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Bollington Solar Fayre 14 January 2012 - learn how to lower your energy costs

Bollington Carbon Revolution are running a solar fayre on Saturday 14 January 2012. We have invited 3 local suppliers to come along and speak to Bollington residents. This is a great chance to ask questions and learn more about generating electricity from the sun. You may be suprised at how much money you can save, alongside reducing your carbon foot print. There will be stalls and presentations in a friendly atmosphere.

Questions you can ask at the event:

What is photovoltaic technology (PV) ?
Is my home a good site?
Which panels should I choose?
How much electricity will I produce?
How much will it cost? What are the cost savings?
What is the feed in tariff?

Suppliers at the event:
Skygen

M-G-S
Eco-installer

Time: 11.00- 14.00 (doors open 10.45)
Entry £1 (pay on the door)
Presenations will take place on the hour every hour

Venue: Bollington Community Centre, Oven House Lane
Location on Google Maps website

email: contact@bollingtoncarbonrevolution.org.uk

Phone: 01625 560601

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to all our supporters

From Toilet block to Turner's Ecolodge

Read more about our project to refurbish the old toilet block at the end of Shrigley Road in Bollington and our vision to turn it into an exemplar sustainable building. Also see our project blog to follow our progress.

The revolution starts here!

Help us reduce Bollington's carbon footprint

The Bollington Carbon Revolution is a small group of local active volunteers who believe that their town can be a part of the new carbon revolution, driven by the voluntary sector at a local level.

Our aim is simple. We have come together with the over-arching aim of reducing our town's carbon footprint.

Bollington, located in the Northwest of England, was at the heart of the industrial revolution, which brought about the increase in carbon emissions which are widely acclaimed to be responsible for climate change. We would like to be a part of the new carbon revolution which needs to happen at a similar rate of change, bringing about significant reductions in carbon emissions

Thinking of joining us? Find out more....projects for 2011 include eco refurbishing the old toliet block in Bollington, a hydropower project, solar coops and much more!

We were featured in this video, produced by Cheshire East Council in 2010 and in a book called Engaging the Public with Climate Change (published in 2010 by Taylor Francis)

Also, watch a video about our group (filmed for future friendly awards March 2009)