Thinking about reducing your home’s carbon footprint and your energy bills?  
Planning some retrofit insulation or renewable energy installations?

Open Eco Homes Week will give you the chance to visit local homeowners who have carried out these projects and are willing to share their experience with you.   

Details of the hosts, locations and what they have to offer will be available by the end of September.    
In the meantime - SAVE THE DATES!   

If you want to register an early interest, email energy@transitionbelper.org

This event is being supported by Marches Energy Agency, who with the TB Energy Group will also be at the TB Eco Day on Sunday 14th September.

Call for Potential Hosts in Belper Area

Have you implemented any improvement work at home on INSULATION and/or RENEWABLES installations which you'd be prepared to share with others considering such projects?
 
Are you currently about to start retrofit/renewables installations? 

If so it would be great to discuss your project with a view to including it in the above Open Eco Homes Event. All visits will be scheduled by appointment, and you can decide when you want to be open for visits during the week.

Contact energy@transitionbelper.org or call Tony on 07796 675385 to find out more.

Find out about a local hydro generation project, heat pumps, insulation and much more!

Baslow Environment Group is running this day to provide information and dispel myths on local renewable energy. The day will consist of market stalls and focussed seminars.

Marches Energy Agency will be attending with an energy advice stand where you can ask questions about retrofitting your home to be more energy efficient, more affordable to run and warmer in winter. 

At this even you will also learn more about:

Old Mill Weir Hydro Scheme
This is a local hydro generation scheme undergoing detailed feasibility. Volunteers will be present throughout the day to share more about this exciting project.

Heat Pumps
People who have taken the plunge with a heat pump tend to love them. But they also have a bad press. How do you know if they are right for you? Informative installers, IMS heat pumps and Blakemore Heating along with heat pump owners will be giving presentations at the event. 

Solar Panels and Batteries
These can save you a fortune, providing ample free energy to run your house. Come and hear how to use latest technology to maximise impact and savings. SmartHomes electrical will be presenting.

Retrofit Installation
How much is possible in stone built houses which need to breathe? Are the benefits worth the disruption. Find out from SYEcofit who are specialists and offer surveys.

For more details check out the website HERE 

For more information please email hello@stannesbaslow.org.uk

Join the Derbyshire Makes MAKE Room team, Glassball Studio at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's Wilder Derbyshire event.

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FREE day of fun to celebrate Derbyshire's nature and join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust in growing a vision for a greener, wilder Derbyshire.

Bring a picnic and join in a day of fun wild activities for all the family, including:

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• Wildlife craft activities

• Wild wellbeing - feel better through nature

• Tips from Team Wilder on taking action for nature

• Forest School & Nature Tots

• Local community groups

• Walks and Talks

• and more.

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Please dress for the weather as the event is in outside areas and open barns. Some of the site may be uneven and muddy so please ensure you wear appropriate footwear.

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For more details and to book your free place, visit Derbyshire Wildlife Trust.

Bolsover Community Voluntary Service is working with partner organisations across Bolsover District to offer a variety of sustainably focused volunteering opportunities for young people, age 16 -25, as part of the Green Generation project.

This specific opportunity is a great chance for young people to see a different side of beautiful Creswell Crags by volunteering with the team on site. 

Sign up HERE 

Email for more information

greengeneration@bcvs.org.uk

All welcome to come along to Climate Action North East Derbyshire's next meeting to contribute to discussions of local events and issues. The agenda includes:

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• Marches Energy Agency home energy assessment training.

• Working with the Don Catchment River Trust.

• Working with CVS on sustainability with the community and voluntary sector.

• Local Galas and feedback from the Community Action Grant application.

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Please feel free to bring other topics for discussion too. 

Everyone is welcome to stay after the Go Green event has finished and join Derbyshire Dales' Community Assembly. The question for discussion will be:

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"How can we manage land, from gardens to farms, to adapt to and deal with the effects of the changing climate – floods, overheating, air pollution, wildfires and nature loss?”

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If you have any questions or would like to know more, please email
communityassembliesderbyshire@googlegroups.com
 

Join Transition Chesterfield for a hands-on Cyanotype workshop!

Discover the magic of creating unique blue prints using sunlight and simple materials. Learn the historical process of cyanotype printing and unleash your creativity.

This workshop is perfect for beginners and photography enthusiasts alike.

All materials will be provided, just bring your enthusiasm!

