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Jonathan Ward of CHANGE AGENTS UK writes about localism and young people

Putting young people at the heart of the localism agenda

The structures of localism are the preserve of pensioners and wealthy volunteers. It’s time to engage a new group of residents. Young people are often too busy with family and work commitments to take part in the business of localism. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian Having previously pondered the impact of localism on low-carbon development and how young people

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Green Impact makes changes at De Montfort University

Innovative ideas from Green Impact

Since its launch Green Impact has provided the opportunity for staff in Colleges and Universities to become engaged in Environmental issues in the workplace.  As most people have an opinion about the environment this has created the opportunity for staff to provide innovative ideas to the problems set out by the Green Impact workbook. The Green Impact Program is designed

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Northamptonshire County Council have been awarded a grant of £70,000 from the Department of Health under the Warm Homes Healthy People (WHHP) fund

Northampton help make residents healthier and happier with warmer homes

Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) in partnership with Northampton Borough Council has recently been successful in being awarded a grant of £70,000 from the Department of Health under the Warm Homes Healthy People (WHHP) fund 2011-12. The funded project, called Northampton’s Energy Saving Service (N.E.S.S.), aims to organise and promote a community based volunteer energy saving service which will assist most

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Matthew Caville, Technical Support Officer, Salix Finance

Salix’s new recruit gets technical

Like many post graduate students, as soon as my studies had finished I was thrown head first into the real world without a clear sense of direction and more importantly, how to begin my working career. I knew little about what CHANGE AGENTS UK were doing for students, let alone the fantastic opportunities offered by the organisation. Last November, an

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