Events

Air Quality Summit – a review

Over 100 people attended Camden and Islington councils' Air Quality Summit in November at Camden Town Hall. Presentations by experts focused on the links between air pollution and health and the practical solutions to limit personal exposure.  The summit heard that air pollution caused the premature deaths of 29,000 people in the UK in 2008, with an average fore-shortening of life of over 11 years.

The summit ended a call for more action by Government and the Mayor of London to improve air quality and for roads to be made safer for cycling.

View a video of the event and the speaker’s presentations.

Training

Free Smarter Driving Training

We are offering free sustainable driving training for a limited number of local residents and businesses. The training takes 50 minutes from a central London location and a car is provided.

To be eligible, you need to have held a driving licence for at least 12 months. To register your interest, email: airquality@camden.gov.uk
camden.gov.uk/sd

Free Cycle Training

We provide free cycling training for both adults and children to encourage safe cycling. We run regular Saturday sessions based on both the road and the playground.

Apply online.

Free draught proofing workshops

We offer free draught proofing workshops to residents, delivered by experienced draught busters from Transition Town. Every attendee will receive £20 worth of draught proofing to get started on their own home.  We are also looking for hosts to offer their home as a venue. www.camden.gov.uk/draughtproofing

To sign up email: greencamden@camden.gov.uk
or telephone: Green Camden Helpline on 0800 801738

Train as a volunteer to welcome the world to Camden in 2012

Camden’s 2012 ‘welcome the world’ volunteer programme offers those who live, work or go to school, college or university in Camden, a fantastic opportunity to welcome the world to Camden in 2012 and be part of one of the most exciting events to come to the UK in our lifetime! 

Applications close on Monday 20 February 2012. 

For more information and to submit an application please visit our website. 

Offers

Beat the chill with free RE:NEW home energy efficiency visits

Camden is offering free home energy visits and packages of energy and water saving measures to residents living in Kentish Town and Cantelowes wards.  This could help you stay warm, cut carbon and save you up to £200 per year on your bills.
camden.gov.uk/homeenergyvisits

The number of visits available is limited. To sign up, contact the Green Camden helpline on 0800 801 738.  

Green champions

Are you passionate about green issues? Are you committed to taking steps to improve your local area? Our Camden Green Champion status recognises individuals that go that extra mile in actively taking and promoting green actions in the borough.
We’re looking for residents to nominate a green champion or tell us why you and your project should be one of our featured champions.

For more information on the scheme or how to nominate someone, please visit our website.

Getting ready for the Green Deal

Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) recently launched a consultation on the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO).  DECC have asked for all consultation responses by 18 January 2012 with the initiative due for launch in October 2012.   

The Green Deal will allow home owners to install energy efficient technologies in their homes at no upfront cost through a loan. Loan repayments will then be made through a charge linked to the property’s electricity bill.

If you would like to find out more visit the Green Deal pages on our website.

Create a 60 second film to excite the Great British public about home energy efficiency

The Great British Refurb are looking for a short video that’ll inspire all homeowners to save energy. If you’re an aspiring film-maker, why not get involved? You could win a £5000 commission to make their next campaign film!

For more information visit their website.

Funding opportunities

Big Lottery Fund for Communities Living Sustainably

The Communities Living Sustainably project will fund partnerships that bring together the public, private, voluntary and community sectors to build up to 10 sustainable and resilient communities to help deal with the impact of climate change.

The application deadline is the 31 January 2012 and there is more information online.

Alternatively, if you would like to find out how we can help you please contact Anna Ware on anna.ware@camden.gov.uk.

Community funding opportunity

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have launched a £10m Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF) aimed at helping community based organisations to deliver energy projects in their area. The funding will be issued in two phases as follows:

Phase 1. Applications to be submitted online by 12 noon 22 December.

For further details visit the Green Communities website or email: greencamden@camden.gov.uk

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You may have seen a few changes to this newsletter over the last few months, this is because we are changing the way residents can go green. We would like to hear from individuals or groups who would like to help us shape our new service by giving feedback on our progress and how we could improve.