Lorenza Casini 
On Wednesday 19th of April we gathered at Todmorden College for the third workshop in this series to talk about the relationship between retrofit and making our homes more able to withstand and recover from flooding events. Our colleague Helen took the group of attendees through the various building-level impacts of flooding, in particular the … Read more
Back in September, as part of the Carbon Co-op in Stockport project, one of our members, Julian Tomlin, and his wife Helena held a Community Workshop at their home in Heaton Moor. Here Julian tells us how it went. A group of friends and neighbours came together in a workshop to discuss how we might … Read more
On Sunday the 20th, we run a bus tour of eco-homes for the residents of Stockport. This was part of the "Carbon Co-op in Stockport" project that is being support by Stockport Council. The rain held and we had a great day with 28 people attending the tour. The big red bus took us to … Read more
On Saturday 22nd of June, we launched a new community champions project in Stockport with an event held at Staircase House in Stockport. An introduction from Councillor Stuart Bodsworth was followed by a presentation on the technical aspects of retrofit from Marianne Heaslip of URBED and a lively discussion on plans for Carbon Co-op in Stockport. … Read more
We were delighted to have been invited to present and share our work at the "Community Energy: Together We Can!" event organised by the Rochdale Borough Social Enterprise and Co-operative Forum at Rochdale's Pioneer's Museum on Saturday the 23rd of March. Despite the snow our board member Lorenza was able to make her way to a really warm welcome by Andrew Jessop … Read more