The Naturesave Trust by Naturesave Insurance

Regi s t er edChar i t yNo.1048505

Trust Administrator: Stacey Hedge staceyhedge@naturesave.co.uk Tel: 01803 864390 Contact Address: The Naturesave Trust 58 Fore Street Totnes Devon TQ9 5RU Website: http://www.naturesave.co.uk/trust

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The Naturesave Trust was established in 1995 as the charitable arm of Naturesave Insurance. As part of Naturesave's environmental commitment, 10% of the following insurance policies are paid directly into a trust fund, which is then used to benefit specific environmental and conservationist projects and charities throughout the UK: • • • • • • •

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The Trust has funded nearly 200 projects since its inception, ranging from installation of a wind turbine at a school to the conservation of water voles in Dorset. The Trust prefers to provide start-up capital to small projects to get them going, rather than to contribute to the general administration costs of a larger charity or company. The Naturesave Trust also helps to fund the 'greening' of Naturesave's commercial clients by paying for a surveyor to conduct an Environmental Performance Review (EPR) at their premises. This not only helps these businesses and organisations to become more environmentally sustainable in their trading practices, but may also help them save money in the long run by reducing waste and cutting down on consumption. If you are interested in applying for funding from The Naturesave Trust, please complete the application form and return it to us, together with any information about your project which you think may be useful.

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The Naturesave Trust will consider applications for specific projects from Charities, Companies or Organisations whose activities are based within the UK. Unfortunately we are unable to accept applications from individuals or for non-UK based projects. Projects are chosen by the Trust on an individual basis according to how well they fit with the Trust’s funding guidelines, criteria and objectives. There are no deadlines for applications, and no limits on the number of applications you can make. The Trustees aim to make a decision on application within six weeks of receipt of a completed application form. We are a small charity with finite resources, and we endeavour to offer funding to numerous projects. Whilst this means that we are not able to fully fund all organisations that apply to us, we hope that our financial assistance goes some way to contribute to projects that we feel are worthwhile. These funding guidelines are intended as a basis for projects funded and may be pragmatically altered / amended from time to time. Funding is available for projects submitted by any organisation whether they be charities, voluntary organisations or businesses. The Trust is unable to fund individuals.       

Projects must be entirely based within the UK. Grants are made to projects which specifically address the promotion and implementation of sustainable development, environmental and / or conservationist improvement and or general ‘green’ issues. Applications for funding must be forwarded with a completed funding application form, together with any further information that the applicant thinks inform the Trustees further and support their application. Applications that cannot convey (to the best of their ability) what they are trying to achieve on the application form, have a lower chance of success. The best applications are those that are succinct, concise and relevant. Applications for funding are dealt with on a rolling basis – there are no deadlines. Grants given may be subject to various criteria and funds are only released once these criteria have been met. The Naturesave Trust does not fund ‘research’ projects.

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TRUST PROJECTS FUNDED 2013 1. Scottish Crofting Foundation – Common Grazings 2. The Conservation Foundation – Tool Shed 3. The Quadrangle Trust – Fruit Juicing Project 4. Grangehurst Primary School – Conservation & Productive Garden 5. Transition Town Lewes – Lewes Eco Open Houses 6. Whittlesford Memorial Hall – Solar photovoltaics 7. Alcet Close Nursery School – Wildlife Project 8. Sutton Community Farm 9. Cambrian Heritage Railways – Orchard Project 10. Cleobury Country Ltd – Neens Solar Community Hydro Project 11. Strathaird Community Association – Strathaird Community HEP 12. Totnes Development Trust – Gardening for Health 13. Ilston Village Hall – Energy Savings Solar Panel 14. Cholsey Parish Council – New Parish Hall Cholsey Solar Project 15. New Art Exchange – Renewable Excellence for Nottingham 16. National Star Foundation – Camping Pods 17. Sheringham Woodfields School – Operation Garden Kickstart 18. Green Fox Community Energy Co-op – John Cleveland School Biomass 19. Littlehempston Community Pub 20. Durham Wildlife Trust – Pow Hill Adder Conservation 21. Chirbank Community Group – Allotment Project 22. Totnes Allotments Association – Copland Field Allotments 23. Big Eye Design – The Littlehempston Cycle Path 24. Hexham Community Partnership – Hexham River Hydro 25. Seed Foundation – The Food Loop 26. Five a Day Market Garden – Community Wildlife Gardening Courses

