Blurton Farm Residents Association in Stoke on Trent has been awarded a grant of over £10,000 from E.ON’s Sustainable Energy Fund as part of its work with charity ‘Beat the Cold’ to help residents cut their energy bills this winter.
The funding from E.ON will pay for a series of community events, providing expert home energy advice for residents on topics including cavity wall and loft insulation and solar panels, metering and bill assistance, referrals for debt advice and benefit entitlements and grant checks. Local residents attended the first of these events on Friday 16th December along with a very special guest.
The funding has also paid for the installation of an energy monitoring unit and display at the newly opened Blurton Community Hub to help reduce running costs and promote energy awareness to the local community.
Christine Pratt, Chairperson of Blurton Farm Residents Association, said: “As a volunteer group working to improve the lives of around 80 families in our community, we’re really grateful to E.ON for their help and support.
“We were delighted by the feedback from Friday’s event and hope that we can make a very real difference to keep these families warm with less worry this winter.”
Tony Jenkin Jones, from E.ON’s Community Relations team, said: “We’re really pleased to be able to help Blurton Farm Residents Association support local residents with energy advice and measures to help them get energy fit in their homes.
“It’s vital that people have all the support they need to help them reduce their energy use and keep their bills as manageable as possible, and we’re pleased to be working with like-minded partners and community groups in Stoke who can help us deliver this as part of our partnership with the city.”
Martin Chadwick, from Beat the Cold, said: “Many households in Blurton will struggle to keep warm at home this winter. Helping residents of Blurton make changes to save money on their energy bills is essential. Our 15 years of experience shows that these households could save anywhere between £90 and £1,300 a year but that many households are not aware of where to go to for help.
“We’re pleased E.ON is helping community groups like Blurton Farm Residents Association to support local residents in a community setting, taking the advice and support to them. 16 households have booked a Home Energy Advice and Support Visit, with the first scheduled for 29 December.”
E.ON’s Sustainable Energy Fund helps local community groups and not for profit organisations by offering funding for energy efficiency events or renewable energy technologies. So far E.ON has helped 47 community groups and projects since launching its Sustainable Energy Fund and has awarded over £580,000 of grants.
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