St Agnes Green Doors Open Day Saturday 14th September Learn direct from others’ about making a property more eco friendly. From solar panels to the largest rammed earth building in the UK, via hemp insulation and wood pellet boilers; its all right here on your doorstep. You’ll find innovations to inspire and practical green ideas for your own home. All these homes and projects are opening their doors 10am -4pm.* You choose which to visit. Have fun! 1. 20 Castle Meadows, St Agnes. A complete ‘eco retrofit’ on 1960’s semi. External insulation, triple glazing, heat recovery fans, solar PV and DIY solar thermal. Turn left off British Road into Castle Meadows. No.20 is on the left after 100m, entrance next to blue garage door. 01872 552667 2. 1 Penwinnick Villas, Penwinnick Rd., St Agnes. Newly installed wood 2 pellet boiler. Solar panel water. Back up wood burner. Opposite Cornish Pizza Co. 1

3. 47 Goonown, St Agnes. New build family home; air source heat pump, underfloor heating, solar. *n.b only open am. On the left hand side in Goonown, heading out of the village, shortly after the park entrance on the right.

4. Peterville House, Peterville, St Agnes. TR5 0QU Renovation to old house

Properties 5 5 Properties included insulation, solar pv, exchange of Aga, low wattage lighting. Corner of Rosemundy 6 6 & Water Lane. 01872 552210 Maps on other 5. Farmhouse, , Scorrier, TR16 5DQ. Traditional side to find cob & stone farmhouse. Aim to heat with solar and PV. Thermal store fitted. Sunpipes. places. Hemp insulation in bathroom. Electric car!

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9 See over See more for 9 directions for 6. Mount Pleasant Eco Park, Chapel Hill, , TR4 8HL. Range of eco buildings, projects & businesses on 42 acres of organic land. Largest rammed earth build in UK, timber builds, wind power, community garden scheme. * Tours 12pm and 2pm. Explore with leaflets 10-4pm. 01209 891500 6 6 8 7. Satyananda, Skinners Bottom, TR16 5DZ. Self-built house, completely off -grid, wind and solar for electricity, low energy measures such as LED lighting. Veg growing and much more! Further information, directions and parking: 8. Bird Wood, Nr. . New project practising as many Permaculture www.facebook.com/StAgnesGreenDoors processes as possible. Solar panels, compost toilets, woodland and grassland management. Pole Lathe. web http://transitionstagnes.wordpress.com 9. Fourwynds, Chapel Porth, TR5 0NR Replacing property with a cob eco

house. Nearing completion on the cob workshop for the build. email [email protected]

Look out for 5. Stencoose Farm. The house is easily found Green Open Doors around Porthtowan/Mount Hawke area this green down the lane next to the new farm shop at Brian Etherington Meats at Wheal Rose. logo on driveways 6. Eco Park. From St. Agnes: Head along coast to and lanes Porthtowan. At turning to the village (on your right), near continue straight on up the hill. Where road levels properties. out take the 1st left signed Mount Pleasant Eco Park.

7. Satyananda. Head out of St. Agnes on the B3277 towards A30/ roundabout. Turn right towards Blackwater and immediately right again towards Mount Hawke. After approx. 1/4 mile take the first left signposted Blackwater. Continue for ~1 mile, going straight over a small crossroads after 1/2 mile. Look for a 2 bladed wind turbine on the left and Wheal Concord mine on the right (wooden mine headgear visible from road). Turn right down the bumpy lane next to the old mine. Follow bumpy lane for ~1/4 mile to end. (07882347466 if lost).

8. Bird Wood. From St. Agnes head towards Mt Hawke. Go past turning to skate park up to the cross roads at the top of the hill. Turn left and go for 500 yrds and take the first lane on the left St Agnes village on the slow bend with a small sign for Penhallow farm. Bird wood 50 yds on right. 07712600651 Green Open Doors 9. Four Wynds. Head towards Chapel Porth. After the fork heading down to the beach go another 300 yds. The house is on the right up a short lane and has tall pine trees around it.

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