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Maternity Cover, 3 days per week, £19,500 pro rata pa, from Jan 16th, for up to a year, to:

• organise and support our teams of volunteers 
• work with them to devise and deliver a varied programme of engaging Carbon-reduction events

Check out this interesting EU scheme to help early stage low carbon entrepreneurs.  You can get 20,000 Euros + mentoring to help you develop your low carbon idea, and further help in later stages

Light dawned today as finally I understood the point of the EMR. Read my post here:
http://energy-surprises.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/the-energy-bill-emr-and-p...

Green Alliance reports here on the success of the green economy

There are some useful list of grants and other EU funded help for small businesses on the Anglia Ruskin "low carbon KEEP" website here and here

Win up to £40K for your low carbon business idea.  Application deadline Jan 2013. Details here

Now in its second year, the Enterprise Fellowship Scheme is run by Anglia Ruskin’s Centre for Enterprise Development and Research (CEDAR) and is open to anyone in the county who has a bright business idea and is looking for financial backing.

Have you seen this film? I watched it a while back to see if it is suitable as a Transition film. It is all about the evils of globalisation including climate change, economic insecurity , misuse of resources and species extinction - as well as the personal costs such as stress and depression - and the benefits of localisation.

I see the Arts Picturehouse is offering a double bill of films about Peak Oil and the Transition Towns movement next Wednesday 19th October. What I like about Transition films is the inspiration they convey, showing what can be achieved when community spirit combines with positive vision generating practical action.   Its about small projects combining together towards a coherent strategy. These films aren't just about extraordinary individuals or fringe communities.