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The Naturesave Trust 58 Fore Street, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5RU Tel 01803 864390 www.naturesave.co.uk

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The Energy Showcase Triodos Renewable Energy Fund Solar Study Centre The Sanctuary Parry People Movers Water Vole Survey Charcoal Initiative Barn Owl Trust Bioregional Treestations Green Dynamo Project The Kennet Otter Habitat Project Sustrans Bat Hibernaculum/Bbont The Edinburgh Green Belt Trust Environment Performance Reviews Plants for a Future The National Energy Foundation Spitalfields Farm Community Composting Scheme Zero Emissions, Real Options Ltd Byteback Bradford The Water Vole Project/Dorset Wildlife Trust Centre for Alternative Technology’s Straw Bale Theatre Water Vole Project: Staffordshire Wildlife Trust MERCI Treetrader SPARC Trees for life Cycle West Deer fencing/Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Heatmain project/CAT Wholesome Food Association Rocks East Woodland Devon Wildlife Trust – Dolphin Protection Programme Ecodyfi Get Growing Project Green Gold Biodiesel Westden Sustainable Living Rounded Developments – Sustainable building directory Bethel Chapel Allotments Project Headcorn Sustainability Group Barn Owl Trust – Biodiesel Conversion East Durham Partnership: CRATE Mallard Primary School wildlife garden Swindon Scrapstore – Waste Education Workshops Bath ‘Stitch & Bitch’ Groundwork Cheshire – Northfields Community Garden Recyke Y’Bike Ltd Devon Wildlife Trust – Devon Bat Project UK Food Recycling – Food Growing Project Findern Footpaths Group – Cardales Wildflower Project Suffolk Wlidlife Trust – Barn Owl Community Project Portglenone Enterprise Group – Green Gym Project Cairn Primary School Improvements Occombe Wind Farm Sheffield Wildlife Trust – Environmental Education Cornwall Waste Action – Think Before You Throw Bioregional Reclaimed Local Paper for Surrey Aldouran Glen Village Natural Discovery Primrose Earth Awareness Trust Forest of Bradford Rethink Rubbish BTCV Skelton The Greenhouse Trust Henley Wildlife Group LifeCycle – Bikeability South Gloucestershire Real Nappy Network New Findhorn Foundation Ipswich Real Nappy Network

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Forest of Dean Green Guide Scotstream Wave Turbine Project Green Wood Trust Cornwall Wildlife Trust – Seasearch Hanningfield Reservoir Ringsfield Hall Trust Sundance Renewables Derek Gow Consultancy Ltd – Water vole conservation Council for the Countryside Voluntary Services Lisburn – Go Buy Store Worcestershire Wildlife Trust – Dormice recovery project Dorset Wildlife Trust – Saving Dorset’s Bats Swindon Children’s Scrapstore Ethical & Environmental Marketing Group Greenmoves.com Silai Nappy Company South Devon Community Supported Farming FareShare ‘Vision for London’ Life Cycle UK – Cycle Friendly Employers Website Edible Gardens in Schools Motov8 REAP – Rural Crafts Revival Project Knowsley Community Recycling Services Second Nature Life Support Worcestershire Wildlife Trust – Geothermal Heating System Etheco.com Plymouth Environment Centre Recycling Week Fareshare: Surplus News WEN: Real Nappy Exchange Somerset Wildlife Trust – Large Blue Butterfly Wellow Community Composting Bioregional – One Planet Products Website IOSF – Otter & Wildlife Hospital, Isle of Skye GRAB Trust – Oban Real Nappy Network Rezolve Kernow – Cornish Real Nappy Project Penistone Carry-a-Bag Maybole Sensory Garden Dove Valley Community Project – Thistley Meadow Barn Owl Trust – Owl Hospital & Aviary Herefordshire Earthwatch Project Rudolf Steiner School – Hedge Planting Trees for Health – Sustainable Greenwood project UEA Bird Group – Yare View Conservation Area Colinsburgh Primary School vegetable garden Impact Housing Association – Fanplastic project Unity Wind Ltd – North Walsham wind farm survey Bourneville Village Trust – Green & Pleasant Land Project Food Ethics Council – Ethical Primer for Food Businesses Ethical Junction Pilling St Johns Primary School – Wind Turbine Project National Star College – Biomass Heating installation Community Healthcare Initiatives – Growing kids Community Allotment Devon Wildlife Trust – Halsdon Wood Recovery Project The Leckmelm Project Bags 4 Brynmawr Hope Housing, Training & Support Charity – community garden project Autism Initiatives UK – Hermitage Horticultural Centre Friends of the River Crane Environment – Mereway Nature Park Flights Mill Hydro Power Company Ltd - Sustainable Kirtlington The Wharf House – Solar PV project North Petherwin Church – Micro Wind Turbine BioRegional OPOS website Future Trees Trust

