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Meet our new CEO!

By |2019-12-20T12:41:14+00:00December 20th, 2019|News|

We were very excited to welcome on board our new chief executive, Karen Mitchell, this month. Karen is now settling into her position at our helm, while her predecessor, Hazel Graham, gets busy in her new CAfS post, bringing some of the most influential organisations in Cumbria together to tackle climate change. Watch this space to hear more about what Hazel's been doing in the new year. Meanwhile, Karen shares her thoughts about the challenges and opportunities ahead for CAfS... I’m delighted to be writing to you as the new CEO of Cumbria Action for Sustainability. I have long [...]

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Tips for a sustainable Christmas

By |2020-01-24T17:05:23+00:00December 20th, 2019|News, Plastic-free|

With just a few days left for those Christmas preparations, here are our last-minute tips for celebrating this festive time of the year, without costing the Earth! Still looking for last-minute presents? There’s a big trend this year for buying experiences instead of physical gifts. Vouchers for local restaurants, theatres, cinemas and other venues are a great way to support your area’s businesses and they don’t come in wasteful packaging. If you’re wrapping physical gifts, try using some nice cloth material – it’s two gifts in one, as your recipient can reuse it. You can use narrow strips of [...]

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Ambleside to zero carbon – the story so far

By |2019-12-20T10:49:35+00:00December 5th, 2019|Ambleside to Zero, Community energy, Home energy efficiency, News, Renewable energy|

Could Ambleside become a zero carbon community? That’s certainly the goal of the town’s sustainability organisation, Ambleside Action for a Future (AAFAF), and CAfS is helping to make it a reality. In 2019, we began a package of support for the town, thanks to support from South Lakeland District Council and the Space to Connect fund. Here’s a quick guide to what’s been happening. All in the plan What would it take for Ambleside to become carbon neutral? That’s the big question, and we’re helping to answer it. We’re creating a detailed, costed programme that would lead AAFAF towards [...]

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Calling all teachers & young people!

By |2019-12-05T09:32:18+00:00December 5th, 2019|Homepage, News, Youth|

Are you a young person or a teacher who'd like to take action on climate change in Cumbria? Please could you spare a few minutes to fill in our survey on how we can help you! We are planning to set up a programme of support for young people. There are grants out there that would make it possible for us to do this, but we need to show that there is a real need for our help, and an appetite to take action. That's where our surveys come in. There's one for teachers, and one for young people. By [...]

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Whitehaven coal mine – what’s happened so far & next steps

By |2019-12-11T09:48:36+00:00December 2nd, 2019|Climate politics, Fossil fuels, News|

Efforts to prevent a new coal mine in Cumbria suffered a blow in November after the Secretary of State decided not to ‘call in’ the county council’s decision to approve the mine. We asked one of the campaigners against the mine to share an overview of what’s happened so far, and what the next steps might be in the battle to prevent it. Our thanks to Maggie Mason for contributing this guest post for us and sharing her unique insight, as a retired minerals planner at Cumbria County Council. CAfS strongly supports the views of campaigners that the new [...]

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Raise funds for CAfS as you shop this Christmas

By |2019-11-22T17:13:39+00:00November 22nd, 2019|Homepage, News|

Did you know that when you shop online, you can raise funds for CAfS at no cost to you whatsoever? We always encourage you to consume as little stuff as possible, and to support local businesses for the things you really need to buy. But for those purchases that you need to make online, it's really easy to generate funds for CAfS. It's like giving a little Christmas present to the environment with every purchase you make. Shopping with most big online retailers Some of the biggest online retailers will make a small donation to CAfS when you shop [...]

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General election 2019 – Ask your candidates the hard questions

By |2019-12-17T15:30:38+00:00November 22nd, 2019|Climate politics, News|

We go to the polls on Thursday 12 December 2019 to elect new MPs for Cumbria and a new government for our country. Will it be a government that will take the transformational actions needed to cut the UK’s carbon emissions in time to halt damaging climate change? That’s up to us as voters. Climate science demands that every country reaches zero carbon by 2030. The next government is crucial - by the time another general election comes around, it will be too late to put in place the range of actions the science demands. This is our chance [...]

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Could you be our new marketing & communications officer?

By |2019-12-11T09:48:58+00:00October 31st, 2019|News|

If you are an experienced and enthusiastic marketer, a fantastic job awaits you here at CAfS! We are recruiting a new marketing and communications officer to spread the word about an exciting new project that will see 200 charge points for electric cars installed around Cumbria and the wider north of England. You’ll also work alongside our project managers across all our initiatives to tackle climate change, supporting our marketing manager. You’ll engage with the public and organisations around Cumbria on topics ranging from renewable energy and food to housing and transport. We’re looking for someone who has communications [...]

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Job: Marketing & communications officer

By |2019-11-22T09:12:14+00:00October 31st, 2019|Vacancies - expired|

Posted: Thu 24 October 2019 Closing date: Thu 21 Nov 2019 HOURS: 4 days a week (30 hours a week - 0.8 full-time equivalent), with potential to extend to 5 days (subject to additional funding) START DATE: By agreement SALARY RANGE: £21,000-£24,000 DURATION: Fixed-term contract for 1 year following appointment (with potential to extend subject to additional funding) LOCATION: Eden Rural Foyer, Old London Road, Penrith, CA11 8ET We are looking for an experienced, creative and enthusiastic marketing professional with superb written and verbal communication skills. You'll be the dedicated marketing officer for an exciting new project to install [...]

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Space to Connect grant to boost Ambleside’s community spaces

By |2019-12-17T15:31:43+00:00October 30th, 2019|Food, Homepage, News|

CAfS has been awarded a £7,300 grant from a partnership between Co-op’s charity, the Co-op Foundation, and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. We'll use the ‘Space to Connect’ funding to support Ambleside Action for a Future’s Incredible Edible Group to develop community conversations about how green spaces are used in their area. The grant will also help to develop the group’s skills and capacity to deliver sustainable use of green spaces in the future. It is one of 57 organisations across England to receive a grant from the £1.6 million partnership, designed to help communities tackle [...]

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