• Oct 1, 2022 to Oct 8, 2022
  • Location: Various places: Muswell Hill, Highgate, Tottenham
  • Latest Activity: Oct 17, 2022

Wondering how to cope with rising energy bills?
Whether solar panels or a heat pump are for you?
What you can fix yourself to stop draughts and keep cosy?
How to tweak your household routine to save energy?

Muswell Hill Sustainability Group is has arranged its 9th Green Open Homes programme this October will be wider-ranging than ever, with new properties to visit in person over the weekends of  1st-2nd and 7th-8th October, and a series of Tuesday evening talks (also livestreamed for those unable to attend in person) kindly hosted by Muswell Hill Methodist Church.

There's a free Green Open Homes event for you!

Online there'll be weekday evening virtual tours, and talks on low-cost energy saving and principles of retrofitting a home - dates to be confirmed soon. Including:

In-person visits to 6 homes in Muswell Hill, Highgate and Tottenham, and the cob and timber roundhouse
at Meadow Orchard community garden and orchard in Crouch End.  Also an online visit to an Edwardian home and a green roof installation.  All details are on
the MHSG website at Green Open Homes 2022.

A series of Tuesday talks 4th-25th October:-

Four talks to help you wise up on the big picture influencing energy prices and how to take action in your own home and keep costs down.  The first three are in-person at Muswell Hill Methodist Church and also livestreamed; the fourth and final is online only.

In-person at Muswell Hill Methodist Church, also being livestreamed:
Tuesday 4th October, 7.30pm - Talk: Why Has The Price Of Energy Shot Up? 
Professor Mark Barrett of University College London on the impact of recent geo-political events on gas and electricity prices.

Tuesday 11th October, 7.30pm - Talk: Home Retrofit Essentials
Dermot Barnes of MHSG and en10ergy on how to improve the energy efficiency of a flat or house - where to start, what to prioritise, best value interventions and how to navigate the complexities.

Josie Evetts from Ecofurb on their service, including Whole House Plans.


Tuesday 18th October, 7.30pm - Talk: Easy Energy-Saving At Home
Interactive talk by Alex Hartley of Energias on what we can all do to save energy - apples to tenants and homeowners alike.

Tuesday 25th October - Online talk - Architects' Insights on Local Deep Retrofits
Natalie Black of Enbee Architecture and Design and Jeremy Stacey of Jeremy Stacey Architects talk about their deep retrofit projects in Muswell Hill.

 
Book your visits and talks now!
Visit the
Green Open Homes 2022 page for details and booking links.

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Comments

  • I wonder why the show homes have wood burners? They are intense sources of particle pollution - even worse than cars. @mumsforlungs has a lot of information about that.
    I also could not find any information on plug-in solar panels for smaller spaces such as balconies and sheds and gardens. They are all the rage in Germany - but it's difficult to find any information, let alone building specialists, who can inform and deal with that. Can you help?
    • Completely agree about wood burners.
  • Glad to see that at least one talk applies to tenants. This is all so worrying :(
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Events and Activities


March- April 2025


Events at the All Good Bookshop this month (35 Turnpike Lane).

Sunday 2 – 30 March – Muswell Hill Creatives TOGETHER Exhibition, upstairs at Crouch End Picturehouse, 10am-10pm each day.

Sunday 16 March – Fortismere Community Symphony Orchestra Concert at St Andrew's Church, Alexandra Park Road N10 2DD.

Tuesday 18 March – Energy Transition: talk and Q&A with author Jean-Baptiste Fressoz at Muswell Hill Methodist Church, 28 Pages Lane N10, 7.30-8.30pm.

Wednesday 19 March – Talk: A Place to call Home: the origin and growth of Hornsey Housing Trust, at Hornsey Parish Church Hall, Cranley Gardens N20, 1.30-3pm.

Thursday 20 March – Women in Jazz Media presents: Devon Gates at Karamel, 7pm.

Friday 21 March – Jyotsna Srikanth presents Bangalore Dreams at Karamel, 7pm.

Saturday 22 March – Muswell Hill Creatives Make and Mend Festival at St. Andrew’s Centre, Alexandra Park Road N10, 2-5.30pm.

Saturday 22 March – Concerts don’t cost the earth, at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road N22, 7.30pm.

Thursday 27 March – Tomorrow’s Warriors present Kezia Abuoma Trio at Karamel, 7pm.

Friday 28 March – Vegan Vixens: Kickass Feminists at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road N22, 6.30-9.30pm.

Saturday 29 March – Knitting workshops for beginners and refreshers at Holy Trinity Winchmore Hill, on the Broadway of Green Lanes, N21 3RS, 11-12.30pm.

Wednesday 2 April – North London Organic Gardeners with Chris Collins at Holy Trinity Church, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill N21, 8pm.

Saturday 5 April – Lunchtime Concert at St. Andrew’s Church, Alexandra Park Road N10, 1pm.

Saturday 5 April – Invitation to all Pianists and Piano Lovers! At Alexandra Park Library, 3-4pm. Supporters of Alexandra Park Library.

Sunday 6 April – Sunday roast and board games! Greekstraveganza @ Karamel, 1-7pm.

Saturday 14 June - Lunchtime Concert at St. Andrew’s Church, Alexandra Park Road N10, 1pm.

Saturday 12 July - Lunchtime Concert at St. Andrew’s Church, Alexandra Park Road N10, 1pm.


Ongoing courses and activities

Geekstraveganza – regular boardgame meetup on these dates at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green, 1-6pm.

Movement and Ease: Alexander Technique with Tanya every Wednesday morning at CUFOS, Top of the Avenue N10, 11-11.55am.

Em Power fitness classes – Monday and Friday mornings in OR Tambo Rec, 9-9.30am (term time only). The main focus is on core and legs.

Life drawing sessions – alternate Saturdays during term time at Rhodes Avenue Primary School, 1-3pm.

Free Martial Arts and Self-defence for Women and girls for the month of March on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Alexandra Park School.

Painting for Pleasure – Thursdays at CUFOS Community Centre (the old railway station), Top of The Avenue N10, 10-12.30pm or 1.30-4pm. Jan 9th - March 27th.

Fortismere Community Symphony Orchestra rehearses Tuesday evenings during term-time at Fortismere School, 7-9pm. Get in touch for more info.

Fortismere Community Choir rehearses Wednesday evenings during term-time at Fortismere School, 7-9pm. Get in touch for more info.

After School Sewing Club on Fridays at Stitch crafts, 2 Hazelwood Lane Palmers Green, 4.30-6pm. Term time.

Bowes Park Community Choir - Thursday evenings during term time at Bounds Green School, 7.15-9.15pm.

Salsa Wednesdays – Wednesday evenings at Bounds Green School, Bounds Green Road N11 2QG, 7-8pm. 

V&J Ensemble: Vocal group for ALL Singers on Wednesdays at St. Andrew's Church, Alexandra Park Road N10 (corner of Windermere Road), 6.50-8.30pm.

 

 

 

All Good Bookshop has many regular events - book groups of course, also music, writing, yoga - and special events .... at 35 Turunpike Lane.

Many Music and Art events are held at Karamel, including Collage Kids performance events on Saturday mornings at 11.30am. At 4 Coburg Road, 

Wood Green N22 6UJ.

 

 

 

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