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South East Cornwall coastal communities asked for input on £1m funding bid

Posted on May 3, 2012

Communities living on the South East Coast of Cornwall are being encouraged to help shape a bid for a community project which, if successful, could bring up to £1 million from the Big Lottery Fund into their area for a project lasting up to five years. A short online sustainability survey can be completed online at www.cep.org.uk or over the phone through Community Energy Plus’s independent energy advice centre on 0800 954 1956.  Responses are needed before 25th May. Possible …

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Plans for a greener future for Fowey to go on show

Posted on April 20, 2012

Fowey’s plans to become a beacon community, leading the way in the delivery of community-owned renewable energy projects, have taken a major step forward as Fowey Renewable Energy Enterprise (FREE) prepares to update the wider local community of its plans on Saturday (28th April). A drop-in event at the Town Hall between 11 and 3pm will give locals a chance to view the group’s proposals for installing renewable technologies at ten sites across the town, for which ten planning applications …

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Cornish communities in £1 million bid to live more sustainably

Posted on March 12, 2012

A project to help communities living on the South East Coast of Cornwall to live in a more sustainable way and cope with the impacts of climate change has won a £10,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund’s Communities Living Sustainably initiative so that it can bid for up to £1 million for a project lasting up to five years. Over the next three months the Cornish social enterprise Community Energy Plus will be developing a detailed bid in partnership …

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National Charity awards local Heat Hero Alec

Posted on February 17, 2012

The work of Community Energy Plus’s Alec Rice to alleviate fuel poverty in Cornwall has been recognised by NEA, the national fuel poverty charity, which have named Alec as one of their ‘Heat Heroes’. The award scheme was launched by NEA and ScottishPower to celebrate the national charity’s 30th Anniversary and to coincide with the launch of NEA’s Fuel Poverty Awareness day which took place on the 10th February 2012. The awards have recognised 12 individuals who have gone ‘above …

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Winter Wellness launches free helpline to offer support to those in most need

Posted on February 10, 2012

Winter Wellness, a project to ensure that vulnerable householders in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have direct access to the advice and practical support they need to stay warm and well this winter, has launched a freephone number for those worried about their homes being cold and damp. Householders are urged to call freephone 0800 954 1956 to speak to trained advisors for advice and access to services to help them. The Winter Wellness project, co-ordinated by Cornwall Council, …

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Frontline workers urged to join the fight against Fuel Poverty

Posted on February 10, 2012

Fuel Poverty Awareness Day – 10th February 2012 With fuel poverty now affecting one in four households in Cornwall, Community Energy Plus are urging frontline health and social care staff and community volunteers to recognise the signs of fuel poverty and ensure that vulnerable householders get the help they need to live warmer healthier lives. The Cornish sustainable energy social enterprise is using National Fuel Poverty Awareness day to put the spotlight on Fuel Poverty in Cornwall and highlight the …

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Funding success for nine Cornish local energy projects

Posted on February 6, 2012

Nine Cornish communities have received an important boost for their local sustainable energy projects after the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced that they were amongst 155 energy projects in England and Wales to win funding from the new £10m Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF). Community energy projects in Newlyn, Fowey, Ladock and Grampound Road, Wadebridge and Falmouth have received the news today (6 February) that their bids for funding have been successful.  They follow hot on the …

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Keep warm and well this winter

Posted on January 30, 2012

If you know someone who is elderly, caring for young children or in poor health and who is worried about their home being cold or damp, let them know about Winter Wellbeing. The Winter Wellbeing campaign offers advice on how to reduce fuel poverty, raise awareness of the risks of low temperatures and high humidity in homes, and encourage take-up of grants available for insulation and heating. The project may also be able to help people in need by providing …

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Ladock film hopes to inspire other low carbon communities

Posted on December 23, 2011

The mid Cornwall parish of Ladock is hoping that a film about their experiences of becoming one of the UK’s first low carbon communities will inspire other local projects to embrace low carbon living. A short film by the Cornwall based documentary maker Ben Giles was made after the parish won the Cornwall Rural Community Council’s ‘Sustainable Village of the Year’ award last year.  Following the film’s premiere at Ladock Community Hall, the film is now available to a worldwide …

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Cornwall Council wins partnership funding for Winter Wellness campaign to help reduce winter deaths

Posted on December 22, 2011

Press release issued by Cornwall Council A Cornwall Council and Council of the Isles of Scilly led bid has won over £140,000 from the Department of Health’s Warm Homes Healthy People fund for a campaign called Winter Wellness aimed at reducing preventable winter deaths. Each year, more than 300 people in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are believed to die needlessly as a result of cold homes and freezing winter weather. Partners including NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, …

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