🌞🌱⚡The transition from fossil fuels to cheaper, greener renewable energy is creating skilled, well-paid jobs, with Scottish Power now hiring at the fastest rate since the 1950s!

❄️We hope everyone's staying well and warm in the cold snap! If your home isn't as warm as you'd like, the Futureproof Cumbria Homes team can help with: ⚡FREE HOME ENERGY SUPPORT 🌡️FREE THERMAL IMAGING VISITS 🏗️ RETROFIT SERVICES 🔥 HEAT PUMP SUPPORT 🌍 AND MORE Get support: https://ow.ly/5xU450XS2y0

Join us on Tue 4 Feb, 12:30 for a free webinar introducing our briefing paper looking at how organisations and communities can strengthen alignment across local, regional and national policy to drive decarbonisation. Find out more: https://ow.ly/1CMv50XQWAr #ClimateAction #Decarbonisation

Thinking about making your home warmer and more energy efficient this year? Our free event breaks down whether a heat pump could be an option for you - no jargon, just free, impartial advice. Sat 31 Jan | 2-3.30pm | WI & Village Hall, Arnside Sign up for free: https://ow.ly/pAEV50XKxVV

💚🌍 Here's to a healthy and happy year for you, your loved ones, and this wonderful planet we share 🤝🌱 2026 will be another year of fighting for a fairer, healthier and greener Cumbria, alongside our partners, supporters and the amazing communities across our county #ZeroCarbonCumbria #NewYear

🚀 Curious about what's holding back decarbonisation in Cumbria? 📆 Want to make 2026 a year of stronger climate action for you or your organisation? 🌍 Explore our "Accelerating Decarbonisation" briefing papers, and get booked onto our webinars for a deeper dive: https://ow.ly/Csqm50XNZmM

✅Understand what's causing the climate crisis ✅Discover how you can maximise your impact ✅Join Cumbria's 1000+ Carbon Literate citizens 🔥Use code LOWCARBON50 for 50% off! Book now: https://futureproofcumbria.org.uk/training/

🔥Get booked in for 2026: https://ow.ly/XUAR50XNZ1U Thermal imaging visits available in: ✨ Arnside ✨Brampton ✨Keswick and surrounding villages ✨St Bees ✨Eden area (including Alston, Appleby, Kirkby Stephen, Penrith, Shap and Tebay) #ThermalImaging #ZeroCarbonCumbria #CosyChristmas

🌎Invest in yourself and the planet by joining our Climate & Carbon Literacy Training 📅 Online over 2 afternoons 🔥Use code LOWCARBON50 for 50% off ✅ Understand the causes of the climate crisis ✅ Discover how YOU can make a difference ✅ Get certified "Carbon Literate" Book: https://ow.ly/TwqC50XJN5a

👨‍🍳Looking for inspiration for Christmas leftovers? 🥕 Polish off any leftover carrots with these healthy #CumbrianCarrotConnections carrot recipes: https://ow.ly/HySZ50XNg7S#CumbrianCarrotConnections #NowasteChristmas #ClimateAction #ZeroCarbonCumbria

🎀🕯️🌍Warm wishes from our team, and a big thank you to everybody working for a brighter future

Had a Christmas card from someone who wasn't on your list? Don't panic - send seasons greetings with one of our e-cards! https://www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/charities/futureproof-cumbria/christmas

🚀 Zero Carbon Cumbria has launched 4 briefing papers & webinars about accelerating decarbonisation in Cumbria: 1️⃣ Influencing policy & practice 2️⃣ Improving data aggregation & evaluation 3️⃣ Strengthening civil society action 4️⃣ Funding & resourcing 🔗Papers & webinar booking: https://ow.ly/FoyO50XNeaZ

🔥Start 2026 with a warmer, greener, cheaper-to-heat home 🥶A thermal imaging visit will help you find & fix the cold spots in your home 📍Visits available in Arnside, Brampton, St Bees, Keswick & surrounding villages and the Eden area 📝Fill in our form to get booked in: https://ow.ly/HUqX50XIlyC.

Missed last posting date?! Eeeek! 😮 No stress. Send one of our e-cards in seconds. Quick, meaningful and kind to the planet. Do it now! https://ow.ly/lcgM50XqV5q #LastMinuteChristmas #EcoChristmas #LastMinute #LastPostingDate

Ever wondered if a heat pump could work for your home? Come to our free event in Arnside where we’ll cut through the jargon, bust common myths, and show how heat pumps can make your home warmer, greener and more efficient. Sat 31 Jan | 2-3.30pm | WI & Village Hall Sign up: https://ow.ly/WUok50XKxr5

We'd like to say THANK YOU to everybody who entered our Festive Prize Draw! If you didn't get chance to enter, there are lots of other ways you can support us. From seasonal e-cards to gifts that support climate action, there’s something for everyone. Find out more: https://ow.ly/e4or50XHupS

🌱 Start 2026 with a commitment to climate action 🌎 Join our online Carbon Literacy course to understand the causes of the climate crisis, and how you can take effective action: https://ow.ly/vXYu50XJMah 💸 Pay what you can tickets for individuals living, working & studying in Cumbria

Our seasonal e-cards: 💚 Save you £ on postage 💚 Cut your carbon footprint (by about 140g CO2e per card!) 💚 Fund local climate action here in Cumbria 💌Merry sending: https://www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/charities/futureproof-cumbria/christmas

Free thermal imaging visits available in: ✨ Arnside ✨Brampton ✨Keswick and surrounding villages ✨St Bees ✨Eden area (including Alston, Appleby, Kirkby Stephen, Penrith, Shap and Tebay) Fill in our form to get booked in: https://ow.ly/N6C650XIlyG.

