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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Our September 2026 Newsletter is live! Our upcoming Birthday Celebration, autumn Drop-In Event, a new video launched, Empowering Our Councils updates, and more.. www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/email/6452d9... #communityenergy #gloucestershire

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our Chair, Helen Jeffrey, and our Professional Advisor Emma-Jayne Williams attended the "Empowering our Councils: Community Energy in Gloucestershire" event this week. Congratulations to everyone who made the event such a success! #communityenergy

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Plug-in-Solar arrives, we look forward to our autumn events, and we search for our missing banner! All this, and more, in our August Newsletter: www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/email/4907c4... Photo by Yuma Solar on Unsplash

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Missed our newsletter? Read all about it here: www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/email/6056ad...

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

We are approaching our goal of 100 members! You too can join for £1 and feel great about supporting #communityenergy 🙂 www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/membership/

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

There's nothing like seeing for yourself! Our tour of Westmill Energy wind and solar farm was excellent - look how far apart the panels are, and how tall they are, and how many different wildflowers there are. Plently of room for the sheep!

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Just a taste of our excellent fact-finding visit to community-owned Westmill Wind and Solar farms yesterday as part of our Future Energy Landscapes project. We even saw a hare! We will be writing-up a summary of the (many) things we learned... @westmillenergy.bsky.social #communityenergy

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The "Empowering Our Councils" event in the Forest of Dean took place last evening (in direct competiton with a certain sporting event). Thankyou to all who came to discover the potential for #communityenergy. The presentation has already been booked for a local parish council meeting in September!

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Another milestone achieved! We held our first AGM on Saturday and were delighted to welcome so many members, several of whom had not met each other before. As well as the official business of the meeting there were a wide range of useful conversations. #CommunityEnergy #UpTheEnergy

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

We had a brilliant day at the Woolaston Carnival! It was full of fun activites, dog show, tug-of-war, stalls, tea & cake, motor parade and some fantastic live music! Five new members signed-up for £1 - including our first two members from Woolaston! #communityenergy #forestofdean

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Our chair, Helen, spent the day at the @octopus.energy Tech Summit yesterday. Highlights included an announcement by Greg Jackson - new plug-in home batteries, a great pannel on saving with tech at home, and Jimmy Wales the founder of wikipedia. Read more: lnkd.in/ek7XqH2H #octopusETS26

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

As we move into another week of extreme heat, consider supporting your local #communityenergy group! Also, happy Solstice 🙂

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Our Chair, @imhelenj.bsky.social is off to the @communityenergyengland.org summer conference in Birmingham later this week. Fingers crossed that the trains behave! #communityenergy

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Q. Do you have to live in the Forest of Dean to become a member? A. No - we have members across the UK. Would you like to join for just £1? Q. That's a great idea, is it easy? A. Yes! Sign-up on our website - we would love you to join!

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The last of the Dymock & Bromesberrow "Future Energy Landscapes" post-wokshop engagement events happended last week in Much Markle, just over the parish boundary. We ran a mini-FEL at the Sustainability Cafe, and a stand at the lovely Hellen's Manor Produce Market. #communityenergy

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

A free in-person event for councillors sharing practical ideas for managing community assets in a time of change. We also will give an overview of funding options, including the #communityenergy model, and opportunities via GB Energy and the Local Power Plan. Sign up is here: lnkd.in/eGYxDD_u

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We will be supporting a screening of "People's Emergency Briefing" on 25th June, Newnham, Forest of Dean. If you are local, please come along... #forestofdean

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

A brilliant day at the Forest Showcase Food Festival yesterday! So many great conversations, and lovely to be with other local community groups! We signed-up new members, and talked about everything energy related you can think of. Lovely ice-creams. date and ginger cake, coffees, and crepes!

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Our event shelter is ready for it's first outing - to the Forest Food Showcase tomorrow!

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Learning new skills and another first - testing our Event Shelter and assessing risks ahead of using it at a public engagement event next weekend. The first time using our big outdoor banner as well (1.5m x 3.0m). Lovely team-work and no rain! #communityenergy

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Lovely morning getting feedback on the Future Energy Landscapes workshop we helped run in Dymock and Bromesberrow... #communityenergy #localviews

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Happy to say we received an email response from Great British Energy to the EOI we submitted shortly after the #LocalPowerPlan launch. Good to see that things are progressing! #communityenergy #localpowerplan

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Lovely to meet people yesterday at the Lydney Town Meeting at Lydney Town Hall and learn more about the work of the Town Council. #lydney #forestofdean #communityenergy

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Excellent day yesterday at the Sustainability Event upstairs at the Baptist Church in #Coleford. It's on again today until 4pm - do pop in! #ForestofDean

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Community spirit in action! We had a great "Get Grant Ready" meeting this week. There was a generous sharing of different experiences of the journey to making our Village Halls and Community Centres more sustainable. #communityenergy

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

We are thrilled to have been awarded funds to progress towards shared ownership of the proposed Eden Renewables' Lightwood Solar Farm! It's a Great British Energy Community Energy Fund grant for a feasibility project, via the South West Net Zero Hub www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/grant-fundin...

