Greening Micheldever Parish

Three members of Micheldever Parish Council attended a mini conference held at the Hampshire County Council offices in Winchester on the 19th October to discover more about Phase 2 of the Greening Campaign. Peter O’Keefe, Andy Adams, and Paul Brown who are leading the Greening Micheldever Parish initiative joined in the round-table discussion groups to learn from the organisers and from the experiences of other groups who are also taking part in supporting their communities in taking action to mitigate the effects of Climate Change.

Sometimes it feels like such a big problem that what we might do as individuals won’t make any significant difference. But we are not alone. There are now around 40 groups in Hampshire who are part of the Greening campaign and who have the support of the County Council, Winchester City Council and your MP Steve Brine.

The speaker for retrofitting described a recent visit to a group from a village of around 40 properties when asked how many had roof insulation only 2 said they had.

We were told it costs approximately £450 to properly insulate the roof space of an average house. It would then take only 2-3 years to payback the same amount saved on electricity bills. The Government is giving £400 to homes through electricity bills over the winter months. What might you use that money for? P. O’K