In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast we head to Wales, to explore two fantastic examples of community hubs. Hwb y Gors is a newly opened arts and sustainability education centre in Cwmgors, Neath Port Talbot, which has been developed in an old Victiorian school building and is supporting the local community through a huge range of creative activities and wellbeing initiatives; and Tŷ Pawb is an impressive gallery, retail and event space in Wrexham, opened in 2018 and created in what was formerly a multi-storey carpark. Whilst on opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of scale, both these initiatives are bringing huge positive impacts to their local area, economically, socially and environmentally.

Listen now to hear:

• How Hwb y Gors is helping restore community connectedness, and improving engagement with environmental issues through the arts.
• How start-up businesses are going from pop-up stalls to high street retailers through Tŷ Pawb’s support programme.
• How sustainability and community resilience are being improved by the repurposing of disused buildings.

Full transcript available at: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/create-a-community-hub

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Show notes

• Find out more about creating a community hub: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction/create-a-community-hub
• Discover all 25 Big Local Actions: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction
• Listen to previous episodes of the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://carboncopy.eco/podcast
• Send us your feedback and comments: hello@carboncopy.eco
• Read about Hwb y Gors on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/hwb-y-gors
• Learn more about Awel Aman Tawe, the community energy organisation behind Hwb y Gors: https://aat.cymru/
• Learn more about Tŷ Pawb: https://www.typawb.wales/
• Listen to our episode on installing low-carbon heating: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/install-low-carbon-heating

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The UK has some of the lowest quality and least energy efficient housing stock in Europe, and the majority of our buildings are still heated by gas fired boilers. This is despite huge hikes in fuel prices in recent years, and the introduction of subsidies for greener alternatives. For many people, low-carbon heating is inaccessible due to high upfront costs or unsuitable due to poor insulation. In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast we explore two initiatives that are helping communities to embrace low-carbon heat: Power Up North London, which has helped Caxton House in Archway to decarbonise and become a warmer more inviting space for those that use it, and the UK’s first rural heat network in Swaffham Prior.

Listen now and learn:

• About the different approaches to decarbonising heat, and what works where.
• How partnerships and collaborations are vital to get projects off the ground.
• About the enormous savings – both in carbon emissions and financially – that can be made through switching away from fossil fuels.

Full transcript available at: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/install-low-carbon-heating

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Show notes

• Find out more about installing low-carbon heating: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction/install-low-carbon-heating
• Discover all 25 Big Local Actions: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction
• Listen to previous episodes of the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://carboncopy.eco/podcast
• Send us your feedback and comments: hello@carboncopy.eco
• Read about Heating Swaffham Prior on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/heating-swaffham-prior
• Read about Power Up North London on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/power-up-north-london
• Learn about Power Up North London’s plans to create a decarbonised neighbourhood in Islington: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQBt2QIiLwv/
• Listen to a previous episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast – Insulate Our Homes: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/insulate-our-homes

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In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast, host Isabelle Sparrow is joined by Vera Zakharov, Local Action Coordinator at Sustain, to speak about food partnerships and how the Sustainable Food Places programme is supporting the creation of a better, more connected food system across the UK. We meet guests from two very different food partnerships – Martin Carle from Granite City Good Food, in Aberdeen; and Augusta Lewis from Bwyd Sir Gâr Food, the sustainable food partnership for Carmarthenshire in Wales.

Listen now to learn:

• How organisations including businesses, charities, community groups, schools and colleges and NHS trusts can benefit from coming together in partnership around food.
• About the different Sustainable Food Places awards and what they mean.
• How everyone is connected by food – and why it is such an important way in to creating better, healthier, more environmentally friendly places.

Full transcript available at: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/create-a-food-partnership

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Show notes

• Find out more about creating a food partnership: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction/create-a-food-partnership
• Discover all 25 Big Local Actions for climate and nature: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction
• Listen back to previous episodes of the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://carboncopy.eco/podcast
• Send us your feedback: hello@carboncopy.eco
• Learn about Sustainable Food Places: https://www.sustainablefoodplaces.org/
• Read about Sustain’s Good Food Local programme: https://www.sustainweb.org/good-food-local/
• Read about the Campaign for Real Bread: https://www.sustainweb.org/realbread/
• Read more about Granite City Good Food: https://www.granitecitygoodfood.org/
• Learn about Bwyd Sir Gâr Food: https://www.bwydsirgarfood.org/
• Listen to our previous episode with Sustain, Produce Local Food: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/produce-local-food

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