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

What a brilliant day at the Coleford Carnival of Transport ! The sun was shining and we had lots of people chatting all things #CommunityEnergy with us. We gave out so many coasters, met people from all over the Forest, and even found another great event to go to this summer in Woolaston.

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Wishing everyone a lovely Easter weekend! 🌼🌸🌺🌷🌞 To celebrate here is a photo of the hand-painted card we bought from the Dymock Biodiversity Group's stall at lovely Daffodil weekend event.

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Join the cool gang - sign up for our newsletter! www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/newsletter #communityenergy #comms

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

A new offering - Organisations can now become members - for just £1. Our first sign-up is a local Community Hub who are promoting energy efficiency 🙂 Spread the word... Join the #communityenergy conversation.

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Fabulous day in Dymock yesterday for the Daffodil Weekend. Follwing up on our recent Future Energy Landscapes workshop, speaking to many lovely people (both local and from further field). Spreading the #communityenergy message!

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Interest in finding out more about our #GetGrantReady Pilot? Read our update: www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/get-grant-re... #communityenergy #forestofdean

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

How Mitcheldean Community Centre tackled rising energy costs. We are delighted to share this guest post about a range of energy-saving improvements to a local community centre. Well done! #forestofdean www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/mitcheldean-...

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Forest the fox thinks it's too damp and to be up and about on a Monday! #forestofdean

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Celebrating the many brilliant women we meet and work with on #communityenergy ! #internationalwomensday Thank you @bigsolarcoop.bsky.social for the photo from the away-day last year 🙂

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

An excellent Future Energy Landscapes workshop in Dymock last night! Great engagement, good discussion, and lots of local knowledge in the room. #communityenergy Very timely to be happening on the same day as the launch of #uptheenergy in Westminster! With @cse.org.uk

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

There's a lot to think about when setting up as a #communityenergy organisation. #Tech is one of the foundations to get right. We wanted to share our strategy and choices to help #capacitybuilding www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/the-tech-we-... Thank you @josef.is & @lesteph.com for your help!

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Become one of our newsletter subscribers! It's free and easy... www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/newsletter #communityenergy

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

A brilliant start to our #GetGrantReady Pilot this week! So much experience and energy in the room. Inspiring! Thank you, everyone, for your participation. Excited to see where we are in two months time. #communityenergy

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Did you miss our February Newsletter - lots of good news! Read it here: www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/february-202... #communityenergy #forestofdean

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

This week we are piloting a new initiative, "Get Grant Ready" with five local organisations who want to install rooftop solar. It's our first meeting with everyone, plus expertise in planning, feasibility, leases, etc and, of course, #communityenergy. Very exciting to get everyone in the room!

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

If you ride the lovely Daffodil Line bus - look out for our poster!

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Just published! Our February Newsletter: www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/february-202...

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Delighted with our new banners from 2020 Display Limited. The colours are perfect! One is for "welcome", one for "mission", and one for "call-to-action". The three work separately or together, and the landscape runs across the bottom. #communityenergy #comms Credit to our designer Aline Jeffrey

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Did you know you can borrow a Thermal Camera for FREE from #Newent Library? www.fdean.gov.uk/thermalcamer...

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Happy Valentine's Day! 💗 Spreading the Community Energy Love, particularly after the recent announcements of new funding coming to help expand this brilliant sector! #communityenergy #love

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Presenting.. our new outdoor banner! If you have any ideas, we are looking for good places to display it around the #forestofdean #communityenergy

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Do you live in Dymock & Bromseberrow Parish? Here's an invitation for you... fod-fel-2.eventbrite.co.uk #communityenergy #freeworkshop

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

We like to have our smaller face-to-face meetings in local community cafes - this week Taurus Crafts, Lydney and The Ark Cafe, Newent - great coffees and teas all round! #communityenergy #forestofdean

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Our brilliant Task Group has been busy as 2026 kicks-off, and we have our inaugural Board Meeting this week! Another milestone for our new Community Benefit Society. #communityenergy #governanace

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