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Project
name:
Green Living Road Show
Social Landlord’s name:
Devon & Cornwall Housing Association
Location:
South Molton, North Devon
Project aim:
To offer a wide range of green living advice
and activities for social housing residents
living in South Molton in North Devon.
What you have done:
North Devon Homes and Devon & Cornwall
Housing arranged for community partners to put
up stands and stalls on a DCH estate. The stands
included one from the Primary Care Trust and
with the support from local health workers and
nurses they offered residents’ blood pressure
checks, set up an infra red light in our mobile
info point (caravan) and showed children how
much bacteria was on their hands and why washing
your hands before eating was a good idea. They
gave advice on stopping smoking, eating
healthier foods and Devon & Cornwall Housing
brought along a big pack of active play
equipment (skipping ropes, hula hoops,
parachutes and giant plastic feet!) for the
children to play with.
Which community partners were
involved:
North Devon Primary Care Trust Devon Energy
Efficiency Advice Centre – Affordable Warmth
advisor Envision – Global Action Plan
Where did the money come from:
The community partners offered their input free
of charge.
What worked well:
The activities for adults and children
worked brilliantly especially the washing hands
and looking at them under the Ultra Violet light
– we had quite a queue for this.
What
didn’t work so well:
We mailed out over 400 homes in South Molton
but only the residents living on the doorstep of
the estate took part.
What next:
This initiative is part of the Sustainable
Living Project and we are running similar events
on other estates.
Contact name:
Rose Hunter, Sustainable Living
Co-ordinator, Devon & Cornwall Housing
Association. Telephone: 01392 814471 Email:
rose.hunter@dcha.co.uk
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