Reservists deployed to assist with Covid support efforts. NW RFCA Crown Copyright 2021.
Our Reserve Forces have been providing a valuable contribution to the various strands of assistance to civil authorities since early last year, but this is the first time a formed force of this size, comprised solely of Reservists has been generated for a bespoke task. Each element is integrated with a Regular Army unit headquarters already supporting delivery of community testing in Greater Manchester.
A total of 82 Reserve personnel have been deployed, with the Army component of 29 soldiers drawn from 4th Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, (4 LANCS), The Queen’s Own Yeomanry and 8th Battalion, The Rifles. They will be integrated with C Coy, 1st Battalion The Rifles, which is already on task in Manchester, and will be supporting Oldham Council.
Lightbulbs GRANTS for household energy efficiency improvements worth up to £10,000 will now be available until September. The Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme was launched in November 2020, offering grants for residents to put towards the cost of installing insulation, including external wall, loft and cavity wall insulation, and low carbon heating systems, for example an air source heat pump. In addition to these installations, households could be eligible for further measures including new doors and windows to replace single glazed windows and smart heating controls. To date, more than 500 households in Greater Manchester have been approved to receive improvements, with installations set to begin later this month.
First-ever Food Waste Action Week aims to reduce wasted food to tackle climate change Date published: 06 March 2021
Food Waste Action Week runs until Sunday 7 March
Members of the public are being asked to try and reduce the food wasted at home in the inaugural Food Waste Action Week (1-7 March).
Led by WRAP, the UK’s leading sustainability charity, Food Waste Action Week runs until Sunday 7 March, with activities taking place across the whole of the UK.
Partners are united around a simple message: “Wasting Food Feeds Climate Change.”
Food Waste Action Week asks the public to take part in a simple challenge to try to reduce the food they waste at home to as close to zero as possible, as 70% of all food wasted in the UK is from our own homes. Each year, UK households throw away 4.5 million tonnes of food that could have been eaten.
Last chance to grab tickets for Made Smarter free manufacturing event
The Cumbria Clock Company
Time is running out for firms to sign up for a free online manufacturing conference featuring Cumbrian businesses.
The full line-up for Made Smarterâs digital manufacturing conference has been revealed with Cumbrian businesses among 44 set to appear.
Billed as an event for manufacturers by manufacturers, the free-to-access virtual summit on March 10 will showcase how Cumbrian businesses can leverage and fast-track digital technology and tools for a year of recovery, growth and resilience.
Included on the billing are Keith Scobie-Youngs from Cumbria Clock Company and Ben Soper of Stead McAlpin & Company.
Source: UK Government
Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, COP26 President Designate, attended the UK-Bangladesh Climate Partnership Forum virtual event on 3 March 2021.
During the last session of the UK-Bangladesh Climate Partnership Forum virtual series, COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma explored how the UK and Bangladesh can work together to tackle climate change by highlighting three critical issues: getting finance flowing; improving the quality of that finance and increasing sums for adaptation; and making finance more accessible. He highlighted practical ways to address those issues and noted that the UK has itself committed £11.6bn for international climate finance (over the next 6 financial years) and is advocating for other donors to make commitments too.