📈2025 is expected to tie with 2023 as the 2nd warmest year on record (2024 is 1st) 🚨The climate emergency threatens our health, economy, national & food security and nature 🌟Start 2026 with action - join our Carbon Literacy course to understand the crisis & how to fight it: https://ow.ly/hnXj50XIwr6

We've been consulting Mike Berners-Lee's How Bad Are Bananas? to check where we tend to rack up our carbon footprint over Christmas! High-impact areas to consider reducing are: 🚗 Extra travel 🎁 Unwanted presents 🧚Fairy lights 🥫Wasted food 💌Christmas card delivery

And the winners of our Festive Prize Draw are... Hundreds of you supported our campaign, raising an amazing £3,455 to support important climate action work across #Cumbria. We recently announced the lucky winners - see the full list here: https://ow.ly/LAVj50XHjME#Cumbria #Christmas #Giving #Donations

🐦‍⬛It's the easiest way to stay up to date with our latest news, events, offers & training! 📧Don't miss out - sign up here: https://ow.ly/rq5s50Xz0Tm

🔔🎀🔔 1 day left to enter!🔔🎀🔔 🎅We're making a list and we'll be checking it twice - before pulling out the names of our lucky prize draw winners 🎁Enter before midday tomorrow for your chance to win brilliant goodies and experiences 🎄See prizes, Ts&Cs & enter: https://ow.ly/EbxS50XAaeT #GivingTuesday

🎄Chance to win fab, low-impact prizes & help build a fairer, greener Cumbria 🎁A luxury stay, family adventures, foodie experiences, eco goodies & unique days out up for grabs ⏰Closes 12pm tomorrow! Prizes, full Ts&Cs and enter: https://ow.ly/Tpi650XA7PG #GivingTuesday

🎁A 5* weekend stay, family days out, foodie treats, artisan workshops and eco gifts up for grabs 🌍 Support local climate action for a chance to win ⏰ Draw closes midday Wed 🤶Full prize list, Ts & Cs and enter: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/futureproof-cumbria-festive-prize-draw #CyberMonday

🫵The Futureproof Cumbria Training Team needs you! 💬If you've done one of our courses in the last 5 years, we're asking you to do a 10 min survey 💰Complete by midnight on Wed 3 Dec for the chance to win a £50 voucher 📧Find the survey in your inbox (message us if you've not got it!) 💐Thank you!

"We are citizens, not consumers." ☝️On #CyberMonday, the wise words of the #CumbriaClimateAssembly feel very apt! 🦉Read the Assembly's recommendations for citizen involvement in climate decision-making: https://ow.ly/OWu150XzaJw#CyberMonday#CumbriaClimateAssembly📢Show support by signing the charter &sharing

🥶Want to understand where your home is losing heat? 🏠Live in Arnside, Brampton, St Bees, the Eden area, or in Keswick or its surrounding villages? 👓Our thermal imaging team can help you identify cold spots, understand the causes, and explore solutions 📆 Info & booking: https://ow.ly/sjF250Xz5tm.

🎀🔔All we want for Christmas is a #ZeroCarbonCumbria!🦌🌲 🌱Help make that a reality by entering our prize draw 🎁Chance to win a 5* stay & other local goodies and experiences 💸Support our work for a fairer, greener Cumbria 🕰️Closes noon Wed 3rd Dec! See prizes, Ts&Cs & enter: https://ow.ly/l5AR50Xu9R4

We love shopping locally, but if you are tempted by any of the Black Friday deals online, do it through Give As You Live - that way we get a little percentage, at no cost to you! 🛍️🛍️🛍️ Shop now! Click here 👉 https://ow.ly/h6jQ50XtiW6 #BlackFriday #ShopLocal

🦸‍♀️Help neighbours, clients, patients, friends & family stay warm and save money! ⚡Join tomorrow's free 1hr webinar to understand our Free Home Energy Support service - what we offer, eligibility & how to refer... 🐦 ...then spread the word Tues 25 Nov, 3:30pm on Zoom Book👉 https://ow.ly/MH4i50XwOgn

🚨 Final reminder - closes 9am Wednesday 🔎We're after a confident leader to drive our partnership forward & manage impactful delivery ✅Part-time (min 26.25 hrs/wk) ✅Fixed to March '27 (with potential extension) ✅£35,070-£45,070 FTE ✅Hybrid & flexi working Apply now: https://ow.ly/JopS50XvJ6l

