year we embarked on a recruitment campaign and were overwhelmed with both the quantity and quality of applicants. Our Chair, Tracey Hart said “We were inundated with applications from a wide diversity of brilliant candidates, illustrating the level of interest in and demand for action on climate breakdown. Candidates came from all walks of life but were united in their desire to protect Cumbria from [...]
Jobs for the future, not coal from the past
In September we heard the news that the High Court had quashed the planning permission given to West Cumbria Mining Ltd (WCM) for what would have been the UK’s first new coal mine in 30 years in Whitehaven. Legal challenges by Friends of the Earth and South Lakes Action on Climate Change won the day and were made possible by donations from thousands of concerned citizens and many hours of painstakingly detailed work by expert volunteers. Whilst we greeted the High Court decision with immense relief, many people in the communities that would be directly affected by the mine have [...]
Job – Project Administrator – Climate and Carbon Literacy Training (Maternity Cover)
CAfS delivers the crucial Climate and Carbon Literacy training strand of the Zero Carbon Cumbria project. Carbon Literacy training, delivered by our team of expert contractor Climate Trainers, inspires the behaviour change needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It increases knowledge, understanding, confidence and sense of agency by providing people, communities and organisations with the information, training, support, networks and tools they need to make positive changes. It enables informed decision making. Recipients feel empowered to make changes to their lives at home and at work, share their learning and driving positive environmental changes. You can find out more [...]