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THE GREENING CAMPAIGN IN BEESTON - Living lightly on the Earth
We are a group of local people, running this environmental campaign in Beeston to help fight the Climate Crisis of Global Heating. This heating is caused by the emissions of Greenhouse Gases, particularly Carbon Dioxide, and its effects are becoming more and more apparent. Our campaign to reduce those emissions was launched in Beeston Rylands in October 2010 followed by part of central Beeston and has been going ever since.
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THE CLIMATE CRISIS?
Some of our energy needs now come from renewable sources, such as wind turbines and solar panels. However, we still rely heavily on burning Fossil Fuels (e.g. Oil and Gas) that generate the Carbon Dioxide that is doing so much harm. Therefore it is vital that the emissions should be reduced as soon as possible. While many big changes can only be made by councils or governments, there are also many things that we as individuals can do to help. WHAT CAN AN INDIVIDUAL DO? Even simple changes, such as turning off inactive appliances and standbys or turning down the thermostat, can make a difference. Of course, the more people that make these changes, the more difference it will make. We started by distributing cards in parts of Beeston to challenge people to make changes. Altogether those Beeston residents were estimated in 2012 to be saving 75,000kg of Carbon Dioxide and 115,000 litres of Water per year. We also take part in events to spread our message more widely and to meet people like you who are interested and learn from you. WHAT MORE ARE WE DOING NOW? As well as Carbon Dioxide, the other main Greenhouse Gases are Methane and Nitrous Oxide. More recently we have been focusing on avoiding Waste, which can cause emission of all these Greenhouse Gases. We often hear the call to “Reduce, Re-use, Recycle” but that should be preceded by “Refuse” (for things you don't really need or want) and followed by “Rot” (composing whatever we can), not forgetting “Repair” as well as “fReeze” (for leftover food). You can now find out where in Beeston to recycle many items that can't go in your green bin by visiting our Recycling website here, The group is supported by Broxtowe Borough Council. Recent Greening Beeston documents can be seen here. See below under NEWS for Greening Beeston events - and other related events. 2020: CLIMATE IMPACT OF FOOD WE EAT. We are already trying to eat food that's in season and grown locally. See right for a new book and website about the climate impact of the foods we choose to eat - with FREE downloadable resources. 2022: HOLD ON TO YOUR HEAT. Now it even more important to reduce our carbon emissions, both to reduce climate change as well as to save money, not to mention dependence on other countries. One big cause of emissions is heating our homes, so want to do all we can to tackle heat loss. Click HERE to find out more. And let us know your ideas too. 2022: PATCHWORK FOR NATURE. We are introducing our version of a community nature reserve. Click HERE to find out more and add your garden, if you are taking 5 actions. 2023: ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES. Now we have information about how to make changes to your home to reduce our carbon emissions. Local people who have had work done tell us about their experinces. Click HERE to find out more.
COMING SOON in 2024: EcoTrail-NG9
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Seasonal Recipe IdeasWe want to reduce emissions of CO2 by cutting food miles. So we try, whenever possible, to use food in season and grown locally. Recipes under the most likely season are at: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
From the Heritage Weekend we have Cheap Seasonal Recipes inspired by austerity during and after the war available here. Also, we now have some Eco Household Tips available here and Eco Garden Tips available here. Where to refill your water bottle? - click here. If a business wants to register they can do so here. Already registered: Victoria Hotel, Greggs, Bendigo Lounge, Costa, The Last Post, The Labour Hub. HOW DOES FOOD CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE?
In 2020: book published (free as ebook) with website:
USEFUL LINKS
MAKE DO and MEND (from Heritage Weekend)
In case you missed them, the recipes for cheap, seasonal food inspired by rationing and post-war austerity are available here. Try our Energy Use Quiz
Attenborough Nature Reserve Appeal
The appeal has raised over £1 million to look after this special place for wildlife and visitors.. Click here to find out more and/or make a donation. |
GREENING BEESTON – TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Residents of Beeston are learning how to make simple changes which can help households reduce energy consumption and therefore save money, as well as protecting the environment.
At the start some Beeston Rylands residents were able to make 5 simple changes and tell others about them by displaying the 'Leaf’ card in their windows. After the cards were counted, Rylands’ residents were found to be making savings of about 46,000kg of CO2, 67,000 litres of water and more than £8,000 per year.
Throughout the year, the Greening Group has attended local events such as Beeston Carnival, sharing tips about environmentally-friendly behaviour. Our “Eco Dolls House”, illustrating simple ways to make changes to our homes and lifestyles, has attracted interest from young and old alike.
Find out more and how to get involved, phone Janet on 0115 925 6368 or send a message under Contact Us.
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At the start some Beeston Rylands residents were able to make 5 simple changes and tell others about them by displaying the 'Leaf’ card in their windows. After the cards were counted, Rylands’ residents were found to be making savings of about 46,000kg of CO2, 67,000 litres of water and more than £8,000 per year.
Throughout the year, the Greening Group has attended local events such as Beeston Carnival, sharing tips about environmentally-friendly behaviour. Our “Eco Dolls House”, illustrating simple ways to make changes to our homes and lifestyles, has attracted interest from young and old alike.
Find out more and how to get involved, phone Janet on 0115 925 6368 or send a message under Contact Us.
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GREENING BEESTON NEWS
BEESTON SEED & PLANT SWAP - Saturday 26th October 2024Greening Beeston's next plant and seed swap will be held on Saturday 26th October 2 - 4 pm at Chilwell Road Methodist Church, NG9 1EH (opposite Grewal Pharmacy). In conjunction with the Repair Café.
STALL AT THE HERITAGE OPEN DAY EVENT - Wednesday 11th September 2024 FREE Exhibition Marketplace from 6pm and FREE Talk event: 7:30 pm, closure by 9 pm approx. Royal British Legion Social Club. More details - click here.
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Stall at Heritage Open Day event.
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BEESTON SEED & PLANT SWAP - Saturday 27th July 2024Greening Beeston's next plant and seed swap will be held on Saturday 27th July 2 - 4 pm at Chilwell Road Methodist Church, NG9 1EH (opposite Grewal Pharmacy). In conjunction with the Repair Café. For more details click here.
STALL AT THE BEESTON & CHILWELL GARDEN TRAIL - Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th June 2024The Beeston and Chilwell Garden Trail takes place on 8th and 9th June. Greening Beeston will have a stall on both days, 1 - 6 pm, at the Red House, 102 Cator Lane, Chilwell. Click here for more information.
