Japan's Nudge Promotion Council chats to Ashton Hayes

2 February 2022: Naoki Sakai, Chair and Founder, Japan Nudge Promotion Council (JNPC) and Keiichi Tamaki host a zoom call with Garry Charnock to discuss community action on carbon neutrality.

JNPC has been selected by the Government of Japan to conduct a 5 year project to utilize nudge theory and raise social capital in order to achieve community citizen driven carbon neutrality. 

JNPC and Ashton Hayes aim to continue the dialogue.

BBC NW to feature Ashton Hayes

In time for COP26, BBC NW TV will feature the 16-year progress of the Ashton Hayes Going Carbon Neutral Project and the work of Rebecca Collins of the University of Chester. Rebecca examined the impact of the village initiative in her study of people who grew up in the village since 2005. 

Pavilion panels generate 100,000kWh of solar energy

We are delighted to report that by 22 October 2021 our solar panels had generated 100,000 kWh of energy that has helped the sports pavilion cut its energy costs and electricity sales back to the grid have earned income for our community energy company.  This emables us to invest in more sustanability projects in Ashton Hayes.

Notes from our AGM on 11th March

Our Annual General Meeting was held, by Zoom, on 11 March and chaired by Roy Alexander. Roy welcomed the Board of Directors and members of our Community Energy Company CIC and ran through the agenda. This included the Treasurer's report and an overview of our activities and future plans. The full presentation can be downloaded here.

Here is a screenshot of the meeting agenda and a few of the participants. The Directors of the CIC are

Roy Alexander (Hon. Chair)
Garry Charnock
Kate Harrison (Hon. Secretary)
Maria Lindley
Richard Straddling
David Wilson (Hon. Treasurer)
Lauren Colville (from March 2020)
Any Pennick (From March 2020)

Top marks for Agnes Scott College (USA) conversation

We are pleased to report that an online Zoom session between Professor Roy Alexander and students from the Agnes Scott College, Georgia, USA got a big thumbs up from the participants.  Roy organised a 90-minute session with a presentation followed by Q&A. The students were forthcoming with questions and gave the chat a 100% 'Excellent' rating.  Here is a screenshotof the Zoom event on 10 March 2021.