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WHM Work Connections Whitby Esk Energy Moor Pony Recourses The National Lobster Hatchery Organiclea – Low Carbon Catering Durham Wildlife Trust : Pow Hill Adder Conservation Green Fox Community Energy Co-op – Biomass Sheringham Woodfields School Littlehempston Community Pub Cholsey Pavilion The New Art Exchange – Renewable Excellence New Star College – Camping Pods Illston Village Hall – Solar Panels Totnes Development Trust – Gardening for Health Strathaird Community HEP – Hydro System Neen Sollars Community Hydro The Healthy Eating Project Regeneration and Cultivation of a pond Valley Wind Ltd The Food Loop Hexham River Hydro Chirk Bank Community Allotment Alcet Close Nursery School Grangehurst Conservation & Productive Garden Transition Town Lewes Core50: Bat Survey Shropshire Council – Action for Sustainability Buxton Infant School – Community Play Space Bradford Environmental Action Group – Forest of Bradford Glebelands City Growers Edinburgh Cyrenians Refurbiz Ltd Kirkbridge Crescent Community Garden Life Cycle – Bike Kitchen TINWOLF – Festival Recycling The Greenhouse Trust – Leaflets for Exhibition Better Tomorrows – Steyning Plastic Bag Free Campaign BHMAT – Coppice Apprentice Bumblebee Conservation Trust – Bumblebee Recording Scheme The Trails Trust – New Website The Hydrogen Office – Education Pilot Scheme Bioregional Development Group – Reshaping BedZED visitor centre Kingussie Community Development Co – Micro Hydro project Alastair Sawday’s Canopy & Stars Project Transition Town Clitheroe – Whalley Hydro Project Friends of Homerton Station Kemerton Conservation Trust – Crayfish Conservation Wirral Barn Owl Trust – Barn Owl Nest Box & Camera Porject Bath Community Energy – Hydro Power Project Lancaster Beekeepers – Dark Bee Revival Project Bromyard Multi-use Centre – HOPE Daycare Ground Source Heat Pump project Findhorn Foundation – New Education Building Corsham Community Energy – Website North Tawton Primary School PV Array Surfers Against Sewage – Sustainable Surfing Report Holt Community Centre – Green Energy Project Axe Vale & District Conservation Society – Axe Estuary Tower Hide Furniture Recycling Project Old Heathcote School Community Centre – Solar PV Doynton Village Hall – Solar PV Project Wildlife Habitat Project Trust - Rainwater Collection & Storage Project

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Baltic Whaft Co-housing Group Freewheelers Bicycle Workshop The Firth of Forth Lobster Hatchery Carbon Leapfrog Cambrian Railways Orchard Project Sutton Community Farm Whittlesford Memorial Hall Quadrangle Trust Fruit Juicing Project Conservation Foundation Tool Recycling Project Scottish Crofting Federation: Common Grazings West Solent Solar Coop Egni Woodlands Weekend Project Marine Stewardship Council - Fish and Kids Sustrans – The Dartmoor Way Scottish Seabird Centre – SOS Puffin Fitzmaurice Solar School Dorset Wildlife Trust – Saving Dorset’s Bats Community Food Initiatives North East Suffolk Owl Sanctuary Findhorn Foundation – The Park Edible Landscape Great Oaks School – Wildlife Pond & Meadow The Kindling Trust – Farmstart Manchester

