Kidlington Eco Fair
Saturday 16 June — 12-4pm — Exeter Hall
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Kidlington’s Low Carbon Living Programme
On 26th January, we completed the series of meetings for the Low Carbon Living Programme for several households. We expect to be running it again in September 2012. If you want to be reminded nearer the time, just email us at
kidlingtonvsclimatechange@yahoo.co.uk
The programme starts with calculating your carbon footprint, which includes one of us completing a detailed questionnaire with you, taking about an hour. Then over the coming weeks there will be 6 carbon busting sessions going into detail about Lighting & Appliances, Heating & Insulation, Travel, Food & Cooking, Waste Reduction & Stuff, and Green Energy. Twelve months down the line, we’ll do another carbon footprint so you can see the effect of any changes you decide to make.
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About KvsCC: In the summer of 2007 at the Kidlington Summer Gala .….. Anthony met Janet.
Janet had paid a visit to the stand Anthony was manning for ClimateXchange, they got chatting and soon realised they shared a common interest in:
- Protecting our environment
- Sustainable living
- Raising awareness about the implications of climate change
Soon after that first meeting the local community action group Kidlington vs Climate Change was formed.
- Members of KvsCC
The Eco group’s core membership continues to grow as more Kidlington residents looking to make a difference and live a more sustainable lifestyle want to learn about:
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Environmental issues effecting Kidlington
- Make savings on their homes energy
- Running eco friendly homes
- Going about reducing carbon footprints
Since 2007 Kidlington vs Climate Change members have worked together to help raise public awareness in an informative, friendly, fun way.
Kidlington vs Climate Change have organised many events to help raise awareness of local residents:
2007
- Kidlington Gala with ClimateXchange.
- Packed screening of Al Gore film “An Inconvenient Truth”
2008
- Kidlington Gala stand. The chair‘s (Anthony Simpson) workplace RM plc, was named in The Sunday Times Top 50 Green Companies. Anthony helped set up RM’s green group in 2004.
2009
- June: Our first Kidlington Eco Fair.
- July: Kidlington Gala stand.
- September: “Age of Stupid” film night.
- Winter: Global Action Challenge project with Kidlington Sea Scouts
2010
- February: “Climate Change Condensed” workshop.
- June: Eco Fair
- Winter: Anaerobic Food waste digestion & composting.
- Workshop making Jewellery from recycled materials
- Carbon Conversations – a course of 6 facilitated discussion groups
2011
- March: Open meeting “Kidlington Taking Control – To reduce our carbon, to reduce our bills”
- April: From April the first Tuesday of each month ‘Kidlington Green Drinks’ at The Squire Bassett, Kidlington – join us from 8.30pm
- June: Eco Fair 18th June
