| 21 March 2012 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Cambridge Carbon Footprint has a unique approach to personal decision-making about carbon reduction. We use group work and conversations at stalls to explore and share the challenges of making sustained and sustainable behaviour change. Continue reading
| 24 October 2011 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Facilitated by Bev Sedley and Beejal Parekh
Stalls at local events are a great chance for CCF to reach new people and they are a fun opportunity for volunteers to chat to locals and enjoy community events. The training is for new and old volunteers alike, a useful refresher for anyone that hasn’t been on a stall in a while, and a great introduction and confidence booster for those that have never done it before! Learn how to use our interactive activities for stalls, make suggestions for new ones, practice talking to the public through role play, and have a rummage through our stalls box!
We’ll be covering:
- How to set up the CCF stall
- How to use the Carbon Abacus Game and the Carbon Footprint Calculator and our activities
- How to engage members of the public to talk about climate change
- What being the ‘lead person’ on a stall involves
Venue: Cambridge Carbon Footprint, Future Business, Milton Rd, Cambridge CB4 1UY
To book a place on the training email info@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org
| 18 October 2011 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/action/climate-friendly-homes-project/
Come to this training to become a surveyor for CCF’s Climate Friendly Homes Project:
The project provides a free service to householders to help them make practical plans to reduce their carbon emissions.
Surveyors will learn how to:
- Deliver an individualised report offering suggestions and advice about what can be done to cut the carbon footprint of a home, and save on bills.
- Help householders install an electricity monitor
- Provide information tailored to circumstances on grants, suppliers and discount
- Advice and support
If you would like to book a place on the training email info@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org
Venue: Cambridge Carbon Footprint, Future Business, Milton Rd, Cambridge CB4 1UY
We want our events to be as accessible as possible. Please contact us if you have any additional needs and we will do our best to accommodate them.
| 26 October 2011 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
| 2 November 2011 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
| 9 November 2011 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
We are offering a free three-session training course for people interested in running workshops and giving presentations, as part of CCF’s essential outreach.
The 2-hour sessions will be facilitated by Penny Henderson from 7.30-9.30pm on Wednesdays: 19th October, 2nd November and 9th November . During the first session, participants will choose a partner and together they will plan a session on a topic. Between sessions the pair will plan a 1-hour session on their topic for a particular audience of their choice. During the second and third sessions, each pair will have the opportunity to present 15 minutes of their session to the rest of the group, which will provide a safe option to try out one way to present their topic. The members will give and receive constructive feedback in this supportive atmosphere.
Participants will need to attend all three sessions. If you are interested but the dates are impossible for you, please let us know, we may change the dates or run the course at a different time. This will be a closed group for a maximum of 8 people. This is a great opportunity to develop your presentation and workshop skills, helping us to increase other organisations’ understanding of climate change and carbon reduction.
Venue: Cambridge Carbon Footprint office
Booking essential - email beejal@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org or call 01223 659962
| 20 September 2011 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
| 4 October 2011 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
| 20 October 2011 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Thermal Imaging
Thermal imaging cameras detect radiation in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum (roughly 9000–14,000 nanometers or 9–14 µm) and produce images of that radiation, called thermograms. Since infrared radiation is emitted by all objects above absolute zero according to the black body radiation law, thermography makes it possible to see one’s environment with or without visible illumination. The amount of radiation emitted by an object increases with temperature; therefore, thermography allows one to see variations in temperature. When viewed through a thermal imaging camera, warm objects stand out well against cooler backgrounds; humans and other warm-blooded animals become easily visible against the environment, day or night.
Alex Rice will be running three training sessions on how to use and interpret information from CCF’s thermal imaging camera on (you only need to attend one):
Tuesday 20th September FULL
Tuesday 4th October FULL
Thursday 20th October
7.30 – 9.30pm
Booking essential – email beejal@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org
Venue – CCF Office, Future Business, Milton Rd, CB4 1UY
After completing the training volunteers are able to book to use the camera, in the past volunteers have used the camera on their own house, neighbours, at local events, taken it into schools and workplaces etc.
We are offering a free three-session training course for people interested in running workshops and giving presentations, as part of CCF’s essential outreach.
