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Futureproof Cumbria
@futureproofcumbria.bsky.social
Our vision is a zero carbon, greener Cumbria by 2037 - good for people, places and livelihoods. We help people, communities and organisations tackle the climate crisis by promoting action and supporting change. Formerly known as CAfS.
🌱 Start 2026 with a commitment to climate action
🌎 Join our online Carbon Literacy course to understand the causes of the climate crisis, and how you can take effective action: https://ow.ly/vXYu50XJMah
💸 Pay what you can tickets for individuals living, working & studying in Cumbria
December 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Our seasonal e-cards:
💚 Save you £ on postage
💚 Cut your carbon footprint (by about 140g CO2e per card!)
💚 Fund local climate action here in Cumbria

💌Merry sending: https://www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/charities/futureproof-cumbria/christmas
December 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Free thermal imaging visits available in:
✨ Arnside
✨Brampton
✨Keswick and surrounding villages
✨St Bees
✨Eden area (including Alston, Appleby, Kirkby Stephen, Penrith, Shap and Tebay)

Fill in our form to get booked in: https://ow.ly/N6C650XIlyG.
December 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📈2025 is expected to tie with 2023 as the 2nd warmest year on record (2024 is 1st)
🚨The climate emergency threatens our health, economy, national & food security and nature
🌟Start 2026 with action - join our Carbon Literacy course to understand the crisis & how to fight it: https://ow.ly/hnXj50XIwr6
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We've been consulting Mike Berners-Lee's How Bad Are Bananas? to check where we tend to rack up our carbon footprint over Christmas!

High-impact areas to consider reducing are:
🚗 Extra travel
🎁 Unwanted presents
🧚Fairy lights
🥫Wasted food
💌Christmas card delivery
December 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
And the winners of our Festive Prize Draw are...

Hundreds of you supported our campaign, raising an amazing £3,455 to support important climate action work across #Cumbria.

We recently announced the lucky winners - see the full list here: https://ow.ly/LAVj50XHjME

#Christmas #Giving #Donations
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🐦‍⬛It's the easiest way to stay up to date with our latest news, events, offers & training!

📧Don't miss out - sign up here: https://ow.ly/rq5s50Xz0Tm
December 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🔔🎀🔔 1 day left to enter!🔔🎀🔔

🎅We're making a list and we'll be checking it twice - before pulling out the names of our lucky prize draw winners
🎁Enter before midday tomorrow for your chance to win brilliant goodies and experiences
🎄See prizes, Ts&Cs & enter: https://ow.ly/EbxS50XAaeT

#GivingTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🎄Chance to win fab, low-impact prizes & help build a fairer, greener Cumbria

🎁A luxury stay, family adventures, foodie experiences, eco goodies & unique days out up for grabs

⏰Closes 12pm tomorrow! Prizes, full Ts&Cs and enter: https://ow.ly/Tpi650XA7PG

#GivingTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
🎁A 5* weekend stay, family days out, foodie treats, artisan workshops and eco gifts up for grabs
🌍 Support local climate action for a chance to win
⏰ Draw closes midday Wed
🤶Full prize list, Ts & Cs and enter: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/futureproof-cumbria-festive-prize-draw

#CyberMonday
December 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🫵The Futureproof Cumbria Training Team needs you!

💬If you've done one of our courses in the last 5 years, we're asking you to do a 10 min survey
💰Complete by midnight on Wed 3 Dec for the chance to win a £50 voucher
📧Find the survey in your inbox (message us if you've not got it!)

💐Thank you!
December 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"We are citizens, not consumers."
☝️On #CyberMonday, the wise words of the #CumbriaClimateAssembly feel very apt!