BEESTON SEED & PLANT SWAP - Saturday 18th May 2024Greening Beeston's next plant and seed swap will be held on Saturday 18th May 2 - 4.30 pm at Chilwell Road Methodist Church, NG9 1EH (opposite Grewal Pharmacy) In conjunction with the Repair Café. For more details click here.
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Greening Beeston's dolls' house that we have on our stall.
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BEESTON SEED & PLANT SWAP - Saturday 27th January 2024
Greening Beeston will hold the first plant and seed swap of 2024 on Saturday 27th January 2 - 4 pm at Chilwell Road Methodist Church, NG9 1EH (opposite Grewal Pharmacy) In conjunction with the Repair Café. For more details click here.
OUR GREEN CHRISTMAS TREE AT BEESTON CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL: 15th - 17th December 2023After a longer gap than usual we have our 5th "Eco Christmas Tree" on display at Beeston Parish Church's Christmas Tree Festival.
We have 'made' a tree, rather than buying one, using branches from a member's garden. We made our own decorations with recycled or natural materials. It cost nothing, except a bit of time. Most trees cause carbon emissions both from transporting the tree and from the lights, as well as disposing of them. The only emissions from our tree will be from the electricity for the lights, which are LED lights and very low energy. They use only 0.8 watts. The tree was finished on 14th December (see right) and on display we some old decorations as well as some new ones, plus pine cones and other natural materials. Our Hold Onto Your Heat leaflets are available for people to take, if they wish. See here for how we made the first tree in 2012. (We also made trees in 2014, 2016 and 2018.)
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OUR DOLLS' HOUSE at the United for Warm Homes Event - Saturday 18th November 2023Stapleford Yarn bombers have made a "house cosy blanket " for Greening
Beeston's energy efficiency dolls' house. It was exhibited on the United for Warm Homes Day of Action in Nottingham: https://unitedforwarmhomes.uk/join-united-warm-homes-day-action. For more pictures click here. TWO MEMBERS' HOUSES WON BEESTON CIVIC SOCIETY DESIGN AWARDS - 8 November 2023 |
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.Both houses belonging to Greening Beeston members have many energy-saving features and won awards in the two categories:
- Domestic / Residential Buildings: This category covers any domestic / residential dwelling that has been newly built, upgraded or refurbished.
- Environment / Energy: This new category encompasses work to any existing, new, or refurbished property involving energy efficiency schemes, renewables, generation or retrofitting, together with environment considerations e.g. green roofs or water harvesting. To find out more about the house click here.
GREENING BEESTON WAS RUNNER-UP AT BROXTOWE VOLUNTARY AWARDS - 1 November 2023
We were runner-up in the category Green Futures Award. The Broxtowe Voluntary Awards was an evening dedicated to recognising and honouring local volunteers. The event took place on 1 Wednesday November at the newly opened Plessey Centre. Proceeds from the event will go to the Mayor’s chosen charity, the Broxtowe Community Fund which funds local volunteer groups and charities, so any profit raised on the night went into supporting the voluntary sector in Broxtowe.
BEESTON AUTUMN SEED & PLANT SWAP - Saturday 7th October 2023
Greening Beeston will hold an Autumn plant and seed swap on Saturday 7th October 2 - 4 pm at Chilwell Road Methodist Church, NG9 1EH (opposite Grewal Pharmacy) In conjunction with the Repair Café. For more details click here.
STALL AT THE HERITAGE OPEN DAY EVENT - Thursday 14th September 2023
FREE Exhibition Marketplace from 6pm and FREE Talk event: 7:30 pm, closure by 9 pm approx. Royal British Legion Social Club. More details - click here.
BEESTON SEED & PLANT SWAP - Saturday 15th July 2023Greening Beeston will hold another plant and seed swap on Saturday 15th July 2 - 4 pm at Chilwell Road Methodist Church, NG9 1EH (opposite Grewal Pharmacy) In conjunction with the Repair Café. For more details click here.
STALL AT THE GARDEN TRAIL - Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th June 2023 - please note corrected addressThe Beeston and Chilwell Garden Trail takes place on 10th and 11th June. Greening Beeston will have a stall on Saturday 10th June 1 - 5pm at the Red House, 102 Cator Lane, Chilwell. We also hope to have a stall at Grove Avenue Allotments on Sunday 11th June 1 - 5pm. For more details click here.
BROXTOWE GREEN FESTIVAL - Saturday 3rd June |
Mary and Janet at the stall at the Red House on the Garden Trail.
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Greening Beeston plans to have a stall at Broxtowe Green Festival on Saturday 3rd June at Bramcote Park, 12-6pm. Find more details here.
BEESTON SEED & PLANT SWAP - Saturday 6th May 2023
Greening Beeston will have a Seed and Plant Swap 2 - 4 pm on Saturday 6th May. See more details here.
BEESTON SEED & PLANT SWAP - Saturday 8th April 2023
Greening Beeston will have a Seed and Plant Swap 10 am – 1 pm on Saturday 8th April. See more details here.
STALL AT THE HERITAGE OPEN DAY EVENT - Wednesday 14th September 2022
Greening Beeston will have a stall at the Heritage Exhibition 6.00 - 8.30 on Wednesday 14th September. I hope we'll see you there. See more details here.
STALL AT THE GARDEN TRAIL - Sunday 12th June 2022 SORRY CANCELLED: too few helpers available
We will have a stall at the Garden Trail on Sunday 12th June from 10 till 4. More information here.
STALL AT BROXTOWE GREEN FESTIVAL - Saturday 23rd April 2022
We will have a stall at the festival at Roundhill Primary School 12-3pm. Many stalls, including Greening Beeston. More information soon.
PLANT SWAP TRAIL - from 15th April 2022
Surplus plants and/or seeds will be available to collect from a number of addresses in Beeston. If you can offer plants or seeds, please let us know here and provide your address & postcode plus dates when plants/seeds will be available. N.B. Plants won't mind rain but seeds will need to be under cover. Addresses listed here.
STALL AT BROXTOWE GREEN FESTIVAL - Saturday 25th Sepember 2021
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We''ll have a stall at the Broxtowe Green Festival on Saturday 25th Sepember 12pm – 3pm at Bowling Green, Inham Nook Recreation Ground NG9 4GQ.
See left for festival poster and click here for more details. GREENING BLOGWe now have a Greening Blog page, so that you can share green ideas with everyone during the pandemic.
