april 2012 newsletter
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Northfield Ecocentre April 2012 NewsletterTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to Northfield Ecocentre’s April newsletter. Highlightsinclude progress on our first home energy makeover, informationabout our new thermal imaging camera, fundraising activities anddates exciting or your diaries.
Date Time Event DescriptionSat 7 April 9am -
3.30pmEnergy Advice Stall Come and find our energy advisors at Kings Heath
Farmers MarketTues 10 April 10am -
1pmWild FoodForaging Course
A delightful day wandering the urban wilds ofNorthfield in search of edible treats. Led by TomBaker of Loaf. £29. Booking required.
Sat 14 April 2 - 4pm Ecokids Activities(£1 per session)
14th - Treasure hunt in Victoria Common (orindoors if raining!) & seed planting activities.Booking required.
Sat 14 April 9am -2pm
Energy Advice Stall Come and find our energy advisors at Kings NortonFarmers Market
Weds 18 April 10.30 -12pm
Nappuccino Learn how Real Nappies can help you save moneyand do your bit for the planet! Info session with theopportunity to try out different sort of cloth nappiesBooking required.
Sat 21 April 10.30am Grow Zonegardening begins
Gardening works starts at the first of five Northfieldhomes. Join us for lots of outdoor fun in the sun!Call ahead find out the garden location. Bringoutdoor clothing.
Sat 28 April 9am -3pm
Energy Advice Stall Come and find our energy advisors at MoseleyFarmers Market
Weekly groupsGardening:
Thurs 10 - 12 noonSewing & Crafts:
Fri 10 - 12 noon
Public OpeningTimes
10am - 5pmTuesday to Friday
Our Contact Details:Address: 53 Church Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2LB
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0121 448 0119
April Newsletter2012
Diary Dates
EcocentreActivities
@northfieldecoSee you soon,
EnergyServices
£7000 Energy Makeover
Thermal Imaging Camera
For more thermal imaging photographs visit:www.northfieldecocentre.org/energy-
services/thermal-imaging
Northfield Ecocentre is delighted to announce the arrival of its Infrared Thermal Imaging device.
Ecocentre front wall:
A normal visual spectrumcoloured picture.
The infrared spectrumwhich can tell us how muchheat an area is emitting.The front wall of thebuilding is producing verylittle heat, therefore notmuch heat is escaping.
NOT Northfield Ecocentre:In contrast this picturedemonstrates that a lot of heatis escaping through the wallsbut not through the windows;which suggests they havedouble glazing but no wallinsulation. There is also a crackin the wall which is releasing alot of heat (white mark belowthe window).
Building work has begun!…at the home of LauraJackson, the first winner ofour Energy Makeover!
The findings from handheld camera will be incorporatedinto the assessments which will aid us in pinpointing areasof unnecessary heat loss.The pictures belowdemonstrate how thistechnology works.
Scaffolding goes up.
Northfield Ecocentre havepartnered with the EnergySaving Co-op JerichoFoundation on this project.
Following a visit Laura has had her homeassessed for its energy efficiency.Ecocentre trained energy advisors energyadvisors have also given her some tips onways she can use less energy and savemoney. Building work has now begun toinstall solid wall insulation and improveher heating controls.
Follow the energy makeovers: www.northfieldecocentre.org/energy-services
Laura receives anEnergy PerformanceCertificate (EPC)
Congratulationsto our 2ndEnergy Makeoverwinner, MarkBinnersley!
BT Donate
If you like the work we do there’s a new way you cansupport us. Northfield Ecocentre now has a profileon BT Donate. You can read about us, set up yourown fundraising pages or make a one off donationtowards our work. BT Donate will process yourdonation, can add gift aid if appropriate and theyoffer this service to charities for free so we receiveall of your donation. Fabulous!
https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/northfieldecocentre
EcocentreNews
A huge thank you to Tim Atkinson and Rachna Shah and all the fantasticvolunteers who raised £125 for our Northfield’s Orchards project atan alternative Valentine’s event in February. Sick of all the usualValentine’s day events, they got together to organise a night avoidingall the cheese and clichés of Valentines, held at Urban Coffee CompanyIn Birmingham. As well as live music and performance by MellowPeaches and Chris Garghan, local organisations kindly donated raffleprizes, including Lush, The Electric Cinema, and Alessi's Ark. Thanks toeveryone who came along. The money will help us to plant 1400 acrossNorthfield over 2 years.
In our February we launched a new Northfield gardeningscheme called Grow Zone, to pair local people up to transformtheir back gardens together. We now have five gardensregistered and work on the first garden will begin on:Saturday 21st April, at 10.30am (call ahead for venue)
To join in and/or register your garden contactAnne Dasgupta on 0121 4480119 [email protected]
Grow Zone a Go Go
Help us by sponsoring a tree,providing a location or planting the trees with us.
www.northfieldecocentre.org/tree-planting
Escape the Cheese!
Fundraising IdeasFun Run!
Don’t forget, there’s still time to register forthe Great Midlands Fun Run on Sunday 10th
June 2012. Join ecocentre staff, friends andsupporters to complete an 8.5 mile run toraise money for the centre.
Register:www.greatmidlandsfunrun.com/register
Let us know:[email protected] 448 0119.
Help Us Grow!Become a Friend of Northfield Ecocentre. Go to
www.northfieldecocentre.org/join-us/support-us
Address: 53 Church Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2LB (behind Oulsnams)Phone: 0121 448 0119 Email: [email protected]: www.northfieldecocentre.org Twitter: @northfieldeco
Sustrans is looking for people to volunteer as Active Travel Champions.
Central England Area Quaker MeetingCharities Registered Charity No. 224571
We look forward tohearing from you soon!
…& Jubilee Weekend!
Saturday 2 June 2012, 11am - 3pm
Are you a keen walker or cyclist? Do you think you couldhelp people to walk and cycle more often?
Craft Activities
A day for all the Family!
Bring & Share FoodOutdoor Fun & Games
Active Travel Champions
You can now read about the progress of ourNorthfield’s Orchards project on Facebook. Seephotographs and information about our tree plantingactivities and discover new community orchards nearyou!Visitwww.facebook.com/groups/314616635272058/or search for Northfield’s Orchards in Facebookgroups.
Northfield’sOrchards on
To volunteer locally contact Georgia at NorthfieldEcocentre. Call 0121 448 0119 or email:
Sustrans will provide you with training and all the materials and support youwill need to help people to get onto their bikes and their feet.
You can volunteer at your workplace, communityor school. https://champions.sustrans.org.uk/