News

What a charitable lot!

24 October 2016

This year’s coffee morning for Macmillan raised £415.00. Thanks for the contributions of everyone involved - bakers and buyers alike! This was a dual event run by Finance Division and Estate Management with thanks to the organisers! A week later on 10 October, we marked World Homeless Day to support the homeless in...

Notice about NW Cambridge construction of new cycle path behind Storey's Way

25 August 2016

Please see the attached notice from Skanska for infomration on the construction of the new cycle path behind Storey's Way.

Bin busting at Greenwich House

29 July 2016

To kick off Spotlight on Waste month, a waste audit of Greenwich House has been conducted by the Environment and Energy Section’s Waste and Recycling Intern, Cecily Church, to assess recycling and waste management within the building. The aim is to see how recycling is going and work out where/how we can improve rates...

New Universal bus service launches July 23rd!

19 July 2016

The Uni 4 service will be replaced by the new 'Universal' bus service on 23rd July. The Universal bus is the new University bus for everyone. The Universal bus will commence on the 23rd July replacing the existing Uni 4 service. Whippet will be the new provider of this service and will work in partnership with the...

Seeing the wood for the trees?

11 July 2016

Greenwich House are ahead of the game with Spotlight on Waste month... Residents of Greenwich House arrived to work two weeks ago to find a wall of boxes that previously held reams of printer paper. It was a visual reminder of the amount of paper we use across the building. Take-away facts were provided on how to further...

Green Impact success

24 June 2016

Greenwich House has won a Bronze award for all of its environmental efforts! Huge thanks to the Greenwich House Green Impact team, made up of representatives from across the building. The team includes: Diane Ingham, Ben Mayo, Susie Chan, Emily Dunning, Taylor Allison, Barbara Nash, Steve Hutson, Andy Harnwell, Sarah Jones...

Bike Week 2016 - 11-19 June

23 May 2016

The University of Cambridge participates in the Cycle Scheme; Bike Week is coming up (11-19 June) so here are lots of chances to get involved, sent to us by the Bike Week organisers!: It’s time to take part in Bike Week – and help make the nation’s annual celebration of cycling bigger and better than ever in 2016! With so...

Uniform at Work Day - 24 June

23 May 2016

Uniform At Work day is on Friday 24 June 2016. It is a chance to celebrate the contribution that more than 20,000 reservists across the UK make to the armed forces. By wearing their military uniform to their civilian place of work, reservists from the British Army, Royal Navy, and the Royal Air Force are highlighting the...

Green Impact workbook submitted for Bronze Award

25 April 2016

The Greenwich House Green Impact team have been working hard since February to put in place measures that meet the requirements for obtaining a Bronze Award through the Green Impact scheme. You've hopefully noticed all the posters and labels around, as well as the Green Impact table in reception with all the info you could...

Help For Heroes coffee morning raises £500

19 April 2016

The Help For Heroes event went down a storm. It was great meeting staff across all the Divisions based at Greenwich House. We collectively raised a staggering £500.00. You can find the certificate here. Natalie, Jane and Di were delighted by the response from all the staff at Greenwich House. Every penny raised goes...