Welcome To
Wirksworth Transition Community Land Trust
Our Mission
Our Mission is to help Wirksworth & Middleton’s residents make their houses more energy efficient, reducing costs and carbon emissions.
Membership
Would you like to be the first one to receive updates on our progress and contribute to the organisation’s mission?
Volunteer
Whether a short-term event, project, or longer-term commitment, we welcome you to join the effort.
Donate
We aim to improve our Wirksworth & Middleton community, and your support can help us go further.
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Come to a talk about retrofitting – improving the energy efficiency of your house – by Richard Lomas, Chesterfield architect
Join us at the Wellspring Church on Wood Street, Wirksworth, DE4 4DS, on Tuesday 18th October, 7.15 for 7.30, for an illustrated talk by Richard Lomas, an architect from Chesterfield who is committed to helping home-owners make their properties more energy efficient, especially now that the price of fuel has escalated far more than we…
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Become a volunteer
Are you looking to make a difference in our Wirksworth & Middleton community? Help us support householders to make their houses: You will be using your skills to make an impact on the vital issues of the climate crisis and fuel poverty – but at a local level and through practical action. In 2022-23 our…
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Wirksworth & Middleton Open Eco Houses Tours – weekend of 1st and 2nd October
We’re excited to be able to offer free tours and explanations of energy efficiency work carried out to a range of houses in the Wirksworth area, thanks to the kind help of local homeowners. The venues are listed below. Numbers on the tours are limited, first-come-first-served – if you are interested in visiting, please contact us…
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An active autumn 2022 coming up!
Have a look at our September – October Newsletter
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Back issues here!
Find all our newsletter issues Would you like to see our progress and read more about how we have been helping Wirksworth & Middleton community to make their homes more energy efficient?
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Presentation on Retrofitting
At our upcoming Annual General Meeting on Thursday 29 October, 7pm, we are giving a presentation on Retrofitting (after the business), which we hope to undertake on a few houses in Wirksworth & Middleton in the coming year. The meeting is on Zoom, with a slide show and verbal presentation from trustees Mary Ann Hooper,…
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Launch event 10 October, 2019
Wednesday, 10 October 2018 at the Wirksworth Cricket Club, 7 to 9 pm. Come to hear about what the Wirksworth Transition Community Land Trust intends to achieve, including recruiting a membership of interested Wirksworth residents and others.
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Exciting news!
The Wirksworth Transition Community Land Trust are thrilled to report that we have been registered as a charity (number 1178158). It was almost two years ago that a public meeting in Wirksworth agreed that a community land trust should be established, for providing genuinely affordable houses to rent for Wirksworth residents. Now we can get…
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