News – en-form https://en-form.org.uk Be informed with en-form, Colchester's environmental information centre! Wed, 03 Jun 2015 18:02:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Green Homes Wanted for 2015! https://en-form.org.uk/green-homes-wanted-for-2015/ https://en-form.org.uk/green-homes-wanted-for-2015/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2015 18:02:10 +0000 http://en-form.org.uk/?p=279 Green Homes Wanted – en-form Press Release 2nd June 2015

Have you had solar panels installed on your home, or perhaps a wood burning stove or a heat pump, in fact anything that makes your home greener and energy bills cheaper, then environment group en-form wants to hear from you.

 
Working with local environment groups and Councils, en-form will be

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]]> https://en-form.org.uk/green-homes-wanted-for-2015/feed/ 0 New Service to Cut Energy Bills https://en-form.org.uk/new-service-to-cut-energy-bills/ https://en-form.org.uk/new-service-to-cut-energy-bills/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:41:44 +0000 http://en-form.org.uk/?p=276 Local Charities en-form and Signpost are working with Colchester Borough Council to reduce energy bills for local residents.

They are currently running a Government funded project to review consumers energy bills and then to offer free, impartial and unbiased advice on alternative tariffs. If you decide to switch they will even arrange this for you.

Although the service is open …

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]]> https://en-form.org.uk/new-service-to-cut-energy-bills/feed/ 0 COMMUNITY FREE-PAINT! Celebrate 20 Years of Paint Re-use with our Great Giveaway https://en-form.org.uk/community-free-paint-celebrate-20-years-of-paint-re-use-with-our-great-giveaway/ https://en-form.org.uk/community-free-paint-celebrate-20-years-of-paint-re-use-with-our-great-giveaway/#respond Thu, 04 Jul 2013 17:19:33 +0000 http://en-form.org.uk/?p=271 A project that collects and re-distributes leftover and surplus paint to help brighten the lives of others is offering community groups the chance to win FREE paint as part of a competition entitled ‘Getting Colour from Every Drop’.

Community RePaint Colchester is calling on community groups from across the area to send in ideas for painting projects that will improve …

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]]> https://en-form.org.uk/community-free-paint-celebrate-20-years-of-paint-re-use-with-our-great-giveaway/feed/ 0 Farmers’ Market Celebrates 10 years https://en-form.org.uk/farmers-market-celebrates-10-years/ https://en-form.org.uk/farmers-market-celebrates-10-years/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:11:19 +0000 http://en-form.org.uk/?p=269 The Colchester Farmers’ Market celebrates its 10th Birthday on Friday the 5th July.

Andrew Wilkinson of en-form who runs the Farmers’ Market said ‘At its peak we had 28 stalls and over 900 customers which coincided with the great interest in local food issues a few years ago. In common with the rest of the economy and other local companies …

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]]> https://en-form.org.uk/farmers-market-celebrates-10-years/feed/ 0 HAPPY BIRTHDAY COMMUNITY REPAINT COLCHESTER https://en-form.org.uk/happy-birthday-community-repaint-colchester/ https://en-form.org.uk/happy-birthday-community-repaint-colchester/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:52:47 +0000 http://en-form.org.uk/?p=232 A local scheme which collects unwanted paint and re-distributes it to help brighten the lives of others celebrated its birthday last month. Staff and volunteers from Community RePaint Colchester painted the town red in recognition of eight years of supporting paint reuse in Colchester.

And the party is set to continue, because 2013 is also the 20th anniversary of Community …

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]]> https://en-form.org.uk/happy-birthday-community-repaint-colchester/feed/ 0 Squirrel on the Menu https://en-form.org.uk/squirrel-on-the-menu/ https://en-form.org.uk/squirrel-on-the-menu/#respond Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:39:53 +0000 http://en-form.org.uk/?p=230 Fancy trying something a bit different this weekend then pop along to the Colchester Farmers’ Market this Friday for a Squirrel pie.

Jess Noy, 23 of East Bergholt started selling the unusual pasties and samosas at the Colchester Farmers’ market last month and they sold like hot cakes. She combines the meat with caramelised pears, apples and hazelnuts to make …

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