Village Views & News

Where does the Littlebury Energy Project Go Next? See our latest Village Views article on possibilities for the next steps in Littlebury, as well as one house’s experiences with heat pumps:

E-bike scheme comes to Littlebury Village Hall The village is now part of the Saffron Walden e-bike hirescheme

Keeping Homes Cool With the increasingly hot weather and periods of extreme heat, it’s useful to have strategies for keeping our homes cool in summer. Hot homes are unpleasant, and several nights where bedroom temperatures are above 18oC can be dangerous for vulnerable people.   It is best to stop excess heat ever getting in your

Recently there has been a lot of coverage of domestic energy prices, and the energy price cap. Tariffs can be fixed, where you pay a constant price for each unit of electricity, or variable where the price changes over time monthly, daily or hourly. The venerable economy 7 tariff makes a cheaper price available overnight

We held a community meeting on Wednesday, 25 September 2024 to present progress on the Littlebury community energy feasibility study. More than 50 people attended including Littlebury Parish Residents/Councillors, Hadstock and Wendens Ambo Eco Groups, and from UDC and Essex County Council. Also, with the return of colder temperatures, conditions are beginning to be suitable

With Autumn upon us and the cold weather of winter soon to return, we look at relatively easy, more affordable steps that can help to keep houses warm and save you money at the same time.

Rapid advances in battery technology have enabled widespread adoption of electric bikes (ebikes). Can an ebike be a realistic option for greener local journeys in the countryside? We spoke to several village residents about their ebikes.

As the Feasibility Study work continues, we thought it would be interesting to look at the results of a similar study in the village of Kings Langley, run by Grand Union Community Energy. This month’s Village Views insert also includes a look at electric vehicle (EV) chargers, with advice from Littlebury electrician Andrew Figge. Download

The low carbon heating feasibility study is just getting going, funded by the Community Energy Fund (CEF). Our pull-out suppliment this month gives some further background and a timetable for the main steps. The full suppliment can be viewed here.