Progress to date

Action	Timing	Summary/outcome
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	June 2011	Update on project.
Hosted stand at local community day.	June 2011	Promotion of project to local communities.
Extract honey from community beehives.	June 2011	Sale of honey within Coleshill to keep beekeeping project going.
Orchard open evening.	May 2011	For residents to learn more about the work taking place.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	May 2011	Update on project.
Meeting held with Forum for the Future.	May 2011	Discuss outcomes of interviews and next steps.
Meeting held with beekeepers.	May 2011	Discuss honey extraction and sale.
New kettles installed in office and village shop.	May 2011	Save energy using better appliances.
Hosted workshops for visiting school children across 4 days.	May 2011	Educate school children on energy saving.
Water saving month.	May 2011	Free water saving devices for households in Coleshill.
Met with Thames Water.	April 2011	Discuss water saving within the village.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	April 2011	Update on project.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	March 2011	Update on project.
Sheep’s wool project is shown on BBC Countryfile (13/02/2011).	February 2011	Great publicity for the project and also sheep’s wool insulation!
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	February 2011	Update on project.
'Energy saving' evening held for village including talk by npower.	February 2011	Tenants able to learn and see demonstration of how energy monitors work.
Forum for the Future conduct interviews with staff and people in village.	February 2011	Will contribute to toolkit and report being produced.
Presentation to Swindon Beekeepers Association	February 2011	Talk about the project and bee hives in Coleshill.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	January 2011	Update on project.
Visit to biomass project at Ebworth.	January 2011	See a biomass system in operation.;
Evaluation work begins with Forum for the Future	January 2011	To produce an online toolkit for communities and a report.
Made some initial contacts with boiler suppliers for biomass project.	December 2010	Source more quotations for biomass project.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	December 2010	Update on project.
Secondary glazing fitted throughout estate office and holiday let.	November 2010	Increase in energy efficiency measures in preparation for biomass boiler.
Attend village shop committee meeting to discuss further energy savings.	November 2010
Presentation at Historic Towns Forum conference and also at npower head office.	November 2010	Presentation on National Trust Energy Strategy and project.
Community meeting held to discuss plans for remainder of project.	November 2010	Update on project.
Meeting with village school to discuss energy saving measures that could take place there.	October 2010
New recycling scheme starts in village. Confirm recycling for estate office.	October 2010	Significant improvement on amount that can be recycled by households.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	September 2010	Update on project.
2 stalls held at Coleshill Open Day.	September 2010
Applications received from 8 tenants for the community fund.	September 2010	Allows tenants to apply for their own carbon reduction idea to be paid for.
9 npower staff come to Coleshill to volunteer for the day.	September 2010	Help with the orchard work and build new staff salad planter.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	August 2010	Update on project.
Receive full feasibility study for estate biomass.	August 2010
8 people within the village have a free ‘Smarter Driving’ lesson.	August 2010	Help to reduce travel carbon footprint.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	July 2010	Update on project.
2 new volunteers start work on the orchard in the village.	July 2010	Manage and maintain this area and develop for the village to enjoy.
Annual LCV BBQ held for village with stalls showing information on the project.	July 2010	Meet new people within the village.
Second beehive is built following a wild swarm in the village.	July 2010	Increase chances of Coleshill honey!
Attended ‘Greening Campaign’ conference in London.	June 2010	Gain information about other projects in the area.
‘Forever’ film is put live on National Trust website.	June 2010
Quotations received for energy saving device to be fitted to motor unit within chiller and freezer units at village shop.	June 2010	Reduce carbon footprint of appliances.
Staff salad planter planted.	June 2010	To engage staff in project.
Community meeting held to discuss plans for remainder of project.	June 2010	Update on project.
New volunteer begins work on orchard area planted by npower.	June 2010	Ongoing work to maintain and develop the orchard.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	June 2010	Update on project.
2 tenants receive new fridge freezer as part of trial	May 2010	Ongoing work to reduce carbon footprint of appliances.
Meeting with Coleshill nursery school to discuss ideas for involvement.	May 2010	Npower will arrange to come out to do survey of school building.
Meeting with regional funding team to discuss funding for the biomass project.	May 2010	Capital funding is no longer available, funding is now through feed-in tariffs.
Coleshill wins ‘Best Green Village’ in Independent.	April 2010	Fantastic news!
LCV newsletter delivered.	April 2010	Update on project.
10 npower staff volunteer in Coleshill for the day.	March 2010	Plant orchard with apple trees and bee friendly plants.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	March 2010	Update on project.
Confirmation of beekeeping course for 4 residents of Coleshill.	March 2010	Start of Coleshill community bee hives!
31 energy questionnaires received back	March 2010	Great to get such a good response.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	February 2010	Update on project.
Steering group meeting held.	February 2010	Agreement on plans for the project.
Beekeeping evening held with local beekeeper.	February 2010	To gain interest from residents to become beekeepers.
Annual energy questionnaire delivered to residents.	February 2010	To measure carbon footprint of households and overall village.
Two residents confirm interest in taking part in npower Dynamic Fridge Trial.	February 2010	Gives residents opportunity to take hold of new technology.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	January 2010	Update on project.
Meeting to discuss npower working with local schools.	January 2010	Involve local children with the project.
Meeting to discuss biomass boiler for estate office.	January 2010	Will be getting quotations for feasibility study.
