EN:Able Communities

Yesterday I had a great meeting with the National Energy Action (NEA) #Sheffield Energy Action Team Aisling McGovern Gavin Martin to discuss how EN:Able Communities could work in collaboration with National Energy Action (NEA) and their sponsor for this project Skipton Building Society on how to support residents of inner city #Sheffield The project is based in Sharrow community forum. A wonderful community base. Pic of the canteen above. Ward members: Nighat Basharat @Maroof Raouf, Dr Ibby Ullah and Abtisam Mohammed as the law cal MP. Sheffield City Council Kate Josephs CB Tom Hunt EN:Able Communities Efficiency North

More collaboration is needed for the built environment sector to meet demands for the workforce of the future. Groups such as BESAS, a collaboration of six flexi-job apprenticeship providers, are working with the Department for Education to provide pathways for more young people to enter the industry. EN:Able Futures Julie Deeley in Construction & Civil Engineering January magazine 👉 https://lnkd.in/eczjvZ3r. #apprenticeships #construction #buildenvironment #civilengineering #loveconstruction EN:Procure EN:Able Communities EN:Able Build Limited Evolve Apprentices Ltd. Calico Enterprise TrAC Apprenticeships Shared Apprenticeships CoTrain - Shared Apprenticeship Service

Thanks to Geoffrey Guy FRGS for inviting us to the heartwarming event last Friday to celebrate the success of Riverlution’s latest cohort of Stewardship Skills Trainees at The Green Estate Community Interest Company Manor Oaks Farmhouse. It was the perfect moment for us to present the ‘We Enjoy’ art canvas the first cohort created with local artist Ali Bird in 2022 through our We Make Art Happen Together community art project with Ignite Imaginations. The project went on exhibition that December in Sheffield Winter Garden where the curator of SHEFFIELD GALLERIES & MUSEUMS TRUST saw it and asked to borrow the original for the City of Rivers exhibition at Weston Park Museum, where it hung for almost a year. We were delighted to gift the exact replica we had made. We Enjoy is one of our organisational values. Every time we look at the original, it reminds us how much we enjoy working with Riverlution and supporting training for careers in the environment through our EN:Able Futures flexi-job apprenticeships service. It was great to catch up with the EN:Able Futures apprentices and speak to them about how they’re enjoying their experience. We’re proud to support Riverlution’s Stewardship Partnerships in Sheffield and Hull and opportunities to step in to land-based careers through EN:Able Futures' flexi-job apprenticeships. Pictured left to right are: Paul, River Stewardship Company (RSC); Geoffrey Guy, Riverlution; Emma, RSC; Morton Riverlution Apprentice; Neil, RSC; Max, Riverlution Apprentice; Liz Butcher, Efficiency North; Martin, Riverlution; Ava, Riverlution/RSC apprentice; Kev, Skills Scheme Participant (one of the artists who created the canvas); Lilly Desmond, Riverlution/RSC Marketing Apprentice; Chris, Riverlution. More about Riverlution Stewardship Partnerships here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ePdxXddH #WeMakeItHappenTogether #WeEnjoy #SheffieldisSuper #rivers #environment EN:Procure EN:Able Communities #volunteering #trainees #celebration

Our Head of Operations Simeon Perry will be speaking alongside Tom Kennedy Northern Housing Consortium, Tom L.amb RE:GEN Group, Lynsey Sweeney Communities that Work at Unlock Net Zero's webinar this Thursday 30 January. This webinar will explore how we can start a retrofit revolution in the social housing sector to help build a skilled workforce and supply chain to decarbonise the nation's homes so we can reach Net Zero by 2050. More here 👇 https://lnkd.in/ejqDKb8f #retrofit #decarbonisation #ukhousing #netzero #unlocknetzero #retrofitrevolution Efficiency North EN:Procure

The inspiring Doncaster Environmental Pride initiative is now open for its fifth round of applications 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFsfh8jP Led by St Leger Homes of Doncaster and Doncaster Council, the initiative supports local community groups that can demonstrate how their project: 🙂  will be community-led, 🌳  responds to climate change by improving their local environment, 🚶➡️  encourages people to be outdoors and ⏳  has a lasting impact. Since it first opened in 2022, Environmental Pride has funded 61 projects run by community groups in the borough, from communal food growing, litter picking lunches, community orchards and events in local parks. There are two categories in the latest round: Category 1 – Physical improvements to natural environment Category 2 – Activities/events within public open spaces We’re very proud to have helped get this inspiring initiative off the ground through our 2020-2023 Social Value Strategy with funds St Leger Homes accumulated accessing our frameworks for housing repairs. #environment #climatechange #doncasterisgreat #socialvalue #ukhousing #Yorkshire #community Efficiency North EN:Able Communities

We love this video 💚 ▶️https://lnkd.in/ekTKVvU3 Filmed by Berneslai Homes, tenants speak about the knowledge they gained from the Damp and Mould Training course designed to empower them to help protect their homes from damp and mould issues. They learned:   🍄    The causes and effects of damp and mould 🪟    Practical steps to prevent and manage these issues 🏡   Tips for maintaining a healthy living environment 🔍    How to spot the early signs of damp and mould and take action Watch this space for more news and updates on Damp and Mould Training… https://lnkd.in/eH6bT8XC Speak to Simeon Perry or Julie Cullen for more information. #dampandmould #warmerhomes #ukhousing #WeMakeItHappenTogether Efficiency North

Attended the Net Zero Jobs Accelerator launch at Southwark College today. What buzz, energy, a large number of stakeholders from Industry, Training providers, local & national government, vol sector present. a great movement and so proud to be work in partnership with GoodPeople Great to meet the GoodPeople team, Richard Tyrie Luke McCarthy Joss Hunt and many familiar faces Lynsey Sweeney Cara Jenkinson Dave Bussey and new faces such as @Catherine Hall & Louka T. Shell @David O'Neill at RetrofitWorks Co-operative and others EN:Able Communities Efficiency North

yesterday I have a very productive meeting at Harrogate College college with NICOLA Nash and Matthew Hanson about how EN:Able Communities could support RT he college and Luminate Education Group in #Retrofit #Skills provision and also #mould damp condensation training for both staff & students. I caught the Transdev #36 bus to #harrogate from #leeds. An excellent service and low carbon journey! eZero Carbon Harrogate @John Kerr Marcus Wearmouth Rethink Retrofit Efficiency North

It was our absolute pleasure working with Berneslai Homes and their amazing team on the series of workshops continuing into 2025. Watch this space for more news and updates on Damp and Mould Training!

How are your New Year's resolutions going? Find out how we're getting on in our January newsletter out today. Sign up here for the latest updates directly to your inbox https://lnkd.in/eHENVWbz Thanks to Kerber Cartoons Neil Kerber for drawing one of our top new year intentions in our first newsletter of 2025. #NewYear #ukhousing #Doncaster #Askern #NetZero #retrofit #procurement #lifts #repairs #newaffordablehomes EN:Procure EN:Able Futures EN:Able Communities EN:Able Build Limited