MAKING LEAF MOULDLast year the Council didn’t sweep up any leaves in the St John’s Grove area, and probably they won’t this year either; so a memeber has suggested you could come along to Elm Avenue and Vicarage St (in particular) and help yourself to fallen leaves. The traffic isn’t heavy so there shouldn’t be much pollution, and they’re all good deciduous leaves. Find out how to make leaf mould. Also Hillside Road and many others.
PLANTS AVAILABLEInstead of the plant swap we are organising some plants to be available outside people's houses. Please don't take any risks handling plants that others may have handled.
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Green Ideas During the Pandemic
What else can we do during the pandemic? Air travel is less at the moment, which is good, but some things have increased.
Please don't take any risks but consider:
Please don't take any risks but consider:
- Use washable facemasks and/or gloves, rather than disposable ones.
- With all the extra hand washing needed, turn of the tap while rubbing in the soap.
- Walk or cycle, rather than going by car.
Plant Swap Saturday 17 October 2020 CANCELLED
on Beeston High Street, outside Boots. Free tree saplings, house plants, outdoor plants, herbs, fruit bushes, garden books and garden sundries.
Bring along any you’d like to give away and take some you want. Please wear face masks and observe social distancing. Growing advice available on the day and through our website.
Bring along any you’d like to give away and take some you want. Please wear face masks and observe social distancing. Growing advice available on the day and through our website.
Recycling Gala 26th Sept 2020
CANCELLED
Greenpeace webinar on Monday 22 June 2020 at 4.30pm
Family-friendly talk about plastics. It forms part of Greenpeace's Speaker Shorts series - 15 minutes talks followed by a Q&A on areas that they campaign on. From protecting our forests and oceans, to plastics and the climate crisis, Speaker Shorts give an introduction to the topic and simple things you can do to help!
Monday's talk will focus on the issues with plastic and most importantly, what people can do to help. The talk will be tailored to primary school children, aged 6-11. To register click here.
To find out about other talks, including 29th June: click here.
Monday's talk will focus on the issues with plastic and most importantly, what people can do to help. The talk will be tailored to primary school children, aged 6-11. To register click here.
To find out about other talks, including 29th June: click here.
Composting for those with no garden or no compost bin
Beeston Growers are happy to receive veg peelings and garden waste in their compost bins every Saturday morning 10-12 at the Central Avenue gate (opposite the doctor’s surgery). No cooked food or plastic bags, please. Paper bags and newspaper are fine, or empty a bucket straight in. Wear gloves and keep a sensible distance from others.
Greening Beeston & Beeston Growers Seed and Plant Swap Saturday 25th April 2020 CANCELLEDFrom 10.00 - 12.00 at Voluntary at Action Broxtowe. Free admission, refreshments on sale. More details here.
BEAT talk - Saturday 28th March 2020 CANCELLEDThe BEAT talk features Alan Simpson, then Greening Beeston, Beeston Eco Action Team, Urban Worm, Beeston Boomerang Bags. More details here.
Litter Pick went aheadThanks to everyone who braved the rain to litter pick in Dovecote Lane Park and surrounding area on Sunday 15th March. One pair picked 84 cigarette butts (amongst other things) in half an hour! We're planning another soon - let us know of any places you think could do with a clean up.
Greening Beeston Litter Pick - 15th March 2020Meet at 10am at the band stand in Dovecote Lane Park. More details here.
Greening Beeston Litter Pick - 1st March 2020Cancelled due to strong winds.
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Litter pick on 15th March
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Green Christmas stall went ahead on 7th December 2019
The weather was good and the stall attraced great interest.
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Green Christmas stall - 7th December 2019
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We hope to have a Green Christmas stall in Beeston High Road, weather permitting. See here for more information. Also see here for some green Christmas ideas and here for how to make a sustainable Christmas tree..
Litter pick on 23rd November 2019A group from Greening Beeston took part in a litter pick on the Weirfield, by the Beeston Canal and along the Trent.
Talk to the Civic Society about Greening Beeston on Saturday 21 September 2019Mary Venning will be talking to the Civic Society about Greening Beeston on Saturday, 21 September at 10:30 – 12:00 at the Commercial Inn. Click here to find out more.
Greening Beeston at the Heritage Open Day - Saturday 14th September 2019We will have a stall at the Heritage Open Day at Bartons, Chilwell, on Saturday14th September 10.00 - 4.00. Our theme this year is: Live lightly on the planet! See here for more details.
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There were 6 adults and 3 children taking part in the litter pick.
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Greening Beeston's Locally Grown Food Click here to find out more.Broxtowe Borough Council has allowed us to use 3 of their planters near the tram stop in Chilwell Road to grow some food plants. We have another larger planter at the Canalside Heritage Centre.
We are offering the food plants for people to help themselves. The idea is to show an an example of how to grow your own food and we hope to inspire people to grow something themselves. The more food we can grow locally the more food miles we can save. Click here for more details. Greening Beeston at the Remarkable Recycling Gala - Saturday 6th July 2019We will have a stall at the Remarkable Recycling Gala, which will be held on Saturday 6th July 2019, 10am - 5pm at Middle Street Resource Centre. We will be be focusing on avoiding waste and showing examples of things made from unwanted materials, such as jewellery and a rag rug. Click here for more details.
Beeston and Chilwell Garden Trail - Saturday 8th June 2019
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Planter near Chilwell Road
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We will have a stall mainly focusing on Reduce, Re-use, Recycle at the Beeston and Chilwell Garden Trail on 8th June, 1.00 - 5.00, at the Middle Street Resource Centre. Come and visit us to find out our ideas and tell us some of your own. Click here for more details.
Visit to Recycling Facility - Monday 15th April
Greening Beeston has booked a visit to the Veolia Recycing Facility (where the contents of green bins in our area go). Click here for more information.
Plant and Seed Swap - 2nd March 2019
We will have a stall on Saturday 2nd March 9.30 - 12.00 at Beeston Methodist Church, Wollaton Rd, NG9 2NG.
PLEASE NOTE: There’s a possibility of the building changing hands by 2nd March so please check if coming a long way (either HERE or phone Mary Venning 0115 854 2994).
See here for more details. We look forward to seeing you there.
PLEASE NOTE: There’s a possibility of the building changing hands by 2nd March so please check if coming a long way (either HERE or phone Mary Venning 0115 854 2994).
See here for more details. We look forward to seeing you there.
Greening Beeston sustainable Christmas Tree - December 2018
Greening Beeston's green Christmas tree was on display at the Festival of Christmas Trees at the Parish Church 14th - 17th December. We made it ourselves as we did in 2012, 2014 and 2016. Click here for more details. For Cottage Garden Seed Mix instructions click here.