Filming in Coleshill for ‘Museums and Heritage’ website	January 2010	Filming about the project within the village.
Community meeting held to discuss plans for remainder of project.	December 2009	Update on project.
Community meeting held to discuss plans for remainder of project.	December 2009
Coleshill loft insulation features on BBC Wiltshire with live radio interview. Also features on BBC Oxford news.	December 2009	Great coverage!
Application made to DECC funding.	December 2009	Jan 2010 – Unfortunately heard we were not successful.
Meeting with local bee keeper about setting up community bee hives in the village.	November 2009	Area has been proposed for fruit tree garden and bee hives.
Quotations received for draught proofing and secondary glazing across village.	November 2009	This is programmed to be completed 2010/2011.
Coleshill loft insulation features on BBC Countryfile programme.	November 2009	A very short piece but excellent coverage!
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	November 2009	Update on project.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	October 2009	Update on project.
Sheeps wool loft insulation programme begins.	October 2009	Every National Trust property in Coleshill receives survey and is subsequently fitted with sheeps wool insulation.
Renewable energy feasibility study carried out for village shop. Also new lighting system looked at.	October 2009	Village shop is main community meeting and would like to be able to showcase the project to visitors.
Community meeting held to discuss energy efficiency plans.	October 2009
Low Carbon Village stall held at Coleshill Annual Food Festival.	September 2009	Over 2500 people attended this event. Spoke to people about the project in general and also what they could do at home.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	September 2009	Update on project.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	August 2009	Update on project.
‘Big Lunch’ event held in Coleshill with stalls including a project update, saving water, home composting, recycling, efergy meters and low energy lighting.	July 2009	Community engagement event to promote project and what is planned for the village.
Energy surveys of properties within Coleshill completed.	June 2009	Report submitted with recommendations for village.
LCV newsletter delivered to village. Low carbon workshops carried out as part of ‘Earth Summit’ – 400 school children across 4 days at Coleshill.	June 2009	Workshop carried out with children demonstrating how much electricity different household appliances use.
Meeting with Thames Water to discuss water saving measures within the village. Energy surveys of all properties in Coleshill. Efergy meters being trialled by focus group. Low energy light bulb library been delivered for residents to use.	May 2009
LCV newsletter delivered to village. Third community focus group meeting. Local Food project begins with questionnaire regarding possible use of land within Coleshill for allotments/fruit tree garden. Meeting with Coleshill Organics regarding local food project.	May 2009	Update given to community and focus group meet to discuss next steps of project.
Presentation on National Trust and effects of Climate Change including the LCV project work at Ideal Home Show in London (4 presentations across 2 days).	April 2009	Sharing LCV project information externally.
Meetings to discuss energy efficiency work in cottages and possible feasibility study of renewable energy. Commercial recycling prices submitted.	April 2009	Companies approached to look at best way to spend energy efficiency budget across properties, starting with energy surveys across houses.
LCV newsletter delivered to village.	April 2009	Update for community on the project.
Update given to Oxfordshire CAGs and Oxfordshire Climate XChange for local PR.	March 2009	Sharing LCV project information externally.
Thermal imaging of community focus group houses within the village. Attended Eco Build at Earls Court. Research started into commercial cardboard recycling unit for businesses within Coleshill.	March 2009	Thermal imaging done of 3 houses in village. Businesses in Coleshill offered recycling prices.
Second community focus group meeting. Fifth LCV newsletter to the village. Coleshill invited to take part in Farringdon Swap Shop day as party of countywide swap shop weekend.	March 2009	Community group meet to discuss next steps of the project.
Small feature in Property Diary in National Trust ‘Trust You’ magazine. Small feature in Thames & Solent members newsletter.	February 2009	Sharing LCV project information internally.
Delivery of village wide survey results to village.	February 2009	Share results of the energy survey and what areas the project will focus on.
Fourth LCV newsletter to village.	February 2009	Update for community on the project.
First community focus group meeting. Third LCV newsletter to village.	January 2009	Update for community on the project.
Second steering group meeting held at Coleshill.	January 2009	Agree next milestones for project.
Second LCV newsletter to village.	December 2008	Update for community on the project.
November LCV newsletter delivered to community. Attended community compost committee meeting. Attended opening of community compost site. Continued display of project at village shop.	November 2008	Update for community on the project and speaking with community about the project.
Attended Energy Saving Trust ‘Communities Cutting Carbon’ conference.	November 2008	Learnt about similar projects in the area and shared information on Coleshill LCV.
Coleshill LCV logo finalised. Coleshill LCV intranet section live on National Trust intranet with copies of newsletter/blog/posters/logo.	October 2008	Sharing LCV project information internally.
Low energy light bulbs supplied by npower available for village.	October 2008	Advertised in LCV newsletter as free for residents.
Update to village in Coleshill parish newsletter. First LCV newsletter delivered to village. Village launch evening held. Display at village shop.	October 2008	Update for community on the project.
Attended Oxfordshire Climate XChange 'Joining the Dots' event in Witney.	October 2008	Learnt about similar projects in the area and shared information on Coleshill LCV.
Visit to Wallington LCV project.	September 2008	Met with Celia and collected samples of handouts and giveaways at Wallington 'Go Green' event.
First steering group meeting held at Coleshill.	August 2008	Project plan agreed.

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