🦉Read the Assembly's recommendations for citizen involvement in climate decision-making: https://ow.ly/OWu150XzaJw

📢Show support by signing the charter &sharing
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🥶Want to understand where your home is losing heat?
🏠Live in Arnside, Brampton, St Bees, the Eden area, or in Keswick or its surrounding villages?
👓Our thermal imaging team can help you identify cold spots, understand the causes, and explore solutions

📆 Info & booking: https://ow.ly/sjF250Xz5tm.
November 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🎀🔔All we want for Christmas is a #ZeroCarbonCumbria!🦌🌲

🌱Help make that a reality by entering our prize draw
🎁Chance to win a 5* stay & other local goodies and experiences
💸Support our work for a fairer, greener Cumbria

🕰️Closes noon Wed 3rd Dec!
See prizes, Ts&Cs & enter: https://ow.ly/l5AR50Xu9R4
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We love shopping locally, but if you are tempted by any of the Black Friday deals online, do it through Give As You Live - that way we get a little percentage, at no cost to you!

🛍️🛍️🛍️ Shop now! Click here 👉 https://ow.ly/h6jQ50XtiW6

#BlackFriday #ShopLocal
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🦸‍♀️Help neighbours, clients, patients, friends & family stay warm and save money!

⚡Join tomorrow's free 1hr webinar to understand our Free Home Energy Support service - what we offer, eligibility & how to refer...
🐦 ...then spread the word

Tues 25 Nov, 3:30pm on Zoom
Book👉 https://ow.ly/MH4i50XwOgn
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🚨 Final reminder - closes 9am Wednesday
🔎We're after a confident leader to drive our partnership forward & manage impactful delivery

✅Part-time (min 26.25 hrs/wk)
✅Fixed to March '27 (with potential extension)
✅£35,070-£45,070 FTE
✅Hybrid & flexi working

Apply now: https://ow.ly/JopS50XvJ6l
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
⏰ Applications close 9am on Wed
🌍 Drive Cumbria’s net-zero journey
🌱Work with 80+ orgs and 300+ participants fighting for a greener county

Hybrid | Part-time (min 26.25 hrs/week) | Fixed to March '27 (w/ potential extension) | £35,070-£45,070 FTE

Find out more: https://ow.ly/kQAr50XvI28
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We're thrilled to be at Kendal Mountain Festival today talking about #CarbonLiteracy with our friends from the Carbon Literacy Project and Protect our Winters. Find us on the Patagonia stand!

#KendalMountainFestival #ProtectOurWinters #PatagoniaActionWorks #ClimateAction
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Two family day passes up for grabs - you have to be in it to win it!
🌍Help us support people in Cumbria to take action in the face of the climate emergency
🕰️Prize draw closes midday on 3rd December
👉See all prizes, full Ts & Cs and enter here: https://ow.ly/n0tS50Xu9x5
November 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
🍻 One lucky prize draw winner will bag a £50 voucher to spend on delicious Cumbrian beer, brewed by the experts at Fell Brewery

🎁Less than 2 weeks left to enter - draw closes 3 Dec, 12pm. See all the fabulous prizes, full Ts & Cs and enter: https://ow.ly/tfPk50Xpf9l
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
💌We want to stay in touch!

📧Just not by post... Sign up to our fortnightly email newsletter for the latest updates about our events, services, vacancies and projects: https://ow.ly/Oczb50XrReu

#Cumbria #ClimateAction #ZeroCarbonCumbria
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🏔️We’ve raised over £1.8k - help us hit £5k!
🌱Every entry gives you chance to win prizes - inc. a 5* stay or and Michelin Star meal - whilst supporting our work
✅Draw closes 12pm 3 Dec. No purchase necessary.
🔗See prizes, full Ts & Cs and enter: https://ow.ly/lyEz50XubVp
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
💚✨🎄✨Dreaming of a green christmas? ✨🌱✨💚

Enter our prize draw to win a hamper of Goodness & Grain green goodies - and all whilst supporting our dream of a zero carbon Cumbria...

Draw closes 3 Dec, 12pm. See all the prizes, full Ts & Cs and enter: https://ow.ly/aaHL50XpeQK
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
❄️The cold weather has well and truly arrived!

🔥Our free home energy support service can help you make your home warmer and cheaper to run

💻Find out more and fill out our quick form to get help for yourself or someone else: https://futureproofcumbria.org.uk/homes/free-home-energy-support/
November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM