About the venue
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Accessibility: A stair lift is available for visitors and staff are on hand to assist. As the library is within a Grade II listed building, there are some constraints on accessibility adaptations. For more information, visit theleedslibrary.org.uk/access-statement.
How to get there
Train: A six-minute walk or two-minute cycle from Leeds Railway Station, which is served by trains from across the country. There are cycle stands on the pedestrianised streets around the library.
Bus: There are bus stops within a few minutes’ walk, situated on nearby Boar Lane, Vicar Lane and Park Row. To plan your journey, visit firstbus.co.uk/leeds.
Car: Leeds has a Park and Ride service operating from locations around the city. Pay and display parking is available within a 10-minute walk.
Schedule and speakers
Registration and refreshments
Meet your fellow members.Building societies for beginners
Optional session introducing the building society model and the workings of an AGM.Annual General Meeting including Ask the Directors
Lunch
Footprints on the ground – Innovation for positive change
Panel discussion on the latest innovations in sustainable building and retrofit. Daniel Capstick - Product Manager - Mortgages, Ecology Building Society Marianne Heaslip - Co-founder and Technical Director, People Powered Retrofit Lynn Sullivan - Chair of the Good Homes Alliance and Interim National Retrofit HubFootprints in the ground – Sustainable lending in practice
Hear from Ecology borrowers who are building a greener future. Ele George - Former Ecology self-build borrower and sustainable construction specialist Chris Pyke - Founding member of Five Rivers Cohousing Gisela Renolds - Executive Director, Global link (Lancaster) LtdBreak
Future footprints – Agitating for positive change
Hear from leading change-makers on how they are influencing policy and behaviours Colin Baines - Shareholder activist and ethical campaigner Sara Edmonds - Director of Studio Search and Co-ordinator at Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) Rob Harrison – Editor, Ethical ConsumerClosing comments
Gareth Griffiths – Chief Executive, Ecology Building Society
Speakers
Gareth Griffiths, Chief Executive
Louise Pryor, Chair
Andrew Gold, Director
Mary Ealden, The Leeds Library
Carl Hutton, The Leeds Library
Bill Phelps, Chapeltown Cohousing
