A dream to create the UK’s first carbon neutral church is set to become a reality by the end of next month. St Michael’s and All Angels Church of Withington, Gloucester, has raised the £40,000 needed to carry out work through a number of means including a substantial donation from a private source, a grant from Gloucestershire Environmental Trust, funding from the DECC low carbon buildings programme and the Big Lottery Community Sustainable Energy Programme. The combined total will be used to drastically reduce their carbon footprint and transform monthly outlays of £1,500 to £500 per month income. Read more…
Gloucester Church To Become The UK’s First Carbon Neutral Church
Mystery Flood Hits Bury
After a heavy downpour in the Bury region, it was discovered that a couple of properties in Grassmere Drive, Gigg in Bury had flooded with no explanation, leaving residents of the area confused as to why their homes had flooded so quickly. At their peak, the water levels rose to over two feet high.
Fire fighters from the area were called in to help with the rising levels, and got in touch with Bury Council whose staff came to the rescue helping residents move their property out to safety and clear up the wreckage left by the flood. Once the water levels in the drains had dropped further to the blockage being cleared, there was an oily residue left behind according to a spokesman from the fire service.
Young Royal Aspires To Be A Plumber
Speaking to the Daily Mail to promote Vocational Qualifications over attending University, Rose Llewellyn, who is the daughter of Sir Roddy Llewellyn, decided that university wasn’t for her and has enrolled on an NVQ level 2 plumbing Course. She explained to the Daily Mail that the call to pursue a vocation rather than academic study came about after doing a bit of DIY around her home. She was sitting with her father in the kitchen and carried out a repair to a leaking tap by replacing a washer. She called it her ‘light-bulb moment’. Read more…
British Gas Recruit Military Personnel As Engineers
Following a recent campaign by The Sun national newspaper to promote recruitment opportunities for ex-military personnel, Jobs for Heroes, British Gas has decided to back the drive by calling on all ex-servicemen and women to apply for jobs within the corporation. The energy supplier is one of the largest employers in the UK, and is looking to recruit ex-servicemen and women to retrain as engineers, experts in the energy field and professional insulation fitters.
British Gas recognises the important roles that military employees have performed during their time in the forces, and that there are a large number of transferable skills learnt and demonstrated by high calibre ex-military employees in their former roles that make them excellent candidates for positions with the energy giant. Particular skills that British Gas are keen to take advantage of are people skill, technical expertise, high levels of self motivation and discipline.
WADE Water and Drainage Exhibition Coming to Donington Park
Are you looking to get your point across to one of the UK’s leading water suppliers? Or do you have the latest invention and are looking for a chance to promote it? Whatever your need there is an all new UK exhibition and trade fair show coming to Donington Park which will feature and display the water and drainage industries’ new technology and features. The event has been organised in conjunction with Square 5 Ltd, who are specialists in the UK Pipeline and Event Management industry, in order to bring the UK to the forefront of the water and drainage industry. Read more…
Hackney Council Investigates Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Hackney Homes, who are in partnership with Hackney Council, had supplied and fitted carbon monoxide alarms to safe guard their tenants from the silent killer, CO. Apart from this, they also followed up at each home fitted with the alarm with regular inspections and servicing, however when they had a high amount of alarms being triggered, the company wanted to know if they had a faulty batch of CO detectors or something more sinister was going on in people’s homes. Read more…
Porcelain Drill Is Taking The Hard Work Out Of Drilling Tiles
Porcelain has presented many a tiler with drilling problems for years, due to its hard nature. Up until now the only feasible way to solve this problem was to use a TCT tipped cutter or elaborate water feed systems. However the expensive nature associated with these products has put many off tradesmen over the years. That is up until now however.
Toolpak have introduced their new force X diamond core drill. The drill is specifically designed to be used on porcelain and encompasses a mini diamond core tip and is electroplated. Demand for the new drill is high, with plumbers and tilers especially. The drills range between 6 to 40mm making them compatible with a variety of applications, and are ideal for cordless and corded drills alike.
Green Funding Scheme Launched By Northern Gas Networks
Northern England will hopefully be a greener place following the announcement of a fourth year of funding for environmental projects by gas suppliers Northern Gas Networks. The energy company launched their scheme this week and are appealing for applicants who feel they can really make a difference in their local area. Funding will be awarded to schools, colleges, charities and community groups with a real focus on making a difference to their local areas and the planet on a whole. Funding totalling £60,000 will be handed out in grants of £5000 to successful applicants and the group with the most novel and effective ideas.
National Self Build & Renovation Seminars Held In Swindon This Weekend
During the 11th and 12th of July at the National Self Build & Renovation Centre in Swindon there are dozens of seminars taking place aimed at home owners and trades men. They are all in aid of the making more space weekend and with so much happening their you will not want to miss it. whether your looking to develop your current home or build a new home from scratch.
Everything from extensions, loft conversions, basement conversions, property development and everything else will be covered with experts on hand to discuss any issues regarding planning permissions, local law, costs, expenses and regulations. The experts confirmed so far are architects: Opinder Liddar & Trevor Avery, design, planning, building regs specialist: Neil Davey and basement conversion expert: Mike Edwards & Sovereign Chemicals to name a few are ready to guide and advise you in any property matter you could possibly have. Read more…
Triton Showers Announce Competition
Triton Showers, one of the UK’s leading shower manufacturers, has set a nationwide competition called “Good Clean Fun” offering members of the public the chance to win a fantastic £1,000. All that the shower giant asks is that you make a video involving your family, and it doesn’t matter whether it is your Dad, Gran or even your pet dog; the messier the better and just upload it to tritongoodcleanfun.tv and you are in with the chance of winning the £1,000 jackpot or bagging yourself 1 of 5 Triton Showers available to the runners up.