We are pleased to announce that we won an NEA Community Action Award for our affordable warmth work in Southampton, in partnership with Southampton City Council, Age UK Southampton, Society of St James Handy Person’s Service and other agencies in the Southampton Warmth for All Partnership. The award was presented to us last Wednesday by […]
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NEW tEC Home Visit Service
We are now offering a new home visit service to Southampton residents*. This free and confidential home visit advice service focusses on keeping warm and saving energy at home. It is available to individuals or households, aged under 60, who are owner-occupiers or private tenants (we have a separate Money Matters scheme with Age UK […]
Environment and Ethics week at the University of Southampton
tEC were part of the Environment and Ethics week at the University of Southampton last week. We had a couple of stalls at the E&E Energy and Transport event on Friday and gave away lots of draught proofing materials and advice leaflets to students. We also attended the Southampton Hub Sustainability Festival on Saturday. During the […]
Energy Action North Hampshire Launch
On 15th February Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council, in partnership with Hart District Council and Climate Energy will launch Energy Action North Hampshire, a project to reduce fuel poverty in the borough. This project will enable access to ECO funding to provide free home energy efficiency improvements in households where homeowners and private housing tenants […]
Hitting the Cold Spots Launch Event
Hitting the Cold Spots Winter 2013 -2014 Invitation to the Launch Event Friday 11th October, 2013 Winchester Discovery Centre For the third winter Hampshire County Council with its partners, are running the Hitting the Cold Spots campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to reduce the effect of cold housing and fuel poverty, and promote […]
Money Matters
This project supported older people in Southampton to put ‘more money in their pocket’. […]
tEC at the Southampton Mela
On Saturday 13th July we had a stand at the Southampton Mela festival in Hoglands Park. We spent the day chatting to people about energy efficiency and grants or loans available for insulation and new boilers. We also gave away free DIY energy efficiency resources and materials as part of our Energy Action Southampton project. If you […]
Money Matters featured on BBC Radio Solent interview
Money Matters was featured in an inspiring interview with Anna, a Southampton resident who benefited from a home visit: ‘I didn’t know anything about Help the Aged, but a friend of mine said “why don’t you phone Help the Aged Anna?” which I did and I met Eva and she’s been fighting my case ever […]
Hitting the Cold Spots helps hundreds
Since October 2012 HtCS has assisted over 600 Hampshire residents with information and advice, fixed over 50 heating systems, provided 75 oil-filled radiators, completed 160 home free home assessments and made over 500 referrals to partner organisations. The Hitting the Cold Spots scheme has so far helped over 600 people and continues until the end of […]