Energy advice diary

Delivering energy advice at a local level

As well as giving tailored energy advice over the phone our advisors like to get out into the community and talk to people face to face.

We can be found at large county shows and small local community events, in shopping centres, town centres and sport centres, in flu jab clinics and at festivals, carnivals and fetes. In fact anywhere where people gather.

If you're in the area and have an energy related question that's been bugging you, or you just want to meet some of the team, then please come and visit us.

Here's where we'll be over the next few weeks and months:

19 May, 9:00 - 16:00 | Thornbury Eco Fair, Thornbury, Bristol.
Event delivered under Community SIR

31 May, 12:00 - 19:00 | Landlords Expo, UWE Exhibition centre, Bristol
Event delivered under Home Energy Advice Line

31 May 14:00 - 17:00 | St Pauls Family & Learning Centre, Bristol.
Event delivered under Warming Bristol Communities

... here's where we've been:

26 April | Yeovil Rugby Club, Yeovil
26 April | St Pauls Family and Learning Centre
21 April | Portishead, North Somerset
13 April | IKEA, Bristol
13 April | United Reform Church Nailsea
29 March | The Campus, Highlands Lane, W-S-M.
29 March | St Pauls Learning and Family Centre, Bristol
26 March | Compass Point Childrens Centre, South Street, Bristol.
21 March | The Campus, Highlands Lane, W-S-M
16 March | The Campus, Highlands Lane, W-S-M
13 March | Ministry of Defence, Abbey Wood
23 February | St Pauls Family and Learning Centre
22 February | St Pauls Church, Weston-Super-Mare
10 February | Angel Shopping Centre, Bridgwater
5 February | Lady of Ostra Brama Church hall, Bristol
23 January | The Royal Bank of Scotland. Avon Street, Bristol
22 January | The Winter Gardens, Weston-Super-Mare
21 January | Faithspace, Southville, Bristol
19 January | Locking Baby and Toddler Group, Bristol
12 January | Co-op Food, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Yeovil
14 December | St Pauls Family & Learning Centre, Bristol
13 December | Felton Village Hall, Felton
10 December | Quantock Eco Green Christmas Fair
8 December | Co-op Food, Martock
3 December | Beacon Hall, Bath
1 December | Broadoak Mathematics and Computing College
26 November | Somerset Community Energy Forum
25 November | Co-op Food, Martock
24 November | For All Healthy Living Centre, WSM
22 November | Kingston Seymour Village Hall
17 November | Clevedon Children's Centre, Clevedon

... and here are some photos of our advisors in action:

Finally, a case study of a 'typical' outreach event

On Wednesday 9 February CSE was invited to present at a solar PV evening organised by Quantock Eco – a community group promoting environmental action in their locality. The group are members of the Warm Streets Communities programme, which offers cash payments and/or in-kind support in exchange for referrals to the Warm Streets insulation scheme.

Attendees learned about the technical aspects, user experiences, and an accountant’s perspective of the financial implications of the feed-in tariff – with CSE providing an overview of key considerations when installing PV and a comparison with other energy saving alternatives. The evening started with a community fish and chip supper, preceding a series of presentations from different experts in the field and a reasonably animated Q&A session.

With a turn out of 98, the event drew more than double the expected audience, with last minute hopefuls being turned away due to lack of space. There was fantastic feedback from all who participated, too, and the evening was a huge success and a credit to the organisers. CSE is looking forward to maintaining the relationship with Quantock Eco.

For more information about our energy advice outreach work, contact Phillip Morris.

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