Don't miss out on this fun and creative experience - book your place now HERE.

Come along to this free workshop to share your concerns and ideas on the topic of climate emergencies and climate resilience.

No one holds all the answers, but this is an opportunity to think about the likely problems and discuss these together.

Book your place HERE

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Full poster here.

If you're looking to get your home ready for winter, adding a thermal lining to curtains is a quick way to keep more heat in your home (and keep heat out in summer). But, we know not everyone has the tools and knowledge to do this.

Derby City Council has partnered with Marches Energy Agency (Warmer Derby and Derbyshire) and Greener Littleover to deliver a free curtain lining session.

Bring along your curtains and our team of volunteers will add a thermal lining for free.

While you wait, there will be support from other services including the Council's Home Energy Advice Service, Warmer Derby and Derbyshire and National Energy Action who can all provide advice and support to make your home more energy efficient as well as providing useful items like LED light bulbs and draught proofing kits, for free.

There will be information and support available from local health services.

More partners and services that are attending will be announced in the coming weeks.

If you know someone that would benefit from this event, please share it with them.

You can find full information on the Facebook event page HERE 

Celebrate 200 years of rail with the Art Trail by Rail – a day of sustainable travel, art and community in the Hope Valley.

The Hope Valley Art Trail by Rail invites residents and visitors to explore the Hope Valley’s art, culture, and local businesses using sustainable transport – by train, bus, and on foot.

Timed to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the modern railway in 2025, the project is a collaboration between Hope Valley Climate Action, the Community Rail Partnership, Friends of the Hope Valley railway stations and local Artists and businesses.

Sign up HERE 

Take part in this 6-week course, spaces are limited to be quick! 

Catch a train to the venue which is right next to the station platform!

See HERE for venue information.
 
Why green wood working? Unseasoned wood is easier to work, meaning hand tools can be used in preference to power tools, making it a therapeutic activity. Working with wood connects us to natural resources and how we use them. Unseasoned wood can be sourced from coppiced woods or from tree surgery waste, which are renewable resources.

The course: Build your confidence using hand tools in a relaxed setting with indoor facilities & outdoor greenspace. We will make a shaving horse for the hub, using a pole lathe, draw knife & other hand tools, & you will make your own beautiful small ‘slab & stick’ stool made from Ash wood cut from the hub garden, to take home. Bring a packed lunch if you'd like to stay afterwards for a social lunch in the hub. Tea and Coffee available in the accessible kitchen.

Cost: £150 inc. materials.

Course Dates:
22nd Sept
29th Sept
6th Oct
13th Oct
20th Oct
3rd Nov

For more info or to book your place, contact Ali via email aliclarkmaker@outlook.com

Join Derby City Council and speak to the friendly team about:

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- free and impartial advice and support to reduce energy bills
- how to access funding to improve your home
- free energy saving items
- sign up to the priority services register
- join green rewards for the chance to win vouchers.

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No need to book, just pop along!

You can view the Facebook event page HERE
 

Come along to this free, annual Go Green event, this year in the beautiful town of Wirksworth.

The event aims to showcase solutions to the climate and nature crises, and highlight the impressive community action within the Dales.

What’s on?
•    Free bike workshop by Inclusive Pedals.
•    E-bike demos by Peak-e-pedals.
•    The Wirksworth Repair Café.
•    Local green technology installers such as heat pumps, solar panels and electric vehicle charging points.
•    Independent advice on improving the energy efficiency of your home.
•    Local nature conservation charities.
•    Local community groups on hand to discuss their work.
•    District council teams, including waste management company Serco.
•    Activities for kids including the smoothy bike, modelling clay and grow your own micro-greens.
•    Expert talks on topics such as community energy and the reintroduction of beavers in Britain.
•    Delicious food stalls, homemade cakes, tea and coffee!

No need to book, just turn up!

If you're around after the event from 3-5pm, join in a community assembly on the theme of the environment, facilitated by Climate Assemblies for Derbyshire. 

Find out more HERE or please direct any queries to climateassembliesderbyshire@googlegroups.com

Be part of an open, free and creative event celebrating the historic Whitfield Well through art, sound and stories.

On the day, you’ll be able to help transform reclaimed pallets into planters (yours to take home), listen to the amplified sound of the Well, see projections and archive images, and join in creative writing, nature walks, and talks about the site’s history and ecology.