Greening Beeston at the Heritage Open Day on Saturday 8th September 2018
We will have a stall at the Heritage Open Day at Bartons, Chilwell, on Saturday 8th September 10.00 – 3.30. Our theme this year is: Avoid single-use plastic! See here for more details.
Greening Beeston at the Remarkable Recycling Gala - Saturday 9th June 2018
We will have a stall at the Remarkable Recycling Gala, which will be held on Saturday 9th June 2018, 10 am - 5 pm at Middle Street Resource Centre. Visit here for more information. We hope to see you there.
Greening Beeston at Plant Swap - Saturday 26th March 2018
We will have a stall at the Beeston Community Growers 9th Annual Plant Swap, which will be held on Saturday 26th May 9.30 - 12.00, Wollaton Road Methodist Church. See here for more details. We look forward to seeing you there.
Seed Swap - Saturday 10th March 2018
This year Greening Beeston's Seed Swap will be held on Saturday 10th March from 9.30 to 12.00 at Wollaton Road Methodist Church, NG9 2NG. See here for more details.
Greening Beeston at the Heritage Open Day - Saturday 9 September 2017
We will have a stall at the Heritage Open Day, which will be on Saturday 9th September at Middle Street Resource Centre, Beeston NG9 2AR. Our theme this year is "What Grandma knew" with useful tips from the past about cleaning without synthetic chemicals and other money saving ideas. Please come along and tell us about any ideas you have from the past, or new ones you've just thought of. See here for more details.
Greening Beeston at the Carnival - Saturday 8 July 2017
Our stall will be at Beeston Carnival on Saturday 8 July 10.30 - 4.00 with our eco dolls' house. This year our themes are RECYCLING and USING UP LEFTOVER FOOD. More details here.
Film Evening - Monday 22nd May 2017
FREE EVENT: Film “Grow your Own” (PG) - a poignant, warm and witty film about a group of allotmenteers. See here for more details.
May Day Multicultural Spring Celebration - Saturday 6th May 2017
Greening Beeston is taking part in the May Day Multicultural Spring Celebration at Middle Street Resource Centre on Saturday 6 May 12.30 - 5pm. See here for more details.
AGM - Tuesday 25th April 2017
We will be holding our AGM on Tuesday 25 April 2017, 7 - 7.45 pm followed by our usual meeting at the White Lion Pub, Station Road, Beeston, NG9 1FX.
Plant and Seed Swap - Saturday 25th March 2017
Our Plant and Seed Swap will take place on Saturday 25th March. For more details click here. Please note the postcode for the church is NG9 2NG.
Pancakes using leftovers
Slightly late for Shrove Tuesday but why not try these ideas for pancakes using up leftover food?
https://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/article/pancakes-ultimate-leftover-dish.
https://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/article/pancakes-ultimate-leftover-dish.
Green Christmas Tree - December 2016
Greening Beeston's green Christmas tree was on display at the Festival of Christmas Trees at the Parish Church. We made it ourselves as we did in 2012. Click here for more details.
Greening Beeston at the Heritage Weekend - Saturday 10th September
"What's Left in the Larder?" - useful tips from the past for using leftovers and reducing food waste. Click here for more information.
Carnival stall cancelled
We were sorry to cancel our stall because of the heavy rain but we are planning a stall at the Heritage Weekend.
Greening Beeston in the Library: 25th June - 9th July 2016
We have a display about Recycling at the Beeston Library for 2 weeks. We won't be there in person most of the time but, if you have any questions or ideas, please visit us at the Carnival. More details here.
Greening Beeston at the Carnival - 9th July 2016
We'll be at Beeston Carnival on Saturday 9 July with our eco dolls' house. This year our theme is RECYCLING and USING UP LEFTOVER FOOD. More details here.
PLANT SWAP - Saturday 7th May 2016
The Beeston Growers will be holding a Plant Swap on Saturday 7 May at Wollaton Road Methodist Church and Greening Beeston will have a stall. More details later.
Visit to Materials Recovery Facility in Mansfield by Greening Beeston on Friday 1st April
After initial problems with date and time 13 people from Beeston and surrounds attended the very interesting and enjoyable visit organised by Greening Beeston. Lesley Taylor, the Education Officer welcomed us with refreshments and an initial talk including a team challenge to sort a bag of (clean) household rubbish. One team made 1 mistake and the other made 2, including the plastic inner bag from a cereal packet. Apparently most adults typically make 13 mistakes and children 10, so we did better than most. We then kitted up with hi-viz vests, head phones and hard hats before entering the actual sorting facility.
The facility is in an enormous hangar-like building housing huge conveyor belts and various types of sophisticated machinery using lasers, electro-magnets, giant tumblers and air currents. Some of them sort plastics, some sort steel, aluminium, paper and cardboard. The different categories of waste are baled up and transported to different destinations where they are transformed into an astonishing range of new products such as fleeces, garden furniture and bicycle frames.
The building, though noisy and slightly dusty was surprisingly not bad smelling. From the viewing platform we had excellent views of all that was going on. We were particularly impressed by the small number of human sorters who were housed in clean cabins insulated from noise and dust. They could talk and listen to the radio. Staff welfare is a priority with health and safety provision and a canteen. Any employees requiring educational assistance are offered in-house training courses.
We could see that the sorters were having to remove things the machines missed such as huge quantities of plastic carrier bags which should not have been placed in the green-lidded bins but are classified as general waste.
After the tour we had a chance to have our questions answered back in the visitors centre. Apparently the general waste which cannot be recycled is taken to an ERF (Energy Recovery Facility) in Sheffield. Here it is incinerated at extremely high temperatures and the gases are filtered for all contaminants so that only steam is released into the atmosphere. The heat generated is used for district heating to heat hospitals and other public buildings.
We learnt that high grade plastic such as plastic bottles can be sold for making new products but low-grade plastics such as bubble wrap and fruit punnets cannot. If too high a percentage of the wrong items (contaminants) are found in the bales the whole truckload can be rejected. This could be things such as dirty pizza boxes, glass and wood. One of the worst things that regularly turn up is used nappies! Selling the sorted recyclables is what makes it possible for Veolia to help Nottinghamshire recycle and work towards increasing the County’s recycling rate.
