26 April 2007
Green Transport Event in Hatherleigh
Sustainable transport expert Dr Jillian Anable will be the keynote speaker at an event in Hatherleigh to explore the options for greener transport in rural areas.
The event, organised jointly by Westden and DARE, will be held from 10.30am to 2.30pm on Thursday 17 May at the new Hatherleigh Community Centre and will include a buffet lunch. Places costs £5 (concessions available) and must be booked with Westden in advance.
Dr Anable is a research fellow at the Centre for Transport Policy at the Aberdeen Business School and Transport and Aviation topic leader for the UK Energy Research Centre.
Also speaking will be John Waltham, Director of Green Spirit Fuels, a company launched in 2005 to produce and market bioethanol, and Clive Charlton, principal lecturer in Geography at Plymouth University. The talks will be followed by a question and answer session.
The event is funded by Defra and is part of a series of talks and events organised by Westden and DARE to help raise awareness of climate change.
To book a place on the day or for more information contact Westden on 0845 34 55077 or email info@westden.co.uk
Westden has been awarded £28,850 by the Defra Climate Challenge Fund over two years to help increase awareness among people living in West Devon of the causes and likely impacts of climate change. As part of this work the charity is running a series of talks on climate change as well as writing articles for the local press and community newsletters, creating radio adverts, producing ‘no standby stickers’ for electrical appliances, and providing information about climate change for schools.
Westden also has several ‘animateurs’ (community support workers) in West Devon who will be helping people take action to cut their carbon emissions and can be contacted through Westden on 0845 345 5077.
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Contact: Westden on 0845 345 5077or info@westden.co.uk
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