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Occombe Farm Wind Turbine Project: Funded the professional survey and assessment for the Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust wind turbine at Occombe Farm. Pilling St John’s Primary School – wind turbine project: assistance with the funding of the installation of a wind turbine at the school, providing energy and income to the school. National Star College – Biomass Installation: the installation of a centrally located Biomass boiler system distributing heat and hot water to a college for severely disabled young people. Centre for Alternative Technology - Solar Study Centre: a project to develop a study centre which utilizes solar technologies, providing a working display of these technologies to the visiting public and an educational tool for residential groups. Centre for Alternative Technology - The Heatmain Project: to demonstrate and research use of thermal heatmain technology to heat community and commercial buildings using renewable technologies. Scotstream Turbine: development of a renewable energy system generating electricity from subsea tidal stream currents. Sundance Renewables From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: a community-based Biodiesel Processing Plant producing biodiesel from used vegetable oil in south Wales. The National Energy Foundation: a non-profit organisation which provides information on renewable energy use in the home. Manchester Biodiesel Co-operative – Green Gold Biodiesel: A co-operative in Manchester running a petrol station selling competitively priced, ethically sourced and produced biodiesel to consumers. Unity Wind: A community wind project in Norfolk. The Trust has funded an ecological survey to help towards the planning process. Kingusssie Community Development Company: the Trust has helped to fund a micro-hydro project in the Highlands of Scotland. North Petherwin Church Micro-wind Turbine: the Trust provided a grant towards the infrastructure and connection to the grid. Bath Community Energy Ltd: the Trust invested in shares in this Hydro project at Bathampton Weir. The Wharf House – Solar PV Project: the Trust helped to fund the installation of a PV array at The Wharf House visitors centre on the Hereford & Gloucestershire Canal. Corsham Community Energy Solar PV Development: The Trust has pledged funding towards the initial costs for this large community Solar PV project. North Tawton Community Primary School – Solar PV Array Hope Daycare Ltd - the Trust provided funding towards the installation of a Ground Source Heat Pump at the Bromyard Multi use centre in Herefordshire. Holt Community Centre – Green Energy Project: The Trust assisted with the funding for a PV array on the local community centre at Holt. Old Heathcote School Community Centre – Solar Energy Project: The Trust has provided funding towards the installation of a Solar PV array. Doynton Village Hall – The Trust provided funding towards the installation of a Solar PV array as part of the ongoing improvements and energy efficiency measures. Ham Hydro CIC: The Trust has offered funding towards a community hydro energy project. Brighton Energy Co-op: The Trust has offered funding towards a project aiming to install solar PV on several sites around Brighton. Illston Village Hall: The Trust has offered funding towards the installation of Solar panels on the roof as part of their energy project. Whittlesford Memorial Hall: The trust has offered funding towards the installation of solar panels in the community village hall.

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Green Fox Community Energy: John Cleveland College Community Woodheat Co-operative hope to be the first community co-op to deliver sustainable heat to a school Cholsey Parish Council: The new village hall was being constructed with an air source heat pump, rainwater harvesting and Photo voltaic panels have been included to create a sustainable and environmentally friendly building Strathaird Community Association: The trust has pledged funding towards planning costs for this community hydro scheme. Neen Sollars Community Hydro Project: The trust has provided funding towards start-up costs for this community hydro scheme. New Art Exchange: The trust pledged funding towards installing a solar PV system on the roof of the flagship community facility in Hyson Green. CORE50 Ackers Wind Project: The trust has offered funding towards a bat survey prior to planning application for a community wind turbine. West Solent Solar Co-op: The trust has offered funding towards consultancy support and a landscapng scheme for a planning application for a 12 acre solar farm. Egni: The trust has offered funding to support Egni develop solar energy systems on community owned buildings in Wales. Fitzmaurice Primary School: The trust has provided funding towards the schools solar project to install solar panels on the roof.