So for those of us who want to help:
Greening Beeston will be happy to answer any queries and we will be making a display for the Beeston Carnival on Saturday 9th July. You can also contact Lesley Taylor directly [email protected] or 0203 567 4391 or via the website: www.veolia.co.uk/nottinghamshire. She will also be happy to arrange visits for small groups (up to 20) Monday – Friday including evenings.
Mary Venning
The facility is in an enormous hangar-like building housing huge conveyor belts and various types of sophisticated machinery using lasers, electro-magnets, giant tumblers and air currents. Some of them sort plastics, some sort steel, aluminium, paper and cardboard. The different categories of waste are baled up and transported to different destinations where they are transformed into an astonishing range of new products such as fleeces, garden furniture and bicycle frames.
The building, though noisy and slightly dusty was surprisingly not bad smelling. From the viewing platform we had excellent views of all that was going on. We were particularly impressed by the small number of human sorters who were housed in clean cabins insulated from noise and dust. They could talk and listen to the radio. Staff welfare is a priority with health and safety provision and a canteen. Any employees requiring educational assistance are offered in-house training courses.
We could see that the sorters were having to remove things the machines missed such as huge quantities of plastic carrier bags which should not have been placed in the green-lidded bins but are classified as general waste.
After the tour we had a chance to have our questions answered back in the visitors centre. Apparently the general waste which cannot be recycled is taken to an ERF (Energy Recovery Facility) in Sheffield. Here it is incinerated at extremely high temperatures and the gases are filtered for all contaminants so that only steam is released into the atmosphere. The heat generated is used for district heating to heat hospitals and other public buildings.
We learnt that high grade plastic such as plastic bottles can be sold for making new products but low-grade plastics such as bubble wrap and fruit punnets cannot. If too high a percentage of the wrong items (contaminants) are found in the bales the whole truckload can be rejected. This could be things such as dirty pizza boxes, glass and wood. One of the worst things that regularly turn up is used nappies! Selling the sorted recyclables is what makes it possible for Veolia to help Nottinghamshire recycle and work towards increasing the County’s recycling rate.
So for those of us who want to help:
- Do rinse out tins, plastic bottles, margarine tubs & yogurt pots before putting them in the green-topped bin,
- Don’t put in dirty or wet paper or card or any soft plastics or plastic bottle tops, and definitely no carrier bags or nappies. Shredded paper clogs the machines so should go in general waste or compost.
- Do use other ways of recycling things that cannot go in the green-topped bin. For instance glass, tetra paks (eg juice cartons) and batteries can be recycled at Sainsbury’s.
Greening Beeston will be happy to answer any queries and we will be making a display for the Beeston Carnival on Saturday 9th July. You can also contact Lesley Taylor directly [email protected] or 0203 567 4391 or via the website: www.veolia.co.uk/nottinghamshire. She will also be happy to arrange visits for small groups (up to 20) Monday – Friday including evenings.
Mary Venning
GREENING BEESTON SEED SWAP 2016
Greening Beeston is having a Seed Swap on Saturday 19th March 2016, 9.30 – 12 Noon at Wollaton Road Methodist Church Wollaton Road Methodist Church. Click here for more details.
GREENING BEESTON AGM - 2nd September 2015
Our AGM will be held on Wednesday 2nd September at 7.00 and will be followed by a normal meeting to plan our next event. Details available here.
GREENING BEESTON AT THE HERITAGE WEEKEND - 12th September 2015
We will be at the Pearson Centre on Saturday 12 September 10 - 4. See here for more details of what we'll be doing.
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GREENING BEESTON AT THE BEESTON CARNIVALOur stall at Beeston Carnival this year was complete with our own home made bunting, which has been sewn from from left over materials in appropriate colours to match our logo. (In the picture "GREENING" is clearly visible at the top but, unfortunately, the 'B' of "BEESTON" is behind the dolls' house!) Again to save additional consumption we took the decision not to buy special 'official' T-shirts to wear. Instead we have a policy of each wearing something green that we already own, together with our home made 'leaf' badges. As usual our 'green' dolls' house generated considerable interest, especailly with young visitors. Also our food sold well, including local Beeston honey and preserves made by volunteers. Were the bees aware they were volunteering too? We now have free Greening Beeston stickers to put on water bottles, to show that we are re-using the bottles by filling them with tap water. That way we can save money and reduce the energy costs of the water - tap water has a much smaller energy cost than bottled water. Read more about it here. |
ANOTHER ECO HOME OPEN - 10th May
Two members of Greening Beeston are opening their home to the public on Sunday 10th May and will be happy to answer questions about it. The tours are free at 2.30, 3.30 and 5.30. Booking is essential: http://bit.ly/1FNULrm. Find out more by clicking here, or for other houses open in May visit www.everybodys-talking.org/ecohomes.
If you can't visit this home, some information is available on the house's website: http://elm-ave-beeston.weebly.com/.
If you can't visit this home, some information is available on the house's website: http://elm-ave-beeston.weebly.com/.
ECO HOMES OPENING SOON
This year during April and May a number of homes in the Nottingham area are taking part in a Green Open Homes event. Find out more at www.nottingham.greenopenhomes.net and look under Transition West Bridgford Open Homes. Most of the homes are in West Bridgford but on 25th April two homes in Beeston are open. To visit you need to book in advance via www.wbecohouses.co.uk. Every home includes a link to Eventbrite, where you can book your free visit.
More information here.
More information here.
WHY PAY MORE THAN YOU NEED TO FOR ENERGY? 27th February 2015
On Friday 27th February 2015 Greening Beeston in partnership with Nottingham Energy Partnership and Broxtowe Borough Council, held a free event to help local residents to save money on their energy bills. Miranda Cumberbatch and Alison Mcguire, from NEP, shared some facts about energy costs and good reasons for switching suppliers. Then everyone present was invited to have a one-to-one session using the impartial switching tool on the Climate Nottinghamshire website to find how much they could save on their gas and electricity bills. The process takes about 5-10 minutes and the average saving can easily be around £200.
Feedback from the event included comments like 'you have given me the impetus to actually log on and look for better deals - I am IT savvy but I just needed more confidence' and ‘nothing complicated about it’. As well as free drinks, biscuits and homemade cake, Greening Beeston provided energy-saving tips for the home and kitchen, and gave away free shower savers and room thermometers.
If you missed the event, you can visit the Energy Switching website www.climatenottinghamshire.org.uk or phone 0800 4101143. Or you can speak to Miranda or Alison at Nottingham Energy Partnership, tel. 0115 9859057. For more tips click here
Feedback from the event included comments like 'you have given me the impetus to actually log on and look for better deals - I am IT savvy but I just needed more confidence' and ‘nothing complicated about it’. As well as free drinks, biscuits and homemade cake, Greening Beeston provided energy-saving tips for the home and kitchen, and gave away free shower savers and room thermometers.
