Trelay wins LEAF grant for St Gennys Low Carbon Community!
Trelay is leading the St Gennys Low Carbon Community project as part of a grant won from the Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF). This fund is provided by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) in partnership with the Energy Saving Trust. We’re very excited to be leading this project, and work is already underway on assessing St Gennys carbon footprint, providing information on the Government’s new initiatives (include the Green Deal, the Renewable Heat Incentive, and Feed-In Tariffs), creating a demonstration site for solid-wall insulation, and providing our community and the wider world on the possibilities for saving energy, water and the world’s resources. For more information, please contact Karen at lcc@stgennys.org.
About Trelay
Trelay is a small cohousing community in North Cornwall. It is a wonderful place to live! We currently have nearly 20 residents but some are moving on, so soon there will be spaces available. We each have our own private living space and there are several community buildings and 30 acres of land, and we aim towards environmental, social and financial sustainability.
Trelay is set in a beautiful location with sea views. There are wild flowers and butterflies in profusion. The peace and quiet, the ravens and buzzards, starry skies and occasional gales stir the spirit.
We have fruit-growing areas, a large communal vegetable patch and other plots where people grow food. Individuals, couples or small groups take responsibility for animals in some of the communal fields. We have two acres of woodland and a shared log store. Trelay has a private sewage system which is being developed into a series of reedbeds. There is a small PV roof and more renewable energy projects are under discussion.
We really enjoy living here and have lots of fun together. We have many ideas for new projects too, which will involve some hard work! Would you like to come and join in with our lifestyle?
Please explore our website and find out more about our life at Trelay, our visions and plans, and the opportunities for you to come and live with us or to visit us.
South West England Sustainable Enterprises (SWESE) Trelay Ltd. Latest update 15th November 2011