The Alternative Technology Centre (ATC) is a not-for-profit organisation established in 1999 on the banks of the Rochdale Canal in Hebden Bridge.

As an educational resource centre, we aim to make sustainability achievable and simply irresistible by working from a strong base within our local community to provide inspiration, accessible information and advice to improve the quality of life using sustainable means – economic, environmental and social.

NEW! ATC November newsletter

What's New

WORRIED ABOUT YOUR ENERGY BILLS THIS WINTER?

The ATC can help you make sure that your home is well insulated, how to do it, what with and where to go for grants.

We can also help you if you are considering installing renewable enrgy equipment - including solar panels - yes even here in Yorkshire - heat opumps, wind turbins, biomass and micro hydro.

If you live in the Calder Valley and are interested in getting power from a river near you, contact us to get news of our micro hydro group, who are working together to install microhydro in the valley..

VALLEY FOOD GROUP

This group has been recently set up to co-ordinate food growing work in the valley.

We want to make sure that our area’s food and resources are recognised by both producers and consumers as valuable both for its quality and its locality.

As a result, the Happy Valley food group came together over this mutual concern for locally produced food. We wanted to promote our local produce in a way that will enable people to easily identify where it came from and who had produced it.

Using local produced food will result in cutting food miles, improving and enabling access to local fresh produce, improving the local economy and cutting carbon emissions.

See www.happyvalleyfood.co.uk for more details

CYCLE RECYLCE

A new project opening soon at the ATC.

Cycle recycle aims to reuse unwanted bikes – stopping them from being put into landfill (or the canal) – and helping people to be able to buy at a reasonable price.

It will also hopefully encourage more people to get out of their cars and onto their bikes, get fit and have some fun at the same time.

We take any old bikes, parts and accessories (except for helmets).

You can drop off anything at the Alternative Technology Centre by appointment (give us a ring first).

See www.cyclerecycle.co.uk for more details

Power in the Landscape

The Power in the Landscape project, carried out by the ATC with support from the Local Heritage Initiative, Hebden Royd and Calderdale Council and the local community, explores the water powered mills of the Upper Calder Valley, in particular the Colden Valley.

The Calder Valley was the powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution and the project has also looked at the potential for putting hydro power back in.

Free Low Energy Light bulbs

Have you got yours yet?
Two free bulbs to every householder (4 to people on benefits). Call in at the Green Shop ATC to pick yours up. The Green Shop also sells everything green from solar panels, wormeries, Earthborn and other eco paints, solar toys, wind up radios, energy saving bulbs of all types and much more.

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