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The event is part of MAKE Room, a new creative community engagement programme developed by Local and piloted through Derbyshire Makes. MAKE Room invites people to pause and engage with their surroundings through hands-on making, conversations, and informal learning - gathering insights that can inform how we care for and shape our shared spaces.

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Free drop-in event - no need to book in advance

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Find out more HERE
 

Come along to another of Transition Chesterfield's Skill Share workshops to learn how to make a granny square.

Materials provided or bring your own yarn of your choice. Both left and right-handed tutors available.

Book your place via Eventbrite HERE
 

Join 1Energy and other local organisations to celebrate the announcement of funding for Derby's new low carbon heat network. 

Learn how the network will keep our community warm, reduce pollution, provide energy security and tackle climate change by providing reliable, cleaner heating. 

Hear how the network is supporting the local economy, while affirming Derby as a pioneer city.

Talk by Richard Noakes and (to be confirmed Rich Lowe) followed by questions and discussion. 

This project, established by Sustainable Hayfield, sets out to understand the cost savings opportunity offered by the new Time of Use Electricity tariffs on the market. It has been running for about 18 months now and it's clear that savings of around 30% are possible in certain circumstances. This session will cover the learnings so far. There will be plenty of time for your questions.

Please register on Ticket Tailor HERE

Spaces available for the last in this series of beginner workshops at Monkey Park Community Hub with Transition Chesterfield. You’ll look at creative ways to decorate and embellish clothes to add a dash of pizazz!  

You can bring along something that meets our 3 challenges: to upcycle denim, make something new out of curtains, and vintage clothes treasures!

Email network@transitionchesterfield.org.uk for more information.

Please register on Eventbrite HERE 

Join experienced guide, Ian Jackson, for a walk around the waterways of the Belper Mill complex to hear about Belper's industrial mill owners and renewable energy generators who, for nearly 250 years, have continually improved the harnessing of the power of the Derwent. Their stewardship of the river is a story of conflict, compromise and collaboration.

Ian Jackson, formerly project lead on the Ambergate Community Hydro project, has recently completed a PhD looking at Hydropower in the Derbyshire Derwent catchment and the issues preventing the harnessing of renewable power on the Derwent and its tributaries, including many sites that were self-generating hydroelectric power 100 years ago. 

A copy of the PhD can be downloaded from the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site website HERE

To book your place on the heritage walk click HERE  

Join Transition Crich for this creative workshop, led by artist Lise, as part of the Derbyshire Makes 'Dare to Dream' initiative aimed at inspiring and uniting the community.

Explore various techniques such as weaving, stitching, and embellishing to express your creativity and aspirations for a better future. Be part of a project that captures the collective dreams of the Crich community.

Once completed, banners will be displayed for all to enjoy at Crich Glebe Community Centre and on the Derbyshire Makes 'Digital Loom'.

All welcome - children and adults alike!

16th-17th/23rd-24th August, Ferrers Centre for Arts & Crafts, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, LE65 1RU

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Greenwood Days have some spaces available in August for two weaving courses at their woodland workshop on the Derbyshire and Leicestershire border near Melbourne.

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A two day course is available from the 16th to 17th August which will lead you through the process of weaving an oval shaped backpack for carrying all those essential items when out in the woods or for collecting woody treasures.

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From the 23rd to 24th August you can learn about the amazing versatility of tree bark and plant fibres, weaving functional baskets that can be used in many different ways from foraging to being a beautiful plant pot. 

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These courses cost £230 each, including lunch and materials.

For more details, please visit Greenwood Days' website HERE
 

The Teversal, Stanton Hill and Skegby Neighbourhood Forum in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, has declared a Climate Emergency and formed a Climate Action and Sustainability group, working with Ashfield District Council.

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The group has been working with the Nottingham Energy Partnership on improved efficiency in off-gas dwellings in Teversal and will shortly be holding Fuel Poverty workshops with the NEP in Stanton Hill. They are also working on a Community Energy project – find more information on this HERE

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The group will love to see you at the Ashfield Show and the Stanton Hill Summer Fair, details above.

Come along to the next Climate Action North East Derbyshire meeting to hear from the Don Catchment Rivers Trust about the work they do to understand and improve the condition of local rivers.

Climate Action North East Derbyshire will be continuing their citizen science project testing pollution levels on the River Drone in the autumn, but welcome ideas on what other action could be taken.

To contribute to the discussion, join the meeting via Zoom by following the link HERE