Look around a 1920s home before it goes fossil fuel free

Zero Carbon Harrogate are opening up a 1920s house in Harlow Hill this Saturday, 31 October, for a guided tour. It's a rare chance to walk through a home like this before it goes through a major renovation to improve its energy efficiency and move away from fossil fuels. You'll see the place as it stands now, before the work starts, so you can get a proper sense of what's being changed.

The tour is run by Zero Carbon Harrogate, a volunteer-led climate change charity founded in 2016. They describe themselves as an independent, trusted voice that works with public bodies, local businesses and communities to drive rapid decarbonisation across the Harrogate district. This tour is one of their practical ways of showing how that works on a domestic scale, rather than just talking about it in the abstract.

There are two time slots to choose from: 2pm and 3pm, with each tour lasting about an hour. They're keeping the groups small, with a maximum of 15 people per slot, so it's a quiet look around rather than a crowded open house. You don't need any building-site safety equipment, but it's worth keeping in mind that the property has no step-free access.

The tour is free, and it's held in the Harlow Hill area of Harrogate on Saturday, 31 October, with slots at 2pm and 3pm.