Update Monday 28 January | We have received an e-mail from Groundwork West Midlands which clarifies that the phase of the Green Deal which has now closed is the "Community Pilot". Any new referrals will be passed on for consideration in the next phase. It is not too late to apply. |
| GREEN DEAL Government website Green Deal information | The background to this is a government initiative to reduce carbon emissions across Britain. This is seen in our area as action to see how the homes which are less energy efficient can be improved. Report in Bournemouth Echo. This gives some of the background to Green Deal. In our area, this is the Birmingham Energy Savers pilot project. Community groups were asked to refer 40 possible homes for the initial survey. Originally we thought the deadline was the end of January, and that we may also be able to have referrals accepted at our meeting if the target numbers had not been achieved. This is now uncertain because a deadline of 23rd January was applied. We hope that we may still be able refer homes for survey since we understand that the 23 January deadline relates to the government's Green Deal funding for energy efficiency work. |
| New applications are being invited at a BES Launch Event on Friday 1st February, to be among the first to have the free survey. | |
Referral Form | The BES referral form is available here. Please download this and fill it in, and return it to the NWENF. We will then forward it to the BES contacts. If you are used to editing MS Word, you can fill in the form on your computer and e-mail it to NWENF. We have added a tick graphic by the question at the foot of Page 1, so that you can copy and paste this to answer the tick-box questions. |
Sunday, 27 January 2013
Green Deal
Friday, 25 January 2013
| AGM and PUBLIC MEETING | The next Public Meeting will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday 2nd February 2013. |
| VENUE | Portland Pavilion (former M&B Sports and Social Club) Portland Road. |
| TOPICS | Annual General Meeting Reports from the retiring NWENF Committee reviewing the past year. The Committee retires and new Committee members are invited to come forward. Do not rely on any members of the old Committee continuing for another year. They may volunteer for another year. They will welcome new people on the Committee. The Neighbourhood Forum is better for having new people. Green Deal In association with Groundwork West Midlands, the Council is looking for homes to have an energy audit. This is part of the Birmingham Energy Savers pilot project. The main deadline was Wednesday 23rd January. Our original information was that this would be 31 January. There is to be a launch event on Friday 1st February relating to the local project under the government's Green Deal programme. We hope to have someone from Groundwork West Midlands at our meeting to meet residents and bring the latest information. Consultation There will be a summary of the results from the Survey. The consultant, Dr Stephen Williams, is working on a report, and will be able to present some or all of the findings. |
Thursday, 25 October 2012
late news - Police and Crime Briefing
| Police and Crime Commissioner Election | Don't forget that the PCC election takes place on 15th November. |
| This is our opportunity to have a say in some aspects of West Midlands policing. . | |
| LOCAL MEETING | There is to be a public meeting on Monday 29th October 2012 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. St Germain's Church Hall This will be an opportunity in the NWENF area to hear more about the issues involved. Come and learn why this election is important. NOTE - This is not a NWENF event. This is a public information notice advertising the event for your benefit. |
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Newsletter
| NEWSLETTER | The latest NWENF Newsletter published October 2012 is now available from the following links.. |
| LINKS | See the Newsletter here. |
| Copyright | Please note that the information contained in the Newsletter is mainly public information etc., and thus the information content is placed in the public domain. However all photographs, images, logos, and the artwork of this newsletter should be assumed to be copyright, and should not be copied without permission. Permitted use is for private reading (including one printed copy) or with video projector or equivalent to a group. Under no circumstances should any part of this newsletter be distributed for sale whether or not this distribution makes a profit or loss. |
U3A meeting
| LOCAL BRANCH PROPOSED | |
| LAUNCH MEETING | Come and get involved to help set up a new branch of the U3A. |
| DATE and TIME | Thursday 22nd November 2012 2 p.m.. |
| VENUE | Portland Pavilion Portland Road, B17 8LS |
| NOTE | The U3A is independent of the NWENF. NWENF is helping publicise this launch meeting, to help local residents. |
Public Meeting 3rd November
| PUBLIC MEETING | The next Public Meeting will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday 3rd November 2012. |
| VENUE | St Germain's Church Hall City Road. |
| TOPICS | Street Associations We have some street associations in our area, and we hope the Wadhurst Road association will be able to tell us about their experience. Martin Graham from U-Turn UK will also be with us to answer your questions. Green Deal In association with Groundwork West Midlands, the Council is looking for homes to have an energy audit. George Dixon Schools We expect to have Mr. Zaman from the George Dixon Academy to bring us an update on the building programme. Consultation There will be a summary of the results from the Survey. |
Consulation closed
| SURVEY CLOSED | The Community Consultation closed at the end of September. |
| REPORT | The report is now being written, and will be published as soon as possible. |
| THANK YOU | Thank you to all who took part. The response rate, as a perventage of households in our area, has been good for this type of consultation. |
| THANK YOU IF YOU HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO HELP NWENF | During the survey, a number of people offered to help NWENF with the various tasks involved in supporting you. For example, some have offered to help with distributing the Newsletter. This is very welcome, as it gets the newsletter out more efficiently. Thank you. |
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