by Eunice | Nov 9, 2025 | Events, Home Energy
On 6 November, we had a fascinating talk on Heat Pumps by Bean Beanland of the Heat Pump Federation. Bean described how heat pumps are 3-4 times as efficient as gas for heating, because they take warmth from the world around and ‘concentrate’ it to warm our homes....
by Eunice | Sep 25, 2025 | Transport, Uncategorised
Have you noticed our lovely new electric buses? Diamond Bus’s latest vehicles are fully electrically powered and produce no carbon emissions or exhaust fumes from the tailpipe. So bus journeys are even greener. That’s sustainable travel! The buses have been...
by Eunice | Aug 7, 2025 | Portfolio Resources
Travelling by bus is a sustainable option which prevents lots of short car journeys. While our local bus service is somewhat limited in its scheduling, we are lucky to have it and would love more people to use it to allow it to continue. One of the major things which...
by Eunice | Aug 3, 2025 | Home Energy, Portfolio Resources
Why heat pumps? Gas and oil boilers are being phased out, because the fossil fuels they burn account for about a fifth of our household carbon footprint. Heat pumps are much more efficient (3 or more times as efficient as gas boilers) and the electricity they use is...
by Eunice | Jun 8, 2025 | Events, Lifestyle, Uncategorised
In July 2024, we held our first market stall collecting electrical and electronic pieces which were ‘too good to throw away’. Working with Waste Savvy Staffs, we aimed to direct these items to where they could do most good for local people. The response has been...
