The latest newsletter from Building Sense, HGN’s project ‘Cutting Carbon, Creating Comfort’ has an emphasis on keeping your house cool during the current heatwave.
PEB Screening – Next Steps If watching the PEB film brought home to you the urgency of the current climate and bio-diversity crises, the creators of the film have supplied a PEB QR code for you to scan with your camera for immediate actions you can take. Look out for details of follow-up actions from HGN in future newsletters. Other Screenings in Herefordshire Leominster District Community Association The screening at Leominster Community Centre HR6 8NJ will be on 30th July starting at 7.30pm. Contact – Michael Turner: comcentreleo@outlook.com The car park is located immediately behind the building, off Arkwright Close. Weobley Village Hall,
Shropshire based Big Solar Co-op runs an in depth Community Solar Foundation Course starting in September that has bursaries available. Their annual conference (in Birmingham this year) is on Monday 5th October. Click here for more details and to book a ticket.
Together we are stronger The PEB film provokes strong reactions with its hard-hitting message about what the human race is doing to the planet. It can seem as though there is nothing we can do to prevent complete ecosystem collapse. But it is not too late to ‘Think global, act local’. Click here to read examples of positive actions to combat climate change and build resilience being taken by communities and groups throughout Herefordshire. Look out for details of follow-up actions from HGN in future newsletters. Other Screenings in Herefordshire Archenfield Community Environment Group (a gold member
Yolande Watson and Andrew de la Haye of Taste of Self Sufficiency on Howle Hill are looking for volunteers who’d like to help them install wool insulation in the floor and hemp batts in the ceilings of their new hempcrete bungalow. They would like volunteers to help them any weekday from Thursday 16th July – 7th August. All volunteers are well looked after and that includes a freshly made lunch. The working day will be from 8.30am – 4.30pm, and will start and finish earlier if/when temperatures are higher than 30 degrees. If you are interested contact Yolande via
Together we are stronger The PEB film provokes strong reactions with its hard-hitting message about what the human race is doing to the planet such that it can seem as though there is nothing we can do to prevent complete ecosystem collapse. But it is not too late to ‘Think global, act local’. Click here to read examples of positive actions to combat climate change and build resilience being taken by communities and groups throughout Herefordshire. Other Screenings in Herefordshire Almeley Village Hall Hosted jointly by HGN gold member Almeley Green Group, St Mary’s Church Almeley, the Almeley
HGN Screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing The screening of the PEB film organised by HGN took place last Saturday, 27th June. There was animated discussion in the room both before and after the film – so much so that Lynne Bowers, HGN Steering Group Member who was facilitating the event, had difficulty in drawing the discussion to a close in order to summarise the points before we ran out of time. The film itself provoked some emotional responses. It is hard-hitting, but not without hope. Click here to read a summary of the discussion with proposed follow-up
Marches Energy Advice is a local charity funded to offer support to people in Herefordshire on how to lower their energy use. Come along and talk to a friendly energy adviser who will offer free and individual advice. Monday 20th July 10.00am – 11.00am Click here for more information
HGN is organising a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing Saturday 27th June 12 noon – 2pm ~ BOOK NOW! The current heatwave brings into sharp focus the need for action on the climate crisis and related biodiversity crisis. We cannot solve the one without the other. Temperatures will have dropped a bit by Saturday and the screening will take place in an air-conditioned room – but this merely addresses the symptoms, not the cause. Join HGN for the film, followed by a chance to discuss the impacts on Herefordshire with contributions from people with local expertise and those involved in
The Future Ready Homes project, run by MEA has come to an end after four very busy and successful years. Click here to read the latest newsletter from MEA with their plans for the future and training and events that they have planned.

