Monthly Archives: June 2010

Grow Your Own with Keith Jordan

29 June 2010, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Visit to an organic, working allotment with a fantastic variety of crops, soft fruit, apples, pears and a great selection of vegetables – peas, beans, salad crops, courgettes, potatoes and much more.

Meet at the entrance to Stourbridge allotments on Coldham’s Lane, opposite Vinery Way.  Please be prompt.

Free of charge.  Booking essential.  Email info@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org or call [...]

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June 2010 Newsletter

In this month’s newsletter:

Cambridge Carbon Footprint Events

Visit to the Green Backyard, Peterborough
Eco-renovation Question Time & Open Eco Houses launch
Cambridge Open Eco Houses
Live the future today
Wicken Fen and the Wicken Fen Vision

Other Local Events

Cambridge Climate Change Charter workplace emissions reduction workshop
Smart Grids and Cleanpower 2010 Conference
Green Enterprise Community Meeting
Sing for Water

Office Changes
Ro’s Reflections – Guilt and [...]

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Live the future today

21 June 2010, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Venue: The Barn, St Barnabas Church, Mill Rd/St Barnabas Rd.CB1 2BD

Meet Cambridge Carbon Footprint and discover how we can prepare for a low-carbon future together. Find out how our award winning projects can help you: Carbon Conversation groups, Low-Carbon Network, Climate-Friendly Homes, Akashi, Eco-renovation club, Grow-Your-Own Group and more…Delicious low carbon snacks and drinks will [...]

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Wicken Fen and the Wicken Fen Vision

23 June 2010, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Venue: Friends Meeting House, Jesus Lane.

Talk and slide show by Chris Soans of the National Trust. Wicken Fen NNR is one of Europe’s most important wetland sites for biodiversity. Chris Soans will explain the Wicken Vision; a hundred year project to safeguard the existing biodiversity of the site, help the reserve adapt to climate change [...]

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Eco-Renovation Question Time and launch of Open Eco Houses

15 June 2010, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Venue: St Luke’s Church Centre, Victoria Road, CB4 3DZ.

Meet the experts, find out about our Open Eco House days and ask your questions about how to turn your house into a climate-friendly home. On the panel are:

Anne Cooper (sustainable architect)
Andy Brown (sustainable construction consultant)
Tim Acheson (green builder)
Justin Smith (Council Home Energy Officer and grants specialist)

and [...]

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