2010 - BBC One - Bang Goes the Theory - building the Coffee Car! Matt and Martin Bacon helped Jem and his team build a car that ran on used coffee grounds collected from the local shops in Barnard Castle.  The show was televised in May as the car travelled from London to Manchester. A brilliant time was had by all - another eco-triumph!

For more information on BBC One's Bang Goes the Theory, visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/bang/

We were used as a case study (based on 2007 figures) for this project and I quote:

"Teesdale Conservation Volunteers have no formal relationship with the local authority, apart from the receipt of recycling credits and some grant income. However, they divert more than 1,100 tonnes of green waste from landfill through their composting scheme, generating environmental benefits and making a critical contribution to the local authority’s landfill diversion targets. They provide placements for 8 volunteers thereby increasing their well?being and skills. They generate £2.76 of added value per public £ invested."

The Executive Summary and Annex 2 are where you will find TCV mentioned, and to link to the report click here

For more information on DEFRA, please visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/

For more information on Resources for Change, please visit http://www.r4c.org.uk/

2008 - Teesdale Mercury's Inaugural "Durham Dales Community Business of the Year"

For more information on the Teesdale Mercury, please visit http://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/

2007 - Community Recycling Project - Community Recycling Network's  Resource Awards.

For more information on the Community Recycling Network, please visit http://www.crn.org.uk/

2007 - Highly Commended - Climate Conscious Award - Biffaward Awards

For more information on Biffawards, please visit http://www.biffaward.org/

2006 - Best Community Initiative - The Composting Association (now known as AFOR, the Association for Organics Recycling)

For more information on AFOR, please visit http://www.organics-recycling.org.uk/

2006 - Science Team Award with Teesdale School - Cerificate of Outstanding Contribution to Science Teaching - Rolls Royce Science Prize

For more information on the Rolls Royce Science Prize, please visit http://science.rolls-royce.com/home/index.jsp

2005 - Winner - The Management and Restoration of Minerals and Waste Disposal - County Durham Environment Awards 2005

For more information on Durham County Council, please visit http://www.durham.gov.uk

2004 - Third Prize - Community Category - The Wildlife Trusts Durham, Conservation Awards 2004

For more information on the work of The Wildlife Trusts, please visit http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/

We are also a European Demonstration site for "Growing with Compost".  The countries involved are England, Greece, Czech Republic and Slovakia.

For more information on "Growing with Compost", please visit http://www.growingwithcompost.org