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Located in rural Cheshire, Ashton Hayes is a well knit community of about 1000 people that is aiming to become England's first carbon neutral community. We started our journey in January 2006 and since then we have already cut our carbon dioxide emissions significantly - by working together, sharing ideas and through behavioural change. We now have our community owned renewable energy company.
This website encapsulates our journey towards carbon neutrality and offers free advice and guidance. Please feel free to use anything from our website (we'd like a credit if you can).
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 2:28PM We are now being given detailed power monitoring data on the village by Scottish Power Engineeering Networks (SPEN) who are kindly helping us to understand power demand in sectors of the village. Please go to the special SPEN Ashton Hayes website for all the data. Thanks to Geoff Murphy and his team.
Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 1:49PM Everyone who lives or is involved with Ashton Hayes in some way is invited to attend our AGM on 22 November 2012 at the Parish Rooms, 7.30 pm. Meet the volunteer board of directors and find out how we work and see if you'd like to be involved in supporting community energy projects in the village.
Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 11:49AM 
Our Going Carbon Neutral project is now featured in a display at Chester Zoo that looks at projects in Cheshire that are making a difference to the environment.
Here is our poster and here is the full display. Our thanks go to Ed Boyd, Education Officer at the Zoo.
Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 5:28PM “On Friday 21st September, 2012, starting at 7.00pm, Chester Friends of the Earth, with the support of Transition Chester and West Cheshire & Chester Fairtrade Group are hosting a music event with Jess Gold and The Animated Earth Concert. Jess Gold writes and performs songs covering a range of green issues, all based on ideas around making music, having fun and learning how to look after our planet. The event is being held in The Lyceum at The Catholic High School, Chester, CH4 7HS and Fairtrade refreshments will be available.
More information about the tour can be found on the website including music links: http://animatedearth.co.uk/.
To book tickets (£10 each) please go to :http://www.animatedearth.co.uk/chester/”
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 2:00PM If you are planning to install PV on your roof please don't delay. On 1st August 2012 the current 21p/kWh tarrif and a 25 year payment period will change (downwards!).
The Ashton Hayes Community Energy Company CIC has already installed two sets of PV and will be installing a mix of renewables technologies in the coming year. We are also working on how we will finance more renewables that generate income of the community and may even do a share offer to raise more cash. Watch this space.
For technical support contact Dr Mary Gillie of AHCE