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Power for Good: The trust has offered funding to the Co-operative for the installation of solar panels spread over five buildings with the aim of reducing their energy bills. Whitlingham Boathouse Foundation: The trust has offered funding towards the installation of a solar PV system for the community boathouse. Hunters Bar Solar School Project: The trust has offered funding toward the cost of installation of a solar PV array on the school Gower Power Ilston Solar: The trust had pledged funding towards the planning application for solar arrays for community buildings in Gower

Updated July 2014

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APPLICATION FORM The Naturesave Trust is keen to support those projects with a long term benefit which deal proactively with the root of a particular problem as opposed to merely reacting to the effects. The projects considered must be from environmental and conservationist groups and organisations who seek funding for specific projects and not the general administrative costs of their respective organisations. We are unable to fund projects that are not wholly based within the UK, or from individuals. Please try to keep your responses to questions brief and concise. Please note that there are no deadlines for applications, which are dealt with on a rolling basis. If you have any queries about your application, please call Stacey Hedge, Trust Administrator, on 01803 864390. 1. Name of Project 2. Objective of project

3. Timescale for completion 4. Details of work already done

5. What problem is the project intending to resolve?

6. Is the problem likely to recur once the project has been undertaken?

YES / NO

7. What are the funding requirements?

Labour costs:

Material & Equipment costs:

Research costs:

Other (please specify):

£ Total:

Have you received funds from elsewhere for this project?

YES / NO

a) If so, from whom have funds been acquired? b) Amount given 9.

Where did you hear about The Naturesave Trust?

Signed:

Print Name:

On behalf of:

Dated:

Address:

Tel:

Website:

Email:

PLEASE ATTACH ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / LITERATURE RELEVANT TO THIS APPLICATION (eg; last year's annual accounts / brochures / media coverage etc.)

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COMMUNITY RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATION FORM Guidelines for applications

The Naturesave Trust now provides start up 'seed corn' grants for community renewable energy projects, whatever type of renewable power generation you, as a community, are considering. We are keen to help communities, in particular, that do not have the initial start up capital to undertake all the preliminary work to get to the planning stage and most importantly for the community to retain as much control as possible over the operating income once the project has been successful. The projects considered must be from community groups and companies who seek funding for specific renewable energy projects and not the general administrative costs of their respective organisations. We are unable to fund projects that are not wholly based within the UK, or from individuals. Please try to keep your responses to questions brief and concise. Please note that there are no deadlines for applications, which are dealt with on a rolling basis. If you have any queries about your application, please call Stacey Hedge, Trust Administrator, on 01803 864390. 1. Name of Project 2. Location of Project

3. Type of Renewable Energy (tick where applicable)

 Wind Turbine (s)

 Photovoltaics / Solar

 Hydro scheme

 Biomass Boiler

 Other (please specify) _____________________________________________ 4. Proposed system / model and wattage 5. Projected KWH produced per annum 6. Projected annual income 7. Details of work already done

8. Details of work for which

funding is sought

9. Structure of organisation (eg. limited company, Industrial and Provident Society, etc.) 10. Which community will benefit from this project and in what way?

11. What are the funding requirements? Consultancy / feasibility costs:

Survey costs (type ________________________________________):

Planning permission:

Abstraction license (Hydro only)

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COMMUNITY RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATION FORM Lidar / Metmast / Anenometer hire/purchase

Landowner charges (i.e. ____________________________________):

Site visit for grid connection:

Materials and construction:

Infrastructure and connection:

Other (please specify):

£ Total:

(Please attach all estimates & quotations obtained) 12. When do you anticipate the project will be operational?

13. Have you received funds from elsewhere for this project?

YES / NO

a) If so, from whom have funds been acquired?

b) Amount given

14. Where did you hear about The Naturesave Trust? Signed:

Print Name:

On behalf of:

Dated:

Address:

Tel:

Website:

Email:

PLEASE ATTACH ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / LITERATURE RELEVANT TO THIS APPLICATION (eg; project summery information, letters of support, any feasibility studies, quotations, details of company structure.)

