Sustainable Dunblane http://sustainabledunblane.org ...making our community stronger Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:11:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Community Renewables Consultation – comments http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=101 http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=101#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:54:19 +0000 admin http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=101 “I stay at the Haining – i.e. very close to Cathedral Weir, If 20 of us were interested then £100k /20 = £5k each to install. MWhrs generated per house @ 20p/kwh + £1000 income each year from Feed in Tariff, so it would cost us £5k and we would get roughly £20k back over 20 . . . → Read More: Community Renewables Consultation – comments]]> http://sustainabledunblane.org/?feed=rss2&p=101 0 Community Renewables Consultation event http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=86 http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=86#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:43:30 +0000 admin http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=86 The joint Sustainable Dunblane/Dunblane Development Trust Community Renewables Event that was held at the Cathedral Hall on Saturday 26th February was a resounding success. Over 60 people turned up to view the displays and comment on what renewables they would like, or not like, to see in Dunblane.

If you could not make it to the . . . → Read More: Community Renewables Consultation event]]> http://sustainabledunblane.org/?feed=rss2&p=86 0 Dunblane Potato Day 2011 http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=81 http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=81#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:02:13 +0000 admin http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=81 SATURDAY 12th MARCH 2011

The 6th Dunblane Potato Day will take place on Saturday 12th March 2011 from 10.00am to 2.00pm in the Cathedral Hall, Dunblane –  organised by Dunblane Allotment Group.

There will be approximately 48 different varieties of seed potato available for purchase, together with onion sets and garlic bulbs and vegetable seeds.

Refreshments are . . . → Read More: Dunblane Potato Day 2011]]> http://sustainabledunblane.org/?feed=rss2&p=81 0 Green Travel Map http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=42 http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=42#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:54:05 +0000 admin http://sustainabledunblane.org/website/?p=42 Transport Group members have worked with Dunblane residents and groups to collect information on walking and cycling routes for everyday journeys.

A series of draft maps were produced through consultation exercises with local residents, a primary school, the Council and Sustrans, and some practical trials by local walkers and cyclists, Sustrans Rangers and school cycle training course . . . → Read More: Green Travel Map]]> http://sustainabledunblane.org/?feed=rss2&p=42 0 Community Renewables Project http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=39 http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=39#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:25:35 +0000 admin http://sustainabledunblane.org/website/?p=39 This project is looking at the feasibility of installing larger scale, community-owned renewable energy technology to generate both energy and income for Dunblane. Other communities already generate energy from wind, water and even cow poo! There are lots of possibilities and this project will set out to explore . . . → Read More: Community Renewables Project]]> http://sustainabledunblane.org/?feed=rss2&p=39 0 Welcome http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=1 http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=1#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:31:00 +0000 admin http://sustainabledunblane.org/website/?p=1 Welcome the Sustainable Dunblane website. We are a community group working to strengthen our community and make it more sustainable. Please use the links to the left to find . . . → Read More: Welcome]]> http://sustainabledunblane.org/?feed=rss2&p=1 0 Cycle Training for Primary Schools http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=51 http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=51#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:33:25 +0000 admin http://sustainabledunblane.org/website/?p=51 . . . → Read More: Cycle Training for Primary Schools]]> http://sustainabledunblane.org/?feed=rss2&p=51 0 Dunblane Car-Free Day 2010 http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=23 http://sustainabledunblane.org/?p=23#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:11:38 +0000 admin http://sustainabledunblane.org/website/?p=23 Wednesday 22nd September 2010

This year Dunblane people are joining millions of others all over the world who are leaving their cars at home for International Car-Free Day.

Sustainable Dunblane’s Transport Group has secured funding from the Climate Challenge Fund to encourage as many people as possible in this tiny city to join in. The aim is to . . . → Read More: Dunblane Car-Free Day 2010]]> http://sustainabledunblane.org/?feed=rss2&p=23 0