In Coventry and Braintree EcoTeams are now into their third ‘wave’, with new teams being led or set up by local people following the initial two waves of teams lead by Global Action Plan.
Coventry City Council staff are now using EcoTeams materials for a staff EcoTeam meeting at lunchtimes and sharing ideas for both home [...]
Since Tap into Savings launched in Coventry we have been working with a number of community groups to explain about water saving and the free water saving equipment available. Some of these groups have gone on to run an EcoTeam as part of their regular meetings. The most recent was the Asian Blind Association, who finished [...]
The first set of EcoTeams that started in Braintree will be finishing in the next couple of weeks and the next round of EcoTeams are starting up. There is more information on the events page, but here is a quick summary of all of the meetings:
EcoTeams in Braintree (‘Keen Team’), Monday mornings
Venue: Eaton’s Cafe, 15 [...]
One of the best things about leading an EcoTeam meeting is seeing how people start sharing their tips, ideas and practical things for greener living. Some of the recent things that have been shared:
recipe tips for using up leftovers or making the most of fruit picked during the year
sharing seeds or cuttings from plants
information about [...]
There is growing concern that everyday chemical household cleaning products damage our environment as bleach and other chemical-based cleaners enter our atmosphere and waterways. We know very little about the long term health impact of being exposed to the chemicals in household cleaning products.
Research by WWF and WorldWatch Institute suggests using natural based products. However, [...]
Global Action Plan has launched a new way to countdown to Christmas, the great green advent calendar.
Each day we will reveal a simple action for you to do, energy-saving, water saving or good shopping habits for example. There are United Nations Environment Programme certificates and a prize draw up for grabs for those who take actions and [...]
Lots of people have been joining EcoTeams after having had water-saving equipment fitted during a home visit to find out more ways of saving energy and water.
At the EcoTeams water-saving meeting we use a simple activity to look at what uses the most water in the home. One of the things that it demonstrates is [...]
EcoTeams in Braintree are starting to look at ways of saving energy in the home. Take-up has been fantastic, with 3 teams already running and two more due to start before the end of the month.
The next meetings are as follows:
Introductory meeting Braintree: Thursday 11th November, 10.30am-12 noon Eatons Cafe (upstairs room), George Yard Shopping [...]
The first Braintree EcoTeam took off on Monday 18 October and promptly named itself ‘Phoenix’! Ten people came along to the initial meeting to find out more about what’s involved. These were people from all over Braintree, who I’d met at a lot of different events while promoting Tap into Savings. We shared tea, coffee [...]
In two of the project areas we’ve been able to give some people energy monitors to keep a track of their electricity use. In Redhill and Merstham these have been provided thanks to Raven Housing Trust. In Coventry we have been able to give energy monitors to EcoTeam members to help them with their energy [...]