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Join The Congleton Hydro Team! Admin Superstar Needed!
Congleton HydroVolunteer role descriptionRole title Documentation ControllerPurpose of the role - Devise and introduce a structured system that will enable the collation, production and maintenance of the historical design and operating documentation for...
Flash Update – Archie Awakes! Congleton Hydro
After some heart-stopping moments (well quite a few actually) we managed to open the inlet channel sluice gate and give Archie some life-giving Vaccination—water from the River Dane! As you can see from the short video clip, Archie quickly responded to his Jab!! and...
Congleton Hydro Newsletter June 2021
Wot! the Access Track has disappeared. Access Track filled in with “spoil” from construction.Now we cannot go backwards—only forwards!! However, before the slippery downhill slope started its return to nature and the access track across the field was returned to its...
Congleton Hydro Newsletter May 2021
Breakthrough!!!! To the open waters and beyond!Welcome to the latest (May 2021) Congleton Hydro Newsletter. After the euphoria of getting Archie successfully installed into his new home, it has been back to the grind, focussing on the completion of the site...
Congleton Hydro Newsletter April 2021
As Snug as a Bug in a Rug!!!!Well, as you can see from the image, Archie—the heart of the hydro system has been installed in his permanent home. In last month’s newsletter we asked you all to keep fingers crossed, keep touching wood and pray for decent weather---well...
Join the Congleton Hydro Team! Volunteer Financial Controller
We are looking for someone to join our team to keep detailed records of all income and expenditure, preparation of quarterly VAT returns and preparation of the annual financial report. Recording all receipts and payments to the Society’s bank account in a software...
Archie’s fame is growing! He has received his first fan letter!
It seems Archie's fame is growing! He has received his first fan letter! "Dear Archie, We haven’t been formally introduced but Bob has told me a lot about you, so I hope that you will receive this greeting as from “ a friend” We all realise that you, Archie, whose...
Congleton Hydro Newsletter March 2021
A short newsletter this month. Whilst a lot of work has been going on completing the channel and forebay tank for the installation of the screw, it is all nitty-gritty detail of preparing and installing rebar (twisted bits of metal rod that help provide the...
Congleton Hydro February Newsletter
Rain and More Rain!!! We should not be surprised, as, after all, it is mid-winter, but the first few weeks of January have seen some atrocious weather but also some good periods. As mentioned in a previous newsletter the River Dane is a high spate river, being...
Congleton Hydro Newsletter January 2021
Happy New Year and Welcome to 2021 Many people would say that 2020 has been a most terrible year and wish it had just been a bad dream. I guess that on a personal note, the members of Congleton Hydro would agree but from a Project viewpoint, 2020 has been a great year...
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Dane Valley Community Energy Ltd is a Community Benefit Society registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA - Registration Number 7142) as defined by the Cooperatives and Community Benefit Societies Act, 2014 and governed by rules which can be viewed HERE.