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Solar energy, renewables, energy saving, thermal imaging, recycling, wildflower verges, tree mulching, electric vehicle charging, share shed, sewing workshops, Repair Café, Community Hub and more
Who knew? The story of how Jim Clark's car was fixed at the Hovingham Repair Café and more...
Take a peek inside the latest Hovingham Project Purple news to find out more.
Repair Café, June 2024
Hovingham’s next Repair Café and Community Hub is Saturday 8th June 2024, 10.00-12.00 noon at Hovingham Village Hall. Our fabulous volunteer fixers will do their best to advise, share tips, mend, free of charge, repairs ranging from electrical and computer items, household equipment, jewellery, carpentry repairs, bikes, clothing mending and alterations. Remember to bring along any spare parts, zips etc for the repair. Hovingham’s Repair Café is a recognised member of the Repair Café International organisation.
Dates: Sat 8th June, Sat 14th Sept, Sat 9th Nov
Switch to Octopus Renewable Energy using this referral link and Project Purple (via Frank) will receive £50. Thank you!
Contact projectpurple@hovingham.org.uk or Frank 07541 854765
A BIG thank you!
We thank all the Coop Members who supported Project Purple through the Co-op’s Local Community Fund during 2023.
You raised a fantastic £1,681.51!
Every penny of these funds will be used within the Community to help achieve the objective of being carbon neutral in the 2030’s.
Ask us about a thermal imaging inspection of your home
Contact projectpurple@hovingham.org.uk or Frank 07541 854765
Repair Café at Tech Expo 2023, click here for more Scroll to 17 mins, 48 seconds
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Shop at the Helmsley Coop?
As a Co-op member, you can make a difference by raising funds for Project Purple every time you shop. When you nominate Project Purple as your Local Community Cause, Project Purple receives 1p for every £1 spent 😊 Visit coop.co.uk/membership Thank YOU! #ItsWhatWeDo
Let's rot!
Every year we mulch 50-60 Christmas trees including the community Christmas tree.You can drop off your real Christmas trees in January. Please contact Project Purple projectpurple@hovingham.org.uk
Hovingham Litter Pick success!
Thank you to the Hovingham community for supporting this year's Litter Pick. We had a great turnout (24 people) including some children and the weather was kind to us. Many of our pickers commented it was great to be doing something again and it gave them positive feelings about their community.
Thank You to everyone, and see you next year, Ann. On behalf of the Hovingham Action Group and Project Purple
Coffee & cake rewards
A big thank you to Sally & Tony for hosting the Litter Pick and providing the much appreciated Coffee and Cake.
30 sacks of litter
Our 30 sacks in Mark Wilson's farmyard awaiting collection by Ryedale Streetscene - so well worth doing.
A special thank you to Mark for collecting all the sacks and providing transport.
What's your Carbon Footprint?
Curious to know more about your carbon footprint? See how it compares with the UK average of circa 10 tonnes Co2 p.a? You can check out your footprint using one of the links on our website We have several carbon calculators to choose from. See how you compare and what simple things you can do to radically reduce your impact on the climate crisis in 2021.
There's also this neat calculator to assess how much carbon you'll save by reusing different objects.
We cannot leave all the actions to Government and Businesses alone. Individuals and Communities have a key role to play in slowing climate change.
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