If you missed the event, you can visit the Energy Switching website www.climatenottinghamshire.org.uk or phone 0800 4101143. Or you can speak to Miranda or Alison at Nottingham Energy Partnership, tel. 0115 9859057. For more tips click here
SEED SWAP: 7th MARCH 2015
Beeston Growers are holding a Seed Swap - Sat 7 March 9.30am-12pm, Wollaton Road Methodist Church (Greening Beeston will have a display and leaflets).
GREENING BEESTON'S ECO CHRISTMAS TREE : 18th - 29th December 2014
The group is now planning another "Eco Christmas Tree" to be displayed at the Parish Church's Christmas Tree Festival, which takes place from 18th to 22nd December (and the trees will stay until 29th December). The challenge is to 'make' a tree, rather than buying one, and make our own decorations with recycled materials. It will cost nothing, except a bit of time. Most trees cause carbon emissions both from transporting the tree and from the lights, as well as disposing of them.
The only emissions from our tree will be from the electricity for the lights, which are LED lights and use only 0.8 watts. See here for how we made the previous one in 2012.
The only emissions from our tree will be from the electricity for the lights, which are LED lights and use only 0.8 watts. See here for how we made the previous one in 2012.
GREENING BEESTON at "THIS IS BEESTON": Saturday 18th October 12 - 4pm
We will have a stall at this event at Barton’s Garage. Come and find out what we do. Click here to find out more.
GREENING BEESTON at HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 2014: MAKE DO and MEND
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Greening Beeston took part in the Heritage Open Day activities at Barton’s Garage on Saturday 13th September, sharing wartime and 21st century tips on saving money, recycling and using cheap, seasonal food. It is fascinating how many of the current tips helping people to reduce their energy bills, cut their carbon footprint and save money are the very same ones that were taught during rationing and post-war austerity. Visitors were encouraged to have a go at making a Rag Rug and several shared memories of their grandmothers making these and how soft such rugs were to lie on. Samples of nettle cake, potato pastry tarts and Anzac biscuits all sold out and for those who missed out, or want to make them again, the recipes are available here.
Also on display were toys made from plastic milk cartons and baby milk tins, a dress made from a curtain, Christmas decorations made from everyday household items and “rubbish” – dried orange slices, foil beads and polystyrene chips – and bunting made form plastic bags. Visitors were encouraged to share their own tips and memories and these included adding the last dregs or solidified jam to stewed fruit to sweeten, leaving conkers (horse chestnuts) in a corner of a room to fend off spiders, using old coffee grounds around plants to deter slugs and snails (ask your local coffee shops for free grounds) and using pine cones as fire-lighters. Memories included wearing “pass-me-downs”, the thrill of sweets coming off ration and the horror of dried eggs! |
Helpful advice for the Greening Beeston volunteers
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GREENING BEESTON at BEESTON CARNIVAL - Saturday 12th July:
THE 3 R'S - REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
Greening Beeston had a busy day at Beeston Carnival on Saturday 12th July, with various activities and tips on the 3 R's – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – encouraging people to buy and use less, reuse what we can, as well as recycling more of what we do buy.
Volunteers gave away washable labels to stick on recycled plastic bottles to spread the message about using tap water rather than buying expensive and environmentally-unfriendly bottled water.
PLEDGES
Visitors were also invited to make a pledge to “change one thing” and the ideas included “donate all I can to charity shops, even lids of broken casseroles”, “thaw food in advance rather than defrosting in the microwave”, “organise myself to use the recyclable batteries that I already have”, “always use a lid when boiling stuff”, “keep a reusable shopping bag in my handbag”, “make the effort to take Tetrapak (juice and milk cartons) to the recycling bins in Sainsbury’s car park”, “only buy the fruit and veg that I need”.
The Spanakopita (Greek spinach and feta pies) sold like hot cakes but were beaten to the finishing post by the Honey and Nettle Cakes (for recipes, see here).
Greening Beeston will have a stall at Barton’s Garage as part of the Heritage Weekend on Saturday 13th September sharing wartime activities, recipes and tips to encourage us to “Make Do and Mend” - see here.
Volunteers gave away washable labels to stick on recycled plastic bottles to spread the message about using tap water rather than buying expensive and environmentally-unfriendly bottled water.
PLEDGES
Visitors were also invited to make a pledge to “change one thing” and the ideas included “donate all I can to charity shops, even lids of broken casseroles”, “thaw food in advance rather than defrosting in the microwave”, “organise myself to use the recyclable batteries that I already have”, “always use a lid when boiling stuff”, “keep a reusable shopping bag in my handbag”, “make the effort to take Tetrapak (juice and milk cartons) to the recycling bins in Sainsbury’s car park”, “only buy the fruit and veg that I need”.
The Spanakopita (Greek spinach and feta pies) sold like hot cakes but were beaten to the finishing post by the Honey and Nettle Cakes (for recipes, see here).
Greening Beeston will have a stall at Barton’s Garage as part of the Heritage Weekend on Saturday 13th September sharing wartime activities, recipes and tips to encourage us to “Make Do and Mend” - see here.
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 Ideas for Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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Beeston Plant Swap - Saturday 10th May 2014, 9.30 - 12 noon
Greening Beeston is supporting the seed swap organised by ABC LETS (Attenborough Beeston & Chilwell Local Exchange Trading System) at Wollaton Road Methodist Church, Beeston. See here for more details.
Notts and Derbyshire Eco Homes Week 10th - 18th May 2014
If you are interested in finding out about energy efficient homes, now is your chance to find out what it's really like from local people. This year two Beeston homes are taking part in the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Eco Open Homes event, which runs from 10th to 18th May. See here for more details.
New Initiative: LIVE FOR LESS
We are planning Workshops to illustrate practical ways to save money on every day expenses, which are based on the Live4Less course (http://www.mea.org.uk/live4less). Our aim is to help local people save money on food, clothing, travel and energy. More information will be available soon.
Greening Beeston AGM - 1st October 2013
The Greening Beeston AGM was held on Tuesday 1st October at 7.30 in Beeston Baptist Church, Dovecote Lane, NG9 1HR. The minutes are available here.