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West Solent Solar Cooperative Ltd. November 2013 And God said, “Let there be light” and there was light, but the Electricity Board said He would have to wait until Thursday to be connected… Spike Milligan We hope to do better…. West Solent Solar Cooperative is a community energy project on the south coast near Lymington. It is developing a 2.5MW solar project in the sunniest place in the UK. The site is a 12 acre field, recently restored after a decade of gravel extraction. Full details of the project are on our website: www.westsolentsolar.coop Planning permission is about to be granted. Specialist consultants are negotiating the grid connection. We are working with Energy4all who will lead the fund raising. We will be making a public share issue in January. Priority will be given to residents of the New Forest District Council, followed by Hampshire and Dorset. We are applying for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). West Solent Solar Cooperative Limited is an Industrial & Provident Society and regulated by the FCA. You can contact us at: office@westsolentsolar.coop

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Egni Solar PV Co-operative February 2014 Egni (‘Energy’ in Welsh) supports the development of solar energy on community owned buildings in Wales. A group of volunteers set the cooperative up as we wanted to see more renewable energy on such buildings. We are very grateful to the support from Naturesave which covered set up and marketing costs. The Share Offer for £155k will be launched in February 2014 and we aim to have the panels installed before the end of June 2014. The buildings are: Brynaman Public Hall and Institute, Ystradowen Day Centre, Dove Workshops, Awel Aman Tawe, Black Mountain Centre (Brynaman), Abercraf Miners Institute and Glynneath Training Centre. These are all in the former coal mining valleys above Swansea. These buildings provide vital local services ranging for the cinema in Brynaman Hall run by volunteers, to the training, cafe and crèche at Dove. Aims The renewable energy developments will support:      

the community organisations to become more financially stable through free electricity reduction in carbon emissions by about 1000 tonnes over the lifetime of the project Energy Audit and EPC on each community building to identify improvements in energy efficiency Creation of body of investors for green energy Link to website so public and schools can see how much energy each building is generating Intern training programme with installer

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Fitzmaurice Solar School Fitzmaurice Primary School, Bradford on Avon February 2014 Everyone at Fitzmaurice is really excited about the prospect of having solar panels. We are working hard to raise the £16,000 needed to install a 40 panel, 10kwp solar PV system to the main school roof. This will further reduce the school’s carbon footprint, saving around 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per year and raise awareness of the real benefits of renewable energy. Having achieved Eco Schools Silver and now working towards Green Flag the children and staff are really taking on board the need to do something positive to reduce their impact on the environment. In the last year alone electricity use has gone down by 26% through taking simple measures like only having lights on when necessary and not leaving computers on standby. By improving the school’s insulation the energy rating has improved from ‘E’ to ‘D’ in the past 2 years. So, fitting solar PV panels will be a natural extension of the work the school is already doing. The Solar Schools project is working with the whole community to achieve its aim. Local climate change group Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon is supporting the team and many of CFB’s members have already contributed funds or are helping to run fundraising activities. Local charity ZeroCarbonWorld has also been extremely generous and has helped out with assemblies and an electric vehicle demonstration. The project is giving us many opportunities to develop the children’s understanding of the practical measures that can be taken to work towards a low carbon future. For example, during Science Week in March 2013 a retired Professor of Technology from Bath University spoke in assembly and to some of the older children about the different ways we can generate electricity and heat our homes without using fossil fuels. Also in the assembly the founder of the charity Zero Carbon World, who also lives in the town spoke about the benefits of solar power; he brought his electric Tesla car into school to show the children and explained how he uses solar power from his own roof to charge the car. We’re aiming to raise all the money we need by July 2014 so the panels can be installed during the summer holidays.

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“Renewable Excellence for Nottingham Communities” – Report 1.