The 2-hour sessions will be facilitated by Penny Henderson from 7.30-9.30pm on Mondays June 27th, July 11th and July 18th. During the first session, participants will choose a partner and together they will plan a session on a topic. Between sessions the pair will plan a 1-hour session on their topic for a particular audience of their choice. During the second and third sessions, each pair will have the opportunity to present 15 minutes of their session to the rest of the group, which will provide a safe option to try out one way to present their topic. The members will give and receive constructive feedback in this supportive atmosphere.
Participants will need to attend all three sessions. If you are interested but the dates are impossible for you, please let us know, we may change the dates or run the course at a different time. This will be a closed group for a maximum of 8 people. This is a great opportunity to develop your presentation and workshop skills, helping us to increase other organisations’ understanding of climate change and carbon reduction.
Please contact Bev Sedley if you are interested.
Spring is in the air, and we feel honoured to host
Clive Hamilton exploring climate change denial.
Beyond that we’re looking to fill our Internship,
and form an Open Eco Homes publicity group.
This month brings an opportunity to learn how to knock the first 20% off your home’s footprint and save cash, to get fit and have fun at our Ceilidh and to help us find a
new home and office space – plus piles of exciting CCF Events and Related Events.
This month brings an opportunity to learn how to knock the first 20% off your home’s footprint and save cash, to get fit and have fun at our Ceilidh and to help us find a
new home and office space – plus piles of exciting CCF Events and Related Events.
Next week brings our ZeroCarbon Britain 2030 event with the Centre for Alternative Technology – we do hope you can make it!
Beyond that we’re organising a visit
to The Green House Project two weeks later, and looking for people with a passion for cooking – and having fun – to take part in our Sustainable ‘Come Dine with Me’.
CCF Office, Social Enterprise Centre, 182-190 Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8HE
7.30 – 9.30pm
Either Wednesday 6th or Thursday 7th April – email beejal@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org if you would like to attend, stating preference of date
How to create a safe, welcoming and exciting space….
Ideal for meeters and greeters at CCF events! Continue reading
| 23 February 2011 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
CCF office, Social Enterprise Centre, 182-190 Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8HE
- communicating with the public
- how to use the Carbon Footprint Calculator (a computer progmramme designed by CAT to calculate individual’s carbon footprints).
The training is for new and old volunteers alike, a useful refresher for anyone that hasn’t used the calculator in a while, and a great introduction and confidence booster for those that have never done it before.
Facilitators: Tom Bragg and Peter Cook
Contact beejal.parekh@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org if you’d like to attend
| 2 March 2011 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
CCF Offices
- communicating with the public
- working on stalls
- how to use the Carbon Abacus (an interactive wooden abacus we use on stalls, which has a quiz alongside it).
The training is for new and old volunteers alike, a useful refresher for anyone that hasn’t been on a stall in a while, and a great introduction and confidence booster for those that have never done it before.
Contact beejal.parekh@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org if you’d like to attend
Welcome to our October newsletter! This month we have
| 14 November 2009 | to | 15 November 2009 |
Venue: Ross St Community Centre, Ross St, Cambridge
This two day workshop is aimed at would be Carbon Conversations facilitators in areas beyond Cambridge. It introduces the materials and key skills needed to run a successful Carbon Conversations group. Included in the price are:
1 copy of the Member’s Handbook, 1 copy of the Facilitator’s Guide, lunch and refreshments on both days of the training.
Games packs and more copies of the Member’s handbook and Facilitator’s Guide will be available to buy at the workshop.
Times: Saturday 14th Nov 9.30 – 5.00. Sunday 15 Nov 9.30 – 5.00
Cost: £165.00 per person
Some bursaries may be available for those on low incomes. Please contact us for details.
Trainers: Rosemary Randall, founder of Cambridge Carbon Footprint and author of Carbon Conversations, Penny Henderson, Groupwork trainer and CCF member.
Accommodation in Cambridge. A list of b&bs can be found at http://www.visitcambridge.org/wheretostay.php. We may also be able to find you accommodation with Cambridge Carbon Footprint members who will put you up at cost.
Please email Sally or Siobhan, or call 01223 971353 for queries and to book.