KEEPING COOL - press release July 2013
Mary in bee keeper's outfit with virtual hive
Greening Beeston gave away an assortment of fans to a few lucky stallholders and visitors to Beeston Carnival on 13 July as a cheap and easy way of keeping cool. There was a steady stream of visitors to Greening stall, attracted by the virtual beehive and the opportunity to get advice about bees, the eco dolls house, the assortment of plants and the tasty snacks.
The hot weather has seen a big rise in the number of bumblebees and concerned residents sought reassurance that no action is required if they find a bees' nest in their garden. Almost all the plants on offer found a good home and free Love Your Leftovers recipe books were also snatched up. The eco dolls house is still an ongoing project and has now had an internal facelift with eco-friendly paint from Highclere Interiors who have recently opened in Beeston.
This week’s recipe is another low-cost way of keeping cool: STRAWBERRY AND REDCURRANT CORDIAL - to see it and other recipes click here.
The hot weather has seen a big rise in the number of bumblebees and concerned residents sought reassurance that no action is required if they find a bees' nest in their garden. Almost all the plants on offer found a good home and free Love Your Leftovers recipe books were also snatched up. The eco dolls house is still an ongoing project and has now had an internal facelift with eco-friendly paint from Highclere Interiors who have recently opened in Beeston.
This week’s recipe is another low-cost way of keeping cool: STRAWBERRY AND REDCURRANT CORDIAL - to see it and other recipes click here.
BEESTON CHILDREN'S POSTERS
Posters with a green message made by Beeston children were on display on Tesco's community noticeboard in Beeston. Now you can see them here.
Launch of Greening Beeston at John Clifford School on Saturday 13th October 2012
Greening Beeston was successfully launched on Saturday 13th October at John Clifford School, with over 70 people in attendance. Simon Thompson, head of John Clifford School welcomed everyone to the event, held in the school’s community room. Then Julie Jackson, chair of the group, explained about the Greening Campaign and how volunteers were preparing to distribute the Greening Beeston ‘leaf’ cards to many households in Beeston. The cards have a list of simple changes that people can make in their everyday lives, which will help the environment by reducing CO2 emissions, as well as saving money, for example boiling only the amount of water you need. Residents are asked to display the leaf on the back of the card in their window, once they had made at least 5 of the changes.
One change in the list is to walk or cycle instead of using a car, which the children at John Clifford had already started last term. Their “walk to school” days were described by Year 6 pupil Beth Allford, who enjoys her 15 minute walk to school. Performances by some of the other children from the school illustrated other changes residents were being asked to make, including turning off the tap while brushing your teeth. There were tours of the school’s garden by the Gardening Club, which helps the children learn how to grow fruit and vegetables. Growing your own food is educational and fun, while saving the CO2 emissions caused by transporting food from elsewhere and avoiding wasteful packaging. A steady stream of visitors continued through the afternoon to visit the stalls and exhibits related to saving carbon emissions, as well as sampling the home made cakes and refreshments, and taking part in the prize draw. The prize was an energy monitor, which measures exactly how much electricity a household is using and helps people find out how to reduce their use. The Greening Beeston exhibition in Beeston Library though the rest of October includes a display of books on environmental issues. Meanwhile volunteers are distributing the cards and then going round to count how many have been displayed. The savings that have been achieved will be reported, once the results of counting the cards are known. |
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Greening Beeston's stall at Beeston Carnival on 14th July
Our stall attracted quite a bit of interest on Saturday and we sold savouries, cakes, books and plants.
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Greening Beeston at the Carnival
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Stall at Beeston Carnival on 14th July
Greening Beeston will be having a stall at Beeston Carnival on 14th July. Come along and talk to us at the stall - find out about what we're doing and have a look at what we have to swap, sell or give away. More information in Events.
Meanwhile we are planning the Launch of Greening Beeston, which will take place at John Clifford School on Saturday 13th October. More details will be available soon. Any help will be very welcome - go to Contact Us or come and see us at the stall.
Meanwhile we are planning the Launch of Greening Beeston, which will take place at John Clifford School on Saturday 13th October. More details will be available soon. Any help will be very welcome - go to Contact Us or come and see us at the stall.
Renewable Energy Project May 2012
We have now been advised to withdraw the planning application for the wind turbine at Chilwell School, because of objections which make it unlikely to be approved. Meanwhile we are looking for other ways to achieve renewable energy in Beeston. Any help or ideas are very welcome - go to Contact Us.
Greening Beeston's Green Christmas Tree - December 2012
Greening Beeston’s 'green' Christmas Tree was displayed at Beeston Parish Church’s Christmas Tree Festival. The tree was constructed using branches cut from a tree growing in a local allotment, so that there was no carbon footprint associated with the growing, transporting or disposing of the tree. (The branches were composted afterwards.) To decorate the tree, the group used recycled items, such as sweet papers, chocolate wrappers, bottle tops, orange peel, berries and pine cones, making it look attractive without any cost involved, apart from the electricity for the lights, which was reduced to less than 1 watt by using LED lights. Read more about it here.
More Savings resulting from the Card Distribution - December 2012
In October Greening Beeston held a great community event to launch the greening campaign in central and south Beeston. The event took place at John Clifford School and over 70 people came along to hear inspirational messages about how to save energy and water as well as saving money. The event also launched the Greening Beeston card which gave 9 easy steps to help the environment, such as taking shorter showers and not leaving TV’s on stand-by. Following this event, the card was distributed by volunteers in the local area.
Over 3,000 households received the card and more than 60 households displayed the card to show they had chosen 5 of the actions to help the environment. Beeston South and Central residents are now saving about 29,000 kg of CO2 and 48,000 litres of water per year. However, if these figures are combined with the first Greening Campaign which took place in the Rylands, Beeston residents are saving roughly 75,000 kg of CO2 and 115,000 litres of water per year. That is enough to fill 75 hot air balloons with CO2 – a massive amount!
Over 3,000 households received the card and more than 60 households displayed the card to show they had chosen 5 of the actions to help the environment. Beeston South and Central residents are now saving about 29,000 kg of CO2 and 48,000 litres of water per year. However, if these figures are combined with the first Greening Campaign which took place in the Rylands, Beeston residents are saving roughly 75,000 kg of CO2 and 115,000 litres of water per year. That is enough to fill 75 hot air balloons with CO2 – a massive amount!
GREENING BEESTON REALLY NEEDS YOUR HELP: COME & FIND OUT MORE ON 10TH MAY
There will be a meeting on Thursday 10th May at 7.30, Beeston Baptist Church to plan for the launch the Greening Beeston Campaign later in the year. We will be really glad of help with any of the activities. See Events for more information.
