Tilton on the Hill
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Tilton on the Hill 250 houses
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Tilton on the Hill. 250 houses. We won! Countywide competition £3500, advice and help from ENABLE To help us become a ‘Climate Friendly Community’. 300+ people attended:. Tilton Green Fair. Village HallSat. 11 th Oct. 10am-noon Money saving advice... - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Tilton on the Hill
250 houses
• We won! Countywide competition• £3500, advice and help from ENABLE• To help us become a ‘Climate Friendly
Community’...
300+ people attended:
Tilton Green Fair Village Hall Sat. 11th Oct. 10am-noon
Money saving advice... ☺Home insulation grants ☺Energy saving products & ideas ☺Renewable Energy Demonstrations & grants ☺Thermal
imaging camera display ☺FREE cloth bags & energy efficient light bulbs
☺Revolutionary green cone recycling bin☺Recycling drop off – used batteries, aluminium foil, clean solid
plastics, plastic bags, CDs & DVDs
Homemade cakes & refreshments Games & PRIZE DRAW!
KIDZONE craft making, mini renewable energy models & apple bobbing
Focus on Insulation
40 x £50 grantsHome energy surveys - Sycamore Energy Assessors
15 more houses insulated so far
ECO-St Lightbulb Library
Library loaned to 10% houses
£500+ light bulbs purchased
Two lists – co-ordinator + circulate with library
Circulate with OWL power monitor
Loan of OWL MonitorsPlug-in monitor5% houses so far...
ENABLE Family Challenge35% cut in Electricity use
TILTON GREENRecycling Drop-off at the Village Hall
On the second Saturday morning in each month, bring your items for recycling to the Village Hall foyer. They will then be taken to Somerby waste tip.
NEXT COLLECTIONSATURDAY 14th MARCH
10a.m. – 12 noonUsed batteries Aluminium foil Plastic bags
Solid plastic (e.g., food containers & plastic bottle tops – but not bottles)Tapes and discs Small appliances (kettles, toasters, etc.) Tetrapak cartons
Recycling
Tilton Village Hall
Demonstration?
CAFE training day
Thermal imaging
Energy survey
What next...
The Future• TILTON GREEN cloth bags• ENABLE work with businesses• £7000 GOEM funding• Action packs for other rural communities• Homes & Gardens of the Future event• Eco-school teaching pack• Carbon footprinting (Marches Energy Agency)• Energy Saving Trust?
Cutting Energy COMPETITION
PRIZES £2500 towards renewable energy
system for demonstration £500 holiday in UK (funded by TG)
30+ homes signed up so far...