About the project

This project will install state of the art renewable technologies within the heart of one of the most deprived urban communities in the UK, providing an environmental exemplar for the neighbourhood and the wider community and cultural sectors. More specifically, the project will involve installing a solar PV system on the roof of the New Art Exchange’s (NAE) flagship community facility in Hyson Green. NAE is a leading community and arts venue committed to developing and championing culturally diverse visual, performing and multimedia arts. Situated within the neighbourhood, NAE is a catalyst for community cohesion and social inclusion. This project provides an excellent opportunity to: -

Create new revenues to enhance and deliver our community, outreach and young people’s services with and for the local community, and…

Create a beacon of environmental excellence for other local community and cultural groups and organisations to learn from.

Project details

This project will create a revolutionary best practice example for the local Hyson Green community, and the wider community and cultural sectors in Nottingham, by installing a solar PV system on the roof of NAE’s flagship community facility. The two specific aims of the project are: -

To reduce carbon emissions and present a best practice exemplar to be rolled out across the community and cultural sectors.

To generate new revenues, as a result of cutting energy costs and achieving new income through FITs, and to reinvest these funds in the local community. Through NAE’s new Community Forum and Young People’s Panel, the community will be able to take ownership of these new revenues; designing, developing and delivering an inspiring programme of long term community activities and events.

The project will inspire other community renewable schemes, and will provide NAE with a long term option for return on investment, through reducing carbon emissions, cutting energy costs and generating new finance. This innovative model will see savings reinvested in important and extensive community activities developed by and for the local community. This project sets out a framework for sustainable energy options for NAE’s major community venue, and for sharing best practice across the wider community and cultural sector. In encouraging a change in attitude and behaviour towards energy efficiency, public investment across these sectors will be deployed in a more responsible and sustainable way. 39-41 Gregory Boulevard Nottingham NG7 6BE

T: 0115 924 8630 F: 0115 970 1102

E: info@nae.org.uk W: www.nae.org.uk

Registered Charity No. 1121755 | Company No. 04899786 | Registered in England & Wales | VAT No. 859 7277 60

Solar Energy for Places of Worship Power for Good Co-operative Limited August 2013 Power for Good is a co-operative of people from different worshipping communities who have joined together out of our common desire to see a reduction in the carbon emissions that are causing global warming. Our aim is to raise funding in order to install solar photovoltaic panels on places of worship in the West Midlands area. We have reached a point in our development where we need some start-up funding, and are very grateful to Naturesave Trust for their grant to us of £5,000. From our beginnings as a group of friends meeting in a Birmingham pub, we have grown to a board of 8 directors in a fully registered co-operative, and are working closely with a local PV installation firm called ‘New World Solar’. We have selected four church buildings and a mosque as being suitable sites for the installation of photovoltaic solar panels, based on criteria which sought to create other benefits such as reducing the electricity bills for the groups using the buildings in the day time, whatever their activity. We are now in the process of putting everything in place for the installations to go ahead. Our main challenge is to raise the necessary funding. Early on, we decided to form ourselves into an Industrial and Provident Society as this gave us the ability to invite people to invest in our project by buying community shares. Anyone who buys our shares becomes a member of the co-operative and so, if they would like to, they can stand for election to the board and contribute to the decision-making. Over the course of time, if all goes to plan, the shareholders will receive a small annual dividend. Shares may be withdrawn from the co-operative, but not sold, and there is a tax incentive available. We are looking to raise £150,000 from our share offer. Before we can issue a share offer prospectus, we have some start-up expenses. We have to pay for the printing costs of the share prospectus, as well as Energy Performance Certificates and structural surveys on the buildings, and office costs. Our Naturesave grant will go a considerable way to covering these costs. Thank you, Naturesave!

Photo-voltaic panels on the community building of a church in south Birmingham.