Greening Beeston receives awards - 3rd April 2012
 Julie, Mary and Janet receiving the award
Members of the Greening Beeston group were thrilled to receive:
Some of the group attended a ceremony at Beeston Fire Station on 3rd April to receive the awards and meet other groups also receiving awards.
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Julie explaining about Greening Beeston
Recognition from Broxtowe Borough for what we are doing is greatly appreciated. The money is very welcome to help us improve our displays - watch out for us at Beeston Carnival. |
Renewable Energy Project May 2012
The planning application for the wind turbine at Chilwell School has now been submitted. Meanwhile we are looking for ways to raise the funds for the purchase and installation of the wind turbine. Any help or ideas will be very welcome - go to Contact Us.
The Energy Event took place on 3rd March
We had good weather for the Energy Event and people were interested to hear about saving energy and water, as well as information about recycling.
The low energy dolls house (which we enjoyed fitting out) attracted some interest and we found some new people who are keen to help with our campaign later in the year. If you would like to help in any way, please let us know. The dolls house has one mistake (apart from being shaded from the sun). Did anyone notice what it is? Have a close look in the picture below. 
Read our press release about the stall under Recent Press Releases
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Energy Event in Beeston Square on Saturday 3rd March, 10.00 - 3.00:
Come and find out about Greening Beeston at our stall in Beeston Square, 3rd March 10.00 - 3.00. Broxtowe Borough Council will be there with the 'Fantastic Home' exhibition trailer, with lots of information about energy and water issues for the home, resulting in significant £££ and CO2 savings, and has a variety of interactive tools, games, fact-sheets and energy saving giveaways that will save each visitor hundreds of pounds. There will also be an 'Energy Bike'.
To see recent press releases about Greening in Beeston, click here
Come and find out about Greening Beeston at our stall in Beeston Square, 3rd March 10.00 - 3.00. Broxtowe Borough Council will be there with the 'Fantastic Home' exhibition trailer, with lots of information about energy and water issues for the home, resulting in significant £££ and CO2 savings, and has a variety of interactive tools, games, fact-sheets and energy saving giveaways that will save each visitor hundreds of pounds. There will also be an 'Energy Bike'.
To see recent press releases about Greening in Beeston, click here
The Public Consultation took place on 29th Oct
 Julie Jackson explaining abut Trent Vale School
The meeting attracted a sizeable crowd of interested local residents. After presentations by Jerome Baddeley from Nottingham Energy Partnership and members of Greening Beeston, the audience contributed to at least an hour of interesting and stimulating questions. All were competently answered by Jerome or members of the group.
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Don Tinsley speaking about Chilwell School
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Public Consultation - Saturday 29th October 2011 - Renewable Energy for Beeston?
Saturday 29th October, 1.30 – 3.30, Beeston Library, Foster Avenue. ALL WELCOME! Refreshments available.
WHICH SITE FOR WIND OR SOLAR: HAVE YOUR SAY! COME TO FIND OUT MORE
Greening Beeston have secured a grant to pay for a detailed survey for an installation of a solar panels or a wind turbine for a public building in Beeston. Now you have a chance to help us choose where. If you can't attend on Saturday, please visit the display downstairs in the Library from Saturday 22nd October and have your say there instead.
Click here to find out which are the possible sites.
We are grateful for support from Broxtowe Borough Council, and the following organisations:
WHICH SITE FOR WIND OR SOLAR: HAVE YOUR SAY! COME TO FIND OUT MORE
Greening Beeston have secured a grant to pay for a detailed survey for an installation of a solar panels or a wind turbine for a public building in Beeston. Now you have a chance to help us choose where. If you can't attend on Saturday, please visit the display downstairs in the Library from Saturday 22nd October and have your say there instead.
Click here to find out which are the possible sites.
We are grateful for support from Broxtowe Borough Council, and the following organisations:
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A building with solar panels
 Solar panel installation
Solar electricity panels (also known as PV) use photovoltaic cells to capture the sun's energy and convert it into electricity. Because they don't need direct sunlight to work, they can still work on a cloudy day. However, they generate more electricity when the light is brighter, so the site chosen needs to take into account where the sun will be during the day. That means they need to face roughly south and be tilted up. They are often installed on sloping roofs, where the panels can be attached close to the roof.
Find out more about renewable energy from the Energy Saving Trust at: http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/
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A view of a wind turbine from below
 Wind turbine viewed from below
Wind turbines generate electricity by harnessing the power of the wind as it turns their blades. The idea is similar to the old windmills, like the one at Sneinton, which used the wind energy directly to grind corn, rather than turning it into electricity. Medium and large wind turbines stand some distance from buildings and a cable is needed to carry the electricity to the place where it can be used. The UK has many places where the wind is sufficiently strong for the turbines, provided they are high enough
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Public Meeting - Tuesday 27th September 2011
A public meeting will be held at 7.30 on 27th September at Beeston Baptist Church (Dovecote Lane, NG9 1HR). We want local people and community groups to get involved with our campaign. Come along and you can help us choose the challenges to put on the back of our cards, which will then be distributed by volunteers.
Speakers include Terena Plowright, who started the Greening Campaign, and Jerome Baddley of Nottingham Energy Partnership. For more details see here.
Speakers include Terena Plowright, who started the Greening Campaign, and Jerome Baddley of Nottingham Energy Partnership. For more details see here.
Progress with the Renewable Energy Project - September 2011
The initial assessments of the chosen sites have now been completed by Nottingham Energy Partnership and many of them appear to be suitable for solar panels or a wind turbine, or both. Members of the group have contacted the owners of the sites and some were keen for us to proceed with the next stage of a more detailed survey. A public consultation meeting will be held on 29th October to give members of the public a chance to have a say in which site is chosen for the full survey. For information about the project, see the press release below.
The Greening Campaign at Beeston Carnival - 9th July 2011
The Greening Beeston stall at Beeston Carnival on July 9th was a great success. We sold cakes, plants and bric-a-brac, as well as handing out information about our Greening group and other literature about saving energy. Our bunting of knickers and bloomers was to encourage people to wash at 30 degrees. For water saving we handed out bags to put in your toilet cistern.
If at first we don't succeed, we'll try, try, try again - June 2011
Sadly, we didn't have enough supporters on 30th June to receive additional funding for our Renewable Energy Project via the Energyshare website. But we are continuing with our renewable energy project and watching out for other opportunities. We are planning to have a public consultation meeting in October.
