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Wellington School, Timperley, is now home to 946 solar roof panels, thanks to Greater Manchester Community Renewables
Solar array at Wellington School completed!
Following a community share offer in summer 2023, local social enterprise Greater Manchester Community Renewables (GMCR) has installed the largest community-owned solar array in Greater Manchester at Wellington School in Timperley.
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Local Nature Champions: Claire Biggs, Director and Project Manager at SNUG
In our next Local Nature Champions interview, we speak to Claire Biggs, Director and Project Manager at Sustainable Northmoor Urban Greening (SNUG).
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Project blog: setting out our shared Local Nature Recovery Strategy
Find out more about the development of Greater Manchester’s first Local Nature Recovery Strategy in our regular project team blog.
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Local Nature Champions: Susan Faulkner, Farmer at Woodside Farm
In our next Local Nature Champions interview, we speak to Susan Faulkner, Farmer at Woodside Farm.
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Delivering home energy improvements to GM residents through ECO4 Flex
Continuing our series of guest blogs from partners, Next Energy Solutions, a market-leading and award-winning specialist in improving the energy efficiency of homes, tells us how they are delivering the Energy Company Obligation Flexible Eligibility Scheme (ECO4 Flex) across Bolton, Salford and Wigan…
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Greater Manchester Schools to launch pupil-led Eco Refill Shops
Ten Greater Manchester schools will soon launch their pioneering, pupil-led, fully-stocked, Eco Refill Shops. Our series of articles will put the spotlight on the schools and report back on their progress as they undertake their Enterprise Training, launch their shops and measure their success.
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North West Net Zero Youth Conference 2023
Youth Focus North West hosted the second North West Net Zero Youth Conference which took place on Saturday 25th November at the University of Salford. The event aimed to bring together young people aged 13-19 from across the Northwest to share their thoughts and ideas about a range of climate and net zero topics.
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Solar panel project shines bright in Salford
Housing Association, Salix Homes has recently completed solar panel installations to 49 properties after securing funding through the Government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
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Southway Housing Trust and Cara EPS: Delivering Home Energy Efficiency Measures in South Manchester
In this article, Manchester housing provider Southway Housing Trust and Cara EPS, a multi-disciplinary net zero and retrofit business from Salford, provide an update on their partnership delivering on the Government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund…
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Manchester Environment Education Network & Electricity North West: connecting young learners with the green sector
Inviting young people to be part of the Green Summit has always offered a great opportunity to listen to how they feel about the climate crisis and provide inspiration and hope for the future.
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Local Nature Champions: Av Gurwicz, City of Trees
In our next Local Nature Champions interview, we speak to Av Gurwicz, Urban Forestry Assistant at City of Trees.
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Innovative Partnership Delivers Apprenticeship for the Green Energy Sector
Read more about an innovative collaboration between education, industry and specialist skills providers which has created a groundbreaking apprenticeship that will help to solve the skills challenges experienced by the green energy sector.
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