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Community Garden Projects in Carlisle or Penrith: an opportunity to win £150 worth of plants and seeds! - 10th May 2013

Our colleagues from the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens have been working with Newcastle Building Society and as part of a forthcoming springtime campaign around gardening and garden insurance, they are looking to identify five community garden projects …

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Freegle Grow Your Own Event Report - 17th April 2013

Last Sunday, nearly 60 people came to Bolton Memorial Hall, near Appleby for Penrith & Eden Freegle’s Grow Your Own Give & Take event. Visitors were encouraged to bring gardening items that they had spare or no longer needed, such …

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Freegle Grow-your-Own Give Away in Bolton nr Appleby, Sunday 14th April 2013 - 4th April 2013

Freegle Grow-your-Own Give Away in Bolton nr Appleby, Sunday 14th April 2013 Eden residents looking to grow their own fruit and veg this year can take advantage of the volunteer-run Freegle “Give and Take” open day at Bolton Memorial Hall …

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Green Deal Help - 30th January 2013

We’ve been inundated this week with queries on the Green Deal.  Check out this video for how the Green Deal will work. And for more information for householders, see this page on the .gov.uk website.   If you apply, don’t …

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DECC Press Release: Hate rising energy costs? Green Deal With It. - 28th January 2013

Hate rising energy costs? Green Deal With It. The Green Deal launches today. The Green Deal goes live today, giving people the opportunity to transform their homes by paying for energy efficient home improvements with the savings on their energy …

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CAfS – NOW RECRUITING! - 20th December 2012

Owing to the growth of the charity and a successful bid to the Big Lottery Fund’s Communities Living Sustainably Fund for our new Sustain Eden project, we are now seeking to recruit four positions to our small team. Click through …

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CONSULTANT NEEDED for AGRESE project - 4th October 2012

CAfS are seeking a suitably qualified consultant to assist them in the delivery of a RDPE funded Anglo-German Rural Energy Skills Exchange (AGRESE) project. Maximum value of the contract is £3800 including VAT. Deadline for responses is midday on Thursday …

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CUMBRIA GREEN BUILD 2012 EVENTS BOOKING UP QUICKLY - 3rd September 2012

The programme is online, posters are out and about and events are already filling up. Don’t miss your opportunity. Browse the programme and book online today.

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OUR SustainEden BID WAS SUCCESSFUL!! - 3rd September 2012

Our bid to secure almost £1million of funding for Eden from the Big Lottery Communities Living Sustainably Fund was successful. We are pleased to annouce that CAfS, in conjunction with its partners, will be delivering the 3 year SustainEden project …

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PROJECT TO OFFER FREE GREEN DEAL TRAINING - 28th May 2012

A new project funded by the Rural Development Programme for England will enable Cumbrian businesses to benefit from the potential commercial opportunities provided by the introduction of the Government’s new Green Deal scheme, set to launch in October this year. …

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