Stretton Hydro Scheme to Seek Local Investment
Those who thought our only interest in the Carding Mill Valley stream was for duck racing can think again! On Monday November 12 plans to launch Stretton's first Community Co-op will be unveiled,...
View ArticleCarding Mill Hydro Scheme Welcomed
The National Trust Chalet was full last week as plans to develop a community co-operative to run a 17Kw hydro scheme were unveiled. And most who turned out went home excited by the scheme and wanting...
View ArticleBad News for Owen Paterson
On the basis that politicians worry about polls, there's bad news for Environment Secretary and North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson; 67% of people would rather have a wind turbine near their home than a...
View ArticleVOTE ELECTRIC!
The County's only really public Electric Vehicle point is getting nearer! After many months of hard work and negotiation it looks increasingly likely that it really will happen in Church Stretton. So...
View ArticleElectric Car Charging Point
Zero Carbon World have donated the last of their Free Electric Vehicle charging stations to Burway Garage in Church Stretton and it's already proving very popular with one electric vehicle user. Tom...
View ArticleShropshire Prepares for Climate Change Disasters
Whilst many in Shropshire - even the odd MP in the north of the county - deny it's happening, Shropshire's community, health and emergency services are preparing themselves for the worst of climate...
View ArticleAt Last- An electric car at Llanisolar!
Llani Solar and Biomass invited us to their Open Day on March 16 to show off an electric car and use their Zero Carbon World electric car charging station. As both these organisations are friends of...
View ArticleAt Last! Ludlow’s First EV Charging Station Opens
Leading children's bike manufacturer IslaBikes has made one small concession to the car market - they have installed two 6.7kW electric car charging points at their factory and showroom next to the...
View ArticleSaturday 17th is Stretton Green Open Homes Day!
You know what it's like - you'd like to be more energy efficient but it's a jungle out there and you don't know where to start or who to trust. Saturday is the solution. Turn up at the Eco Hub at the...
View ArticleYou Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
There is something weird about the human psyche, as George Marshall for one has pointed out. Any disaster brings out our resourcefulness, our community spirit, our organisation, our resilience. But to...
View ArticleCarding Mill Hydro Scheme Welcomed
The National Trust Chalet was full last week as plans to develop a community co-operative to run a 17Kw hydro scheme were unveiled. And most who turned out went home excited by the scheme and wanting...
View ArticlePeople Power Trumps Global Warming
Global warming will only be halted if and when ordinary people change their lifestyle and behaviour. So said Professor Jacqueline McGlade, chief scientist of the United Nations Environment Programme...
View ArticleSir John Socked it to ’em
“YOU’VE GOT SIX YEARS LEFT – GET ON WITH IT!” That was the message from climate expert Sir John Houghton at Church Stretton School last night (13 October 2009). Sir John certainly pulled no punches as...
View ArticleStretton Town Council Signs up to 10:10
Well done Stretton Town Council for signing up to 10:10 and pledging to reduce its carbon emissions by 10% by the end of 2010. Of course, the pledge is the easy bit; now you’ve got to DO it! But we at...
View ArticleConservative Party Signs up to 10:10
What Stretton does today the nation does tomorrow! One month after Stretton Town Council, Conservatives nationally have signed up to 10:10 and pledged that a future Conservative government would make...
View ArticleCooks the Same, uses 20% of the Energy
We’ve been plugging the Remoska cooker for a while now, not because we sell them or get commission on sales (we don’t), but because they are really really energy efficient compared with yer average...
View ArticleStretton Residents Report Big Pollution Reductions
Stretton residents have achieved a whopping 15% CUT in their pollution profile- that’s the fantastic message from our first follow -up visits! With over 300 Stretton households now having had a free...
View ArticleWe Were So Nearly The Pride of Shropshire!
At last night’s Pride of Shropshire Awards we came second! …or third… Anyway, we didn’t win, but frankly we were delighted to have made it to the final three in the Environmental award category, given...
View ArticleIt’s Not All High Tech
Taking back control doesn’t always mean you have to go for expensive high tech solutions; using a greenhouse or polytunnel can give you masses of British fruit and veg for longer – and there’s simply...
View ArticleSOLID WALL INSULATION
Many people in Stretton and the surrounding area have homes with no cavity walls and can’t insulate them. The good news is that when the Green Deal comes in it will be possible to get assistance to...
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