Keeping Warm in Winter Community Action on Fuel

Keeping Warm in Winter Community Action on Fuel Poverty Workshop

Today’s Workshop 09: 15 09. 30 09: 45 10: 20 10: 50 11: 00 11: 20 11: 50 12: 00 Arrival & refreshments Welcome Introduction to fuel poverty Solutions to fuel poverty Break Community Action on Fuel Poverty Ideas into Action Summary & Close Lunch

Are you an energy saver or energy waster?

When you wash, do you shower or have a bath? Shower every time Sometimes shower, sometimes bath Bath every time 1 2 3

When you are cold do you turn the heating up or put an extra layer on? Put extra layer on Sometimes put an extra layer on 1 2 Turn heating up 3

At home, do you turn the lights, tv etc. off, when they aren’t needed? Always turn things off Sometimes turn things off Always leave things on stand-by 1 2 3

When your clothes are washed do you dry them by hanging on a line or putting in a tumble dryer? Hang clothes on the line 1 Sometimes hang clothes on line 2 Always use tumble dryer 3

Do you have low energy light bulbs in all, some or none of the light fittings? (This might be one to check when you get home) All low energy bulbs Some low energy bulbs No low energy bulbs 1 2 3

How did you do? What do you need to do? What an energy saver 0 -5 Hmm not bad 6 - 10 Oh dear 11 - 15

Keeping Warm in Winter Objective: To equip attendees with the tools to help them raise awareness of fuel poverty and the solutions available • Introduction to fuel poverty • Demonstration of the Community Action on Fuel Poverty online resource • Interactive ‘Ideas into Action’ session supported by the online resource

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Keeping Warm in Winter Feedback “This page is great. Really enjoy reading the good news articles. . ” “All these resources are wonderful. Really useful for energy awareness sessions. It is so nice someone has taken the time to create and share them all. . ”

Keeping Warm in Winter What is fuel poverty? • • • The Sad Truth – national statistics Regional statistics Welfare/Rural/Elderly/Low Pay/Off Gas Locally [Enter local information on fuel poverty here]

Keeping Warm in Winter Key Messages Practical solutions to help householders Top 10 Tips for Staying Warm and Healthy • • • No cost and low cost solutions Heating / Insulation Grants, funds & trusts

Keeping Warm in Winter Key features Quick Start Toolkit Starter Kits Warming Up Britain Practitioner FAQs Focus On

Keeping Warm in Winter Key Messages Whilst fuel poverty is a serious issue, getting the message across needn’t be dull…………….

Keeping Warm in Winter What can you do? Can the resources on the website help you put your ideas into action? If so…. • • Where are the opportunities to reach people who may be in fuel poverty? What activity(s) would suit these opportunities / the people? When could the activity(s) be delivered? How many people do you expect/hope to reach?

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Keeping Warm in Winter Sharing Ideas……. . To recap; • Introduction to fuel poverty • Solutions to fuel poverty • Practical resources and information from the Community Action on Fuel Poverty website • Ideas into Action

Community Action on Fuel Poverty www. fuelpovertyresource. org. uk Thank You and Good Luck