Charles Crosthwaite Eyre

1
Objective

• To develop a programme to reduce Parish
  residents exposure to high energy costs and
  reduce the environmental footprint by
• Learning and benefiting from the Transition
  Towns programme
• Identifying incentive programmes for change
• Identifying appetite for community action
• Identify possible community focus group

2
Scope

• Stick why act and why now
• Peak oil and energy costs
• Climate change
• Carrot in your pocket
• Potential financial benefits
• Independence
• Means how and who
• Support from utilities
• Support from Government
• Support from TVBC
• Technologies
• Displays of energy saving devices
• Material and technical advisers from Energy
  Saving Trust

3
Possible Programme

• Three Parish meetings
• Meeting 1 - centred on the householder
• Meeting 2 focused on community based energy
  saving schemes
• Meeting 3 focus on potential for transport in
  the community
• Other potential areas
• E.g. Food, Health and Environment (e.g.
  Dartington Hall meeting featuring Chris
  Skrebowski, Jeremy Leggett, Patrick Holden and
  Vandana Shiva)

4
Possible Organisation

• Key ingredient develop commitment
• Core team (AL, CCE, others)
• Establish a Working Group
• Officially supported by UCAV PC
• Official links with TVBC and HCC (and DEFRA)
• Structure and status (funding applications and
  administration)
• Unincorporated Charity
• Mgt committee Constitution
• Funding
• Meetings Administration - May Fayre, Parish
  Council, events

5
Draft programme

• Meeting 1 Household
• Possible Speakers
• What is happening around you either Ben
  Brangwyn co-founder Transition Towns or Martin
  Johnson IOW
• Peak Oil Climate Change The twin imperatives
  - Peter Durante Petrochemical professional and
  Environmental Products Trader
• Options available and costs -Solent Energy Advice
  Centre
• Financial Support - Jan Hudson - Project Support
  Officer (CERT) Southern and Scottish
• Funding support for energy saving through the
  TVBC - Laura Woods TVBC
• Demonstrations
• Energy efficient lighting
• Boilers
• Insulation etc
• Information
• Leaflets etc

• Meeting 2 Community
• Possible Speakers
• What is happening around you either Ben
  Brangwyn co-founder Transition Towns or Martin
  Johnson IOW
• Renewable and energy saving technology options
  Mark Standeven Building design
• Energy Efficiency and the Community Helen Lacey
  from CAfE
• Regional experience and funding options - SEEDA
  Regional funding options
• Funding support for energy saving through the
  TVBC - Laura Woods TVBC
• Demonstrations
• Renewables
• Energy from waste
• Information
• Leaflets etc

6
Funding

• For projects
• Energy poverty support for household stream
• Energy Efficiency - all energy suppliers
• Local authorities TVBC and RDA
• Community Projects - Electricity and gas supply
  companies

7
Next Steps

• PC agreement on principle and scope
• UCAV PC
• ?? GCPC
• Publicity and Programme
• Parish newsletter/Mag/Andover Advertiser
• Focus meetings
• Arrange programme and speakers
• Team and organisation
• Form a small focus group
• Establish organisational structure
• Funding formal PC applications to May Fayre and
  TVBC
• Training
• Attend Transition Towns training course