Overview
In December 2023, Otley 2030 were succesful in applying for Leeds City Council's Community Climate Grant. The funding for this is provided by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Building on the success of the Community Larder, Otley 2030 will use the funds for the following projects on the Weston Estate:
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1. Surveying local people to establish their priorities
2. Hosting a Citizens' Assembly to further develop local priorities
3. Installing solar panels on the Otley Social Club and Weston Lane Juniors Football Club
4. Planting wildflowers and orchard trees at the social and football clubs
5. Hosting energy saving workshops
Survey
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We want to know your thoughts about where you live. ​
Every thing we do is led and informed by members of our community. Completing this will hopefully help secure funding for more projects around Weston.​
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To have your say, please click the link below:
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If you would like us to send you a paper copy of this survey, please email hello@otley2030.com with your address and we will deliver one.
Energy Workshops
Tuesday 12th November 2024, 12pm-3pm
Otley Social Club
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Come and join us to learn about how you could reduce your energy bills and carbon footprint.​ ​We will have stalls from experts including:
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Groundwork’s Green Doctors who will be giving advice on how to improve the energy efficiency of your home
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West Yorkshire Combined Authority who will share details on what programmes and funding there are available to home owners for insulation and solar
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An opportunity to make your own draft excluder
We will also have food, cooked by our amazing Community Larder volunteers – this will be available on a ‘pay as you feel’ basis. The first 100 visitors will also receive a free light bulb.
There is no need to book, just turn up on the day.
Citizens' Assembly
We want to hear from a diverse range of local people on their priorities for where they live. At these sessions you will have the chance to meet local experts on topics including:
transport, housing, energy, nature, Youth and education, business and retail, food, social justice, and climate change.
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You will then work with other attendees to develop priorities for Weston. We can then take these to the Council and other potential funders to hopefully get support for more projects.
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This series of workshops will take place in January and February 2025 at Weston Lane Juniors Football Club.
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If you would like to sign up, please take the survey above and when asked indicate that you'd like to be involved.
£50 LOCAL SHOPPING VOUCHERS FOR PARTICIPANTS
Planting
Over the course of 2024, we have or will plant the following to help improve nature and make pleasant spaces for local people:
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Wildflower meadow and flower beds at Weston Lane Juniors FC. With a beautiful board designed by pupils from Ashfield School and a bench donated by Otley Coop Funeral Care.
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Wildflowers, fruit trees, and planters at Otley Social Club.
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Wildflowers and fruit trees around Weston Play Park to support the Friends of Weston Play Park in their attempts to improve the space.
Solar
In August 2024 solar panels were installed by Leeds Solar on Weston Lane Juniors Football Club and Otley Social Club.
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The electricity produced by these panels will cut carbon emissions and reduce costs for both venues; the money saved will in turn benefit the clubs and the community.