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How can our community best respond to the challenges of Climate Change to create a more sustainable future for our children?
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Dear Members,
We hereby give notice that our AGM of members will be held at St John's Church at 7.30pm on Thursday 21st September, and will comprise a short business section until 8.15pm followed by a presentation on domestic heat pumps from a local resident who has recently installed one.
All members and non members are invited, and encouraged to attend, though please note only members can vote on meeting resolutions.
Please see below for a copy of the agenda, and associated papers to review prior to the meeting.
We look forward to seeing you there.
We look forward to seeing you there,
Thanks
Sustainable Hayfield Trustees
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Whether you are well on the way to a plastic free lifestyle, or only just starting, this is the challenge for you. Just sign up at the level that suits you - I am signing up to "avoid using single use plastic" - and then have fun redesigning parts of your life that you need to to avoid it! That is all there is to it!
Click here to find out more and sign up! https://www.plasticfreejuly.org
or watch the video here https://youtu.be/ByayHG5CscE
Have fun, and don't forget to tell us how you get on!
Dear Sustainable Hayfield Member/Supporter
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PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS - WHY NOT TRY YOUR HAND?
Have you ever thought of contributing your
skills and passion to being a Parish Councillor? And changing the way we can
support our community by advancing practical ideas to make it a more
sustainable, greener and valued place?
You'll know that elections are coming up soon, including for Hayfield Parish
Council. Currently, there's several vacancies on the Parish Council and it
would be good to have a 'slate' of candidates from whom to choose. As the
lowest tier of public democracy, party politics has little role to play in
Parish Councils, but ideas are always welcome!
The Parish Council meets monthly, and is serviced by a Clerk. Parish Councils
are a good way in which to propose, and get adopted, policies and initiatives
you feel strongly about..Andy Barker, our Parish Clerk, can give you a run down
on what's involved in being a Parish Councillor. He can be contacted at clerk@hayfield-pc.gov.uk.
If you are interested, details about the nomination process are on the High
Peak Council website. It looks complicated, but is pretty straightforward. The
thing some people find confusing is getting details of the two sponsors you
need (their polling district and voter number), but Andy can help with that,
since he's got the information you'll need.
Why not give it a go? Existing Parish Councillors probably felt as you do, if
you've never done anything like this before, but they've managed it
successfully. There's no reason why you shouldn't!. Nominations need to be in
by 4.00p.m. Tuesday, 4th April.
And, if you decide to try your hand, good luck!
Regards
The Sustainable Hayfield team
FINAL CALL HOME ENERGY MOT!!
Dear Sustainable
Hayfield Member/Supporter
Once you’ve
requested a visit, we’ll get in contact and make arrangements. This is a unique, free
scheme, just for the parish, so don’t miss out! |
Welcome to your winter 2023 Sustainable Hayfield newsletter, packed full of material, and with a focus on positive experiences and actions. Click here to see it.
As you read, we'd ask you to do three things, if you'll be so kind:Why not #ShowTheLove for our planet this February / Valentines Day? People across the UK will be painting, drawing, stitching, printing or otherwise designing green hearts for window displays to demonstrate their public commitment to work for a greener, cleaner, safer world, which values biodiversity, fairness and sustainability. Might you join them? And, if you wish, why not write a letter to our MP, enclosing a grreen heart and ask him to do what he can to promote government actions which help secure that reality and make more progress on the huge tasks facing us to achieve net zero within a decent period. He couln't help but notice a cluster of green hearts arriving in his mailbox/bag.! Details of the wider campaign are at https://www.theclimatecoalition.org/show-the-love
Dear Sustainable Hayfield Member/Supporter We all know the days of domestic gas boilers are numbered, due to the greenhouse gas emission...