Saturday 12th May 2012: 10am – 1pm
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Solar Panel Share Offer Now Closed
Congratulations to the Gloucestershire Community Energy Coop who own the solar panels on the City Works roof. The solar panel share offer is now fully subscribed and has closed. Well done to everyone at the GCEC and thank you to everyone who invested!
Mobile Scrapstore is on the road!
19th April 2012, 2.00pm – 5.30pm – Cinderford, Co-op, Dockham Road, GL14 2AQ
26th April 2012, 2.00pm – 5.30pm - Tewkesbury, Spring Gardens Car Park, Oldbury Road, GL20 5LR
3rd May 2012, 2.00pm – 5.30pm – Stroud, Leisure Centre Car Park, GL5 4AF
10th May 2012, 2.00pm – 5.30pm – Cam, Jubilee Playing Field, GL11 5UL
17th May 2012, 2.00pm – 5.30pm – Cinderford, Co-op, Dockham Road, GL14 2AQ
21st May 2012, 9am – 3pm – Cirencester, Market Place, GL7 2PN
31st May 2012, 2.00pm – 5.30pm – Stroud, Leisure Centre Car Park, GL5 4AF
14th June 2012, 2.00pm – 5.30pm – Moreton-in-Marsh, Budgens Supermarket, High Street, GL56 0AF
21st June 2012, 2.00pm – 5.30pm – Tewkesbury, Spring Gardens Car Park, Oldbury Road, GL20 5LR
We look forward to welcoming you aboard! Don’t forget to bring bags with you.
We can accept credit/debit card payments or issue invoices for amounts over £15.
Volunteer Van Driver Needed
We need a volunteer to drive our new Mobile Scrapstore.
Every Thursday afternoon, our Mobile Scrapstore travels to one of several Gloucestershire towns including Moreton-in-Marsh, Cinderford, Tewkesbury and Stroud. Once a month, on a Monday, it also visits Cirencester. The Mobile Scrapstore contains a treasure trove of re-usable business waste materials which are used by local arts, play and education groups.
To volunteer as our driver you will need to be:
- over 25 years old
- an experienced van driver
- qualified to drive a 7.5 tonne lorry
- able to volunteer for 7 hours every Thursday plus 7 hours once a month on a Monday
If you think you can help or for more information on volunteering as our van driver, please contact Lin Mathews on 01452 504442 or email manager@grcltd.org
Environmental Charity of the Year
The GRC has been awarded “Environmental Charity of the Year 2011″ by the Gloucestershire Assembly at their Gloscars event held on the 7th December 2011. Recognised for our work that impacts on the environment that includes the Scrapstore service promoting the re-use of business waste and reducing local landfill levels; our efforts to minimise our collective footprint at City Works along with all our tenants and visitors plus our new solar installation that is helping to increase renewable energy for the benefit of the wider community. The Trustees, staff, volunteers and everyone involved is grateful for this recognition and it will spur us on to try harder in the years to come. We would like to thank the Gloucestershire Assembly for the award.
Family and Student Memberships!
The GRC’s Solar installation is complete!
IT’S OFFICIAL THE INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE AND WE ARE CONNECTED!
We are delighted to announce that our roof now has 192 solar panels installed and connected to the grid! Let the sun shine!
Members of the public, along with our members, users and tenants, will be given the opportunity to invest in the project through the issue of community shares, likely to be rolled out in Spring 2012. Financing the installation has been made possible by the introduction of the Feed-in Tariff, where the owners of small scale, low carbon electricity generators including solar plants, wind farms and hydro stations receive a guaranteed fee for selling surplus electricity to the National Grid. The £120,000 project is being managed by The Gloucestershire Energy Co-op. Members of the public will also be given the opportunity to invest anything from £250 to £20,000 and can expect to see an above average return on their investment so let us know if you are interested and we will ensure you are informed when the share issue is being offered.
Re-Use in the Refurbishment of City Works
We purchased City Works in 1995 and spent the following 6 years raising funding and carrying out the phased refurbishment of the building. Throughout the project we tried to ensure we re-used building materials wherever possible, radiators, doors, floor boards and to reconnect the ingenious well water pumping system feeding from the three wells on site. Re-using meant we saved money, avoided unnecessary waste and it also helped us to retain the character of the building.
Working Together to Keep it Together at City Works!
As landlords, we are conscious of our environmental responsibilities and ask all our tenants to work with us to minimise our collective impact on the local environment. White paper, cardboard and ink cartridges etc are all recycled and minimal power and water usage is actively encouraged.
A document entitled “Working Together To Keep It Together” is the building’s watchword. We only use bio-degradable cleaning products in the building, Fair Trade refreshments for our Venue Hire and support local small businesses for all our catering needs.