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Contact Us

carbonaction@gatehouse-of-fleet.co.uk

tel: 0770 220 6735 / 01557 814458

Friday, 23 April 2010

Gatehouse Carbon Centre

Hello! You may have seen the Gatehouse Carbon Team working in the Kiosk in recent weeks; we are pleased to announce that after discussion with Visit Scotland, the Kiosk is now available for the community to use for many years to come. Over the next year the Gatehouse Carbon Team will use the Kiosk as the project headquarters where we will be on hand throughout the week to offer advice on saving energy at home, top tips for reducing the cost of travel and reducing waste. We also have a range of energy saving gadgets from solar power stations to rainwater harvesting kits, so do pop it to see what may work for you! We are also offering our carbon surveys on a drop in basis, so do come in for your free eco pack, a cup of tea and a chat!

Tuesday, 6 April 2010

How hot is your house?

The Gatehouse Carbon Team are offering Gatehouse residents a free thermographic survey. These surveys will highlight where heat is escaping from the building due to poorly fitting doors/windows or damaged roof/masonry. The camera can also highlight leaking cold and hot water pipes as wet areas transfer heat much quicker than surrounding dry areas. Thermal imaging is a great way to visualise heat loss and can pinpoint problem areas that otherwise remain hidden. The Carbon Team have hired the camera for a week beginning Monday the 5th of April so please call us early so we can book you in!

Gatehouse Carbon Action Team

Thursday, 1 April 2010

Earth Hour 2010

Hello,

On Saturday the 27th of March the Gatehouse Carbon Action Team held an event in support of the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour. The event was held in the drop in centre from 8:00 until 10:00 pm. It was a great evening; we turned the lights off at 8:30 and ran a quiz by candlelight! Eco friendly prizes were given to the 1st and 2nd place teams, every child also received a prize. In keeping with the theme of the evening we gave out wind up LED torches to winning teams and children. We also raised £56 for the WWF, this donation will help WWF continue its conservation work and we thank everyone who gave a donation.