Plumpton Goes Green
Team Objectives
The Plumpton Goes Green team is working in two main areas:
Reducing Plumpton's carbon footprint. This will include:
- Developing an information resource about reducing household energy use, installing renewable energy systems, and other actions individuals can take and where to get advice.
- Exploring energy saving options for village buildings.
- Exploring possibilities for village level renewable electricity generation.
- Working with the Transport group to improve transport links and make it possible to reduce car use.
- A new Plumpton Green Fair.
Supporting the sustainability of Plumpton as a village community. This will include:
- Developing a Historic Landscape Characterisation project (pdf file), to understand better the history and future of Plumpton as a village.
- Supporting local food production (working with the Business Team) and exploring ways to share produce.
- An audit of the skills of the village population.
Team Updates
Community Energy Initiative. 13th February 2012, 7.30pm, Small Hall... » More
Community Apple Press In Plumpton. The VAP Plumpton Goes Green Team recently received a grant from the South Downs National Park Authority’s Sustainable Communities Fund to buy a community apple press... » More
A Juicy Tale. The Plumpton Goes Green Team baptised our new apple pressing equipment at the Festive Fair on 26th November... » More
Climate Week is a national event which offers the UK an opportunity to consider how it is going to mitigate climate change. As you will see elsewhere in the magazine, the School, the shop, and the Plumpton Wildlife & Habitat Group are marking the occasion ... » More
Draft Busting Event. Ruth Segal gave a brilliant presentation on where most of our home heat goes (through the roof, along with the fuel bills), and the best and most cost-effective ways to stop it (thick loft insulation, double glazing, plug the gaps in your floor boards and skirting boards, and hang lined curtains across windows and doors).
Nick Rouse explained how to deal with draughty sash windows at very low cost, by installing specially adapted parting and staff beads.
Barry Taplin described how an energy performance assessment can help to improve your home’s energy efficiency rating and reduce environmental impact. He also advised the audience to invest in a home energy monitor and check out how much your individual electrical appliances use. You’d be amazed by how much electricity is used by equipment on stand-by – not a lot per day, but add it up over ten years.
Oliver St John explained about the need to balance draught elimination with ventilation to minimise condensation which causes black mould and explained that a cheap hygrometer instrument can be used as a safe-guard measure.
Team Documents
 PAM (Plumpton Ancient and Modern) Poster |
July 2010 |
| Poster from the VAP stand at the Plumpton Village Fair 3 July 2010 |
July 2010 |
| Plumpton Going Green Brochure |
May 2010 |
| Recycling Information Resource |
March 2009 |
Team Member Contacts:
- Ruth Segal, Team Leader: - pgg@plumptonvap.co.uk
- Sue Bromage
- Catherine Jackson
- Susan Martin
- David Millum
- John Moore
- Janet Rouse
- Michael Ward
- Carole Nicholson