“One small step for Widcombe, One giant leap for the World!” Our vision is to assist as many Widcombe residents as possible to: stop burning fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions, increase the use of renewable energy Go Green Widcombe is a volunteer group. Why? BANES has declared a climate emergency, aiming to be carbon…
Green Homes Grant Scheme Contacts: Steve Cross Email: crossstig@aol.com The government’s Green Homes Grant Scheme enables householders and landlords to apply for a voucher towards the cost of energy efficient improvements to your home and also for installing renewable energy systems. This can be used to cover two thirds of the cost of eligible improvements. Maximum government…
Solar PV Options Contacts: Steve Cross Email: crossstig@aol.com Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems are a way of harnessing renewable energy from the sun’s rays. Here are 3 possible ways that you can get involved in this technology. Self-Install Update on two bulk buy schemes: The WECA/Solar Together option closed late last year. However, the Council are considering…
Switching to a Green Energy Supplier is quick and easy – here’s how Contacts: Anita Breeze Email: breeze.anita@impactglobal.eu Takes a maximum 15 minutes and can be cheaper. Have your latest gas and electricity bills to hand. The simplest way to ‘Go Green’ is to Click on this website: https://clubs.moneysavingexpert.com/cheapenergyclub and follow the instructions. For those who need guidelines, here they…
Borrow our thermal image camera and check out your home! Contacts: Tim Williamson Email: ggwidcombe@gmail.com This FLIR C3 thermal image camera shows how hot or cold things are. It’s useful going round your home looking where cold air is coming in or places where it’s getting too hot. You’ll get most information viewing from INSIDE the house,…
Activities & Events The Friends of Widcombe Crescent were formed in 2017, in order to care for the lovely green space in the Crescent and to formalise a relationship with B&NES parks and green spaces department. Members and residents help to look after the grass and shrubs, and make good use of the area, especially…
Lyncombe Hill Fields For more information please visit the Friends own website on this link. www.friendsoflyncombehillfields.co.uk Just a few minutes across the river and up the hill from Bath Railway Station lie some 10 acres of undulating pasture, just above Beechen Cliff with pedestrian access via Alexandra Park, Alexandra Road and directly off Greenway Lane. …
Building a Sustainable Widcombe In 2016 a working group “Sustainable Widcombe” was convened as part of the Improving Widcombe Initiative to consider how Widcombe could be more sustainable. The intention to identify actionable ideas that could be implemented by the community and individuals residents and businesses. The resulting report is available by clicking on the…
Background & Philosophy A meeting was held on 16th Dec 2014 to gather ideas about how Widcombe might be improved further once the Rossiter Road scheme has been completed, and to start the process of setting up an ‘Improving Widcombe’ committee to convert these ideas into action. It was decided to put our efforts into…
The Widcombe Social Club is a separate Registered Social Club with a long heritage in the Widcombe area. It is not directly associated with the Widcombe Association but we have many members who choose to be members of both organisations. In 2012 the old Club was demolished and a new building opened in 2016. The…
