Ashton Hayes

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Ashton Hayes is a village and civil parish in the City of Chester district of Cheshire, England. It is located about 8 miles east of Chester. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 919. The main village in the parish - formerly known as Ashton - was renamed Ashton Hayes following a referendum, to avoid confusion with other places of the same name [1].

Contents 1 Carbon neutrality 2 External links 2.1 In the media 3 See also

[edit] Carbon neutrality

In November 2005, the Ashton Hayes Parish Council agreed that the village should try to become England's first carbon neutral village and launched a programme, starting 26 January 2006. The move is supported by the local community, businesses, Chester City Council and The Energy Saving Trust. In July 2006 the total annual output of carbon dioxide from the village was calculated by students from the University of Chester at 4,765.76 tonnes.

With the aid of a DEFRA grant, a film has been made explaining the issues and the villagers' efforts, and is to receive its premier in the village on January 25, 2007 [2]. It is hoped that it will increase awareness and encourage other communities to adopt the concept [3].

Measures taken to offset or reduce this have included installing house insulation, installing energy saving light bulbs and wind turbines, and a large number of trees have been planted [4]. The local pub is also planning to become the first carbon neutral pub in England [5].

[edit] External links

• Ashton Hayes near Chester, England
• Ashton Hayes County Primary School
• Ashton Hayes Going Carbon Neutral Project
• Going Carbon Neutral (PowerPoint presentation)

[edit] In the media

• May 2006 Cheshire County Council: Wind Turbine And Solar Panel Plans For Ashton Hayes Primary School
• May 2006 Treehugger.com: A tale of Two Cities
• Feb 2006 icCheshireOnline: Village points way to a greener future

[edit] See also

• Carbon footprint
• Bioenergy Village
• Sustainable energy
• Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom
• Baywind Energy Co-operative
• 2000 Watt society

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