Ashton Hayes Going Carbon Neutral Garry Charnock – Ashton Hayes Parish Council, Chester.

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Ashton Hayes Going Carbon Neutral Garry Charnock – Ashton Hayes Parish Council, Chester

Ashton Hayes - Background 1000 people 350 houses We are aiming to be England’s first carbon neutral village

Our objectives A grass-roots project that will help people to take low/no-cost actions that can save money while cutting carbon dioxide emissions To share our experiences with like-minded communities

Project launch 26th January Freezing night 400 people attended 75% of adult population

Community support – the catalyst Primary school involvement Energy Saving Trust (EPPLUS) Local business sponsors give £3500 Women’s Institute Chester University UEA Cred team Chester City Council Chester County Council

Launch night activity at the school

Press coverage – a key motivation BBC NW Tonight Granada ‘Party People’ BBC Radio 4 BBC World Service (20M) Chester Chronicle articles Dee Radio regular feature Local & national newspapers The Guardian G2 Cheshire Life magazine NW Renewables film NALC newsletter WI national newsletter Kate Simms, BBC NW Tonight

Children – the other key motivators

Chester University - verification

Baseline survey May/June week door to door survey Survey developed through collaboration between the Universities of Chester, East Anglia (UEA) and the EST/EPPLUS teams Focuses on household efficiency and lifestyle Has key questions for Parish Plan

Tree planting and biodiversity

GIS mapping

What’s happening? Our rubbish is being weighed each month and we have topped the local recycling league for 3 months (28%) We are installing solar panels and wind turbines on the school and houses and planning demonstrations We have the enthusiastic support of the school and other organisations including Chester City and County We are seen as a ‘pilot’ small community for the UK and our website is quoted widely. Our methodology will be used We are making a toolbox and giving direct help to villagers

Solar thermal panel installation

Sharing our experience Invited to share experiences in: – Stratford upon Avon – Hay on Wye (Brilley) – Gloucester – Chew Magna – Wirral – Kelsall – Blacon

Future possibilities Estate agent Legat Owen allocating 6000 trees PWC offering free verified audit of our public buildings BP expressed an interest in ‘adopting’ the village EA Technologies assessing the options for a technology test bed Cheshire CC funding EA scoping study Seeking DEFRA grant funding for our toolkit

Recording our progress

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