⏰ Applications close 9am on Wed 🌍 Drive Cumbria’s net-zero journey 🌱Work with 80+ orgs and 300+ participants fighting for a greener county Hybrid | Part-time (min 26.25 hrs/week) | Fixed to March '27 (w/ potential extension) | £35,070-£45,070 FTE Find out more: https://ow.ly/kQAr50XvI28

We're thrilled to be at Kendal Mountain Festival today talking about #CarbonLiteracy with our friends from the Carbon Literacy Project and Protect our Winters. Find us on the Patagonia stand! #KendalMountainFestival #ProtectOurWinters #PatagoniaActionWorks #ClimateAction

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Two family day passes up for grabs - you have to be in it to win it! 🌍Help us support people in Cumbria to take action in the face of the climate emergency 🕰️Prize draw closes midday on 3rd December 👉See all prizes, full Ts & Cs and enter here: https://ow.ly/n0tS50Xu9x5

🍻 One lucky prize draw winner will bag a £50 voucher to spend on delicious Cumbrian beer, brewed by the experts at Fell Brewery 🎁Less than 2 weeks left to enter - draw closes 3 Dec, 12pm. See all the fabulous prizes, full Ts & Cs and enter: https://ow.ly/tfPk50Xpf9l

💌We want to stay in touch! 📧Just not by post... Sign up to our fortnightly email newsletter for the latest updates about our events, services, vacancies and projects: https://ow.ly/Oczb50XrReu #Cumbria #ClimateAction #ZeroCarbonCumbria

🏔️We’ve raised over £1.8k - help us hit £5k! 🌱Every entry gives you chance to win prizes - inc. a 5* stay or and Michelin Star meal - whilst supporting our work ✅Draw closes 12pm 3 Dec. No purchase necessary. 🔗See prizes, full Ts & Cs and enter: https://ow.ly/lyEz50XubVp

💚✨🎄✨Dreaming of a green christmas? ✨🌱✨💚 Enter our prize draw to win a hamper of Goodness & Grain green goodies - and all whilst supporting our dream of a zero carbon Cumbria... Draw closes 3 Dec, 12pm. See all the prizes, full Ts & Cs and enter: https://ow.ly/aaHL50XpeQK

❄️The cold weather has well and truly arrived! 🔥Our free home energy support service can help you make your home warmer and cheaper to run 💻Find out more and fill out our quick form to get help for yourself or someone else: https://futureproofcumbria.org.uk/homes/free-home-energy-support/

🦉 Fancy a HOOT of a day for all the family? 🪽Don’t wing it... enter our prize draw to win a family pass to the enchanting Muncaster Castle Gardens, including Hawk & Owl Centre - worth £57! Draw closes midday 3 Dec. See all the prizes, full Ts&Cs & enter: https://ow.ly/YLhR50Xpenh

Deck your shelves with books on climate! 🎁📚 Enter our festive prize draw to win a bundle of brilliant reads about our changing world, signed by their acclaimed author, Mike Berners-Lee 🪶🌎 Prize draw closes midday 3rd December. See full Ts & Cs, more fab prizes and enter: https://ow.ly/241950XowH7

#ClimateLiteracy is being built directly into the EU school curriculum! 📢 This is a big win for helping young people understand their world, enabling them to recognise disinformation, and setting them on a green career path. https://ow.ly/R4pS50XsA0y#ClimateLiteracy #GreenSkills#ZeroCarbonCumbria#ClimateTraining

Enter to win a peaceful 5* holiday cottage escape! ☀️Wake up to the sound of the River Lyvennet 🦦Spot kingfishers, otters and herons ✨Room for 4 guests (and dogs, too!) Draw closes midday 3 Dec. Full Ts & Cs, prize list and to enter: https://ow.ly/Pue950XlFwJ

"climate change has made rainfall during storms more intense through autumn and winter in the UK....this trend is set to increase as the planet warms." We're working for a #ZeroCarbonCumbria because human-induced climate change puts lives & livelihoods at risk, & causes huge damage to our county.

🦙Enter for your chance to meet Cumbria's fluffiest VIPs & hand feed the herd at Basecamp North Lakes ⭐Delicious local produce breakfast and many alpaca photo opportunities included 🚨Draw closes midday 3rd Dec. See more fab planet-friendly prizes, full Ts & Cs and enter: https://ow.ly/Fim450XlGKk

🎅Who needs a sleigh ride when you could have a Cumbrian wildlife adventure? 🥾Enter our prize draw to win a Cumbria wildlife walk, led by Helen, our resident nature expert Draw closes midday 3rd Dec. See full Ts&Cs, more prizes and enter: https://ow.ly/YFsN50XoxLw

🚀 Today we celebrate #CLActionDay with our last Carbon Literacy course of 2025 🤝Our learners in Cumbria join 1000s around the world in discovering how to catalyse impactful climate action 👀Why not join our next Carbon Literacy course? https://ow.ly/AH3W50XqWeE#CLActionDay #CLAD #ZeroCarbonCumbria #COP30