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Ackers Adventure wind turbine CoRE50 January 2014 The Ackers Adventure site sits 119m above sea level, making it one of the highest places in Birmingham. The site is a former industrial tipping area, with the average depth of landfill measuring around 4.5m – however, the last tipping took place around 100 years ago, so the ground is stable and wellcompacted. The site is less than 100m from the electricity supply boxes. There are a number of large structures in the locality, including Birmingham’s main waste incinerator and an Orange phone mast. We intend to place one 20kW (model CF20) turbine between the ski slope and the climbing tower: the second-highest point on the site, with an uninterrupted prospect to the south-west:

The nearest houses to the site, on Hangleton Road (labelled ‘Picture 01’ on the map above), are 250m away. It is thought that the turbine will generate more electricity than the onsite ski centre, helping Ackers Adventure towards its goal of becoming carbon neutral. CoRE50 put in a planning application for the wind turbine at the end of 2013 (including the results of the bat survey), and expect to have a decision by the end of January 2014.

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Hexham River Hydro A joint initiative from Hexham Community Partnership, Transition Tynedale and Hexham Town Council www.hexhamcommunity.net 01434 603022 Naturesave Trust: A big thank you from Hexham River Hydro Hexham River Hydro is a community hydro power generation scheme on the River Tyne in Northumberland, which explores the potential to generate renewable electricity, to secure sustainable funding for social and economic regeneration and community activities in Hexham and its environs and be an education and awareness-raising tool for residents and visitors alike. The intention is that it will complement a host of successful community initiatives in and around Hexham and sustain community activity into the future as public sector funding reduces. The project is a joint initiative by Hexham Community Partnership and Transition Tynedale. It has been supported by Carbon Leapfrog and was the winner of its category in the British Gas Energyshare competition in December 2011 where we topped the national poll. Hexham River Hydro presents a major opportunity to explore a sustainable approach to hydro generation. We wanted to be sure there will be no negative impact on the river or its many recreational users. Our consultants have been able to bring technical knowledge but we also wanted to draw on the expertise and feedback from local residents including local anglers, riparian owners and statutory agencies in order fully to assess the benefits and potential impacts of the scheme. The Naturesave Trust grant has enabled us to test fully the outcomes of our Detailed Design Report, to develop the Environmental Impact Study and so guide decisions about our next steps. It has also enabled â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;fresh eyesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to reflect on and capture practical Learning Lessons from a community led renewable energy project which can be shared with other groups throughout the country and will hopefully help to generate new solutions. The funding has contributed to the costs of Bat, Otter, and Tree Surveys and the design of the Fish Pass. This has helped us to capture learning at a strategic level which will enable the project to inform current policy debates nationally including the difficulty of greening the economy, of achieving participative and democratic ways of dealing with environmental controversies and the difficulties facing a political response to global problems of climate change. THANK YOU

John Cleveland College Community Woodheat Co-operative The first community energy co-operative in the UK to supply heat to a school

Delivered by: Green Fox Community Energy Co-operative June – September 2013 Background This project was originally developed as collaboration between three not-for-profit organisations and John Cleveland College. Transition Leicester, Green Fox Community Energy Co-operative and Sharenergy who came together in early 2012 to look at the feasibility of supplying sustainable heat to the College, through a co-operative approach. The Aims of the Project The project aim is to install new biomass woodfuel boilers at John Cleveland College, which is currently primarily heated using oil, and supply renewable heat from woodfuel, which has been sourced locally. These boilers and the associated equipment will be owned and operated by the Co-operative. The Co-operative will generate revenue from the sale of heat to the school under a Heat Supply Agreement. The Co-operative will also receive income from the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). The combination of these incomes will enable it to pay interest payments to members and return their original investment over the course of the investment period of 20 years. The Share Offer In June 2013, the Co-operative launched a public share offer to raise £986,473 of capital investment needed to install two biomass woodfuel boilers, backup fossil fuel boilers and all associated equipment. The projected Internal Rate of Return over the life of the project is 9%. Each investor, whatever the relevant stake, automatically becomes an equal Co-operative member of the John Cleveland College Community Woodheat Co-operative on a one member one vote basis. Involvement of the Naturesave Trust We are grateful to the Naturesave Trust as they gave us a ‘seed corn’ grant to help pay for the detailed design of the installation. In addition the Trust has purchased £5,000 worth of shares and we welcome this investment and the Trust as a Member of the Co-operative. To discover more about the project call Ben Dodd on (01530) 273312 or visit the website at: www.greenfoxcommunityenergy.coop