Events
| Event description | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
Ham Cycle Workshop Cycle expert Jonathon Rowland from The Turning Hub will be on hand to show you how to maintain and repair your bike. Learn how to use specialist tools under the supervision of a qualified mechanic to stop the squeaks, get rid of the grinding, repair punctures, stop the softness in your tyres and much more. Everybody is welcome to come along to learn or just to watch. Maintenance courses are available from beginners to intermediate and beyond. Don’t have a bike but want to ride? Work on one of our donated bikes, fix it up and then when it works you can take it away for yourself. |
10am-12pm, every other Saturday 12 November, 26 November, 10 December |
Ham Youth Centre, Ham Close, Ham, TW10 7PL |
Green Drinks This month we will also be joined by people from Smart Communities (Kingston) to find out about activities south of the of the border. |
6:30pm onwards, every second Tuesday of the month, 08 September, 13 December, 10 January 2012 |
Hand and Flower, 24 Upper Ham Road, TW10 5LA |
| Description | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
Low Carbon Zone celebration evening There will also be a chance to find out more about upcoming projects and to tell us your ideas for making Ham and Petersham even more of a Low Carbon Zone. Food and refreshements provided. |
7-9pm, Thursday 24 November 2011 | Meadlands Primary School, Broughton Avenue, Ham TW10 7TS |
| An update for community groups A presentation to Friends of the Earth. Low Carbon Zone coordinator's review of how the project has been going, what has been learnt and the successes and problems encoutered so far. |
Tues 27 September 2011 | Langtons Book Shop, 44-45 Church Street, Twickenham TW1 3NT |
| A talk on solar The second in a series of talks about solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal technologies by local people that have already had them installed. Talks included the benefits of solar PV and also the issues to be aware of. Pictures of local systems were shown and questions were taken from the audience. Solar PV presentation slides  (pdf, 2231KB) |
27 August 2011 | Ham Library, Ham Street, TW10 7HR |
| Warm Schools Week An annual week of activities, competitions, training and workshops to raise awareness of how school buildings are heated, how heat is lost and the money that can easily be saved by families and schools this winter. |
Last week of November 2010 | Schools in Ham and Petersham |
| Cut Your Energy Bills By up to Half Ham United Group and Street Champions organised presentations on home energy-efficiency,·draughtbusting workshops, thermal imaging camera demonstration and a prize draw. |
27 November 2010 | Ham Youth Club |
| Tree planting event Following a bid to the Woodland Trust Ham were awarded 105 fruit trees for the area. Volunteers gave up their time to plant the trees. The day was opened by the local MP. |
13 November 2010 | St Richards with St Andrews, Ham Close, Redknapp House |
| Meadlands grounds day Staff volunteers from British Gas Green Streets worked together with parents and pupils to improve the grounds of Meadlands Primary School. Photos from the day (pdf, 209KB) |
22 October 2010 | Meadlands Primary School, Broughton Avenue |
| St Richards with St Andrews staff energy-training Staff trained on how to save energy in their classrooms. |
1 October 2010 | St Richards with St Andrews School, Ashburnham Road |
| Draughtbusting workshop The first in a series of draught busting events organised through the Street Champion network. The group identified draughts and decided on the most appropriate solutions. |
23 September 2010 | Mowbray Road, Ham. |
| Thermal Image workshop A training session showing thermal images from the area and explaining how to identify heat loss from these images. |
4 August 2010 | Ham Children's Centre, Ashburnham Road |
| Grey Court Community Allotment opening Official opening of the Grey Court Community Allotment |
17 July 2010 | Grey Court School, Ham Street |
| Meadlands School Eco 'Energise Week' A themed school week to raise awareness of energy use and keeping healthy. |
7-11 June 2010 | Meadlands Primary School, Broughton Avenue |
| Meadlands School Eco ARTSWeek and Exhibition An exhibition show casing the artistic talents of Meadlands School's pupils. Waste materials were used to create these fantastically creative works of art. |
21-25 June 2010 | Meadlands Primary School, Broughton Avenue |
| Ham Fair Come and find the Low Carbon Zone teams at Ham Fair for information, advice, games and give-aways. |
12 June 2010 | Ham Common, Ham |
| The Street Champion Get-together Introduction to Street Champions. What is a Street Champion and how to become one. |
27 May 2010 | Ham Children's Centre, Ashburnham Road |
| Solar Workshop An introduction to solar technologies. Solar Workshop presentation (pdf, 1717KB) |
27 April 2010 | Ingenium, Grey Court School, Ham Street |
| Reception Evening A reception evening for residents introducing the Low Carbon Zone. |
4 February 2010 | Ingenium, Grey Court School, Ham Street |