The weather this year has been notable for its lack of sunshine. A long, wet winter has been followed by an indifferent summer to date, with low temperatures and high winds impacting wildlife, particularly summer insects such as bees and butterflies which have been noticeable by their absence. The Big Butterfly Count, a citizen science project run by the charity Butterfly Conservation, is asking everyone to get out and count butterflies – see the final post in this newsletter. Absence of sightings is as important to record as abundant sightings and all they ask is fifteen minutes of your time
25/07/2024
The lack of sunshine this summer may be making you question whether solar panels are worth having. A webinar run by ‘Building Sense’ the project run by Herefordshire Green Network discussed this question. Watch the webinar recording, discussing the pros and cons of investing in solar panels here Future Ready Homes is a project covering Shropshire, Herefordshire and Telford and Wrekin giving householders access to all the help and advice they need to improve the energy efficiency of their homes. Read their article on Solar panels below: Of course we love solar panels but with a
There are two upcoming chances to catch up with what HGN has been up to and its plans for the future. The first is in person, this coming weekend at Spring Greens – details in the next post in this newsletter. The second is online: Herefordshire Green Network will be holding its AGM on Wednesday 15th May at 7pm, online. Put the date in your diary and look out for more details in future newsletters. We hope you will join us to hear what we have been up to over the past year, what has been happening with Great Collaboration
Herefordshire Green Network will be holding its AGM on Wednesday 15th May at 7pm, online. Put the date in your diary and look out for more details in future newsletters. We hope you will join us to hear what we have been up to over the past year, what has been happening with Great Collaboration Herefordshire and Building Sense, how you can get involved and what our future plans are. Look forward to seeing you there!
29/03/2024
The most recent HGN Building Sense webinar about Herefordshire Council’s new Home Energy Savers scheme is now on the HGN website. Here is the link to the recording so you can watch it or watch it again. Our speaker Gareth Ellis has also prepared a list of useful links, which you’ll find below. If you’d like the slides please email buildingsense@hgnetwork.org Do check out our events page for links to our other event recordings on a wide range of retrofit-related topics. And if you’d like to become a
15/03/2024
Home Energy Savers Webinar — new from Herefordshire Council Tuesday 19th March 12:45pm Click here to find out more and book on Eventbrite A brand new scheme to fund home energy assessments and to fund recommended retrofit works! The Home Energy Savers initiative is for households that want to make energy improvements to their homes but whose income means they don’t qualify for support from the national Home Upgrade Grant or some other incentives. It’s open to those with a household income over £36,000 per annum, and/or with disposable income available to spend on measures for their homes.
