You can find all the latest news from Ekopia, including initiatives from our partners and investment opportunities, in this section.
News
Project Manager needed to help with the construction of a new Social Enterprise Hub
West Whins Affordable Flats
Updates from our AGM
First of all, congratulations to Martin Roche-Nishimori on being appointed to the board. As announced at the meeting the company that runs the Phoenix shop and cafe´ is now “Phoenix Findhorn Community Interest Company’. We were also delighted to be able to tell members that we have received confirmation of a grant from the Scottish…
Phoenix Shop plans to become a community interest company
PV Initiative
In a new initiative our partners in Findhorn Wind Park have begun installing PV panels on the roofs of various properties at East Whins. These will feed into the Park’s grid and offset part of the reduction in renewables production now that Moya, our 75kW wind turbine erected in 1989, is being decommissioned. For more…
AGM 2015
This year’s AGM will be at 7.30 pm on Thursday 16th July 2015 at the East Whins ‘Sunshine Room’, The Park, Findhorn. This meeting is open to all Ekopia members. Other interested parties are welcome as silent observers, especially NFA members, Foundation co-workers and Phoenix customers and supporters. The AGM reports will be going out…
AGM, Thursday 16th July
AGM Date and New Director
We are pleased to say that Fasil Bogale has agreed to join the Ekopia board, initially for a three month trial period. Fasil is a chartered accountant who has lived in the community here for the past three years and who is involved with various partner community organisations such as Park Ecovillage Trust and CIFAL…
Office Progress
This project is now proceeding apace. A building warrant was granted very early in the year and Green Leaf Design and Build are expecting completion of the construction work in mid-May. We are anticipating tenancy to be taken up by Trees for Life shortly thereafter.