Warm Homes help for Llanelli
Residents of Glanymor and Tyisha will be able to learn of ways to make their homes warmer, more comfortable and less expensive to heat.
They are being invited to a Warm Homes event, being hosted by the local Communities First team, at Morfa Social Club, from 10am-3pm, on Friday, November 20.
The aim of the event is to raise awareness about fuel poverty and energy efficiency issues and to make people aware of the role that energy efficiency can play in making homes warmer and more efficient.
Amongst the activities and information on the day will be a model house, constructed by local school children, which will demonstrate fuel efficiency measures.
There will also be advisers from various service providers, along with information about available services and grants.
Winter warm packs and energy efficient bulbs will be distributed at the event, and local school children will be picking up prizes for making informative posters on energy conservation.
Farah Aziz, Communities First development officer, said: “The event will highlight the problems that are being faced by vulnerable groups, and will present many ways of tackling these issues to ensure people have help to heat their homes and stay warm during the winter.”
Communities First, a Welsh Assembly initiative run locally by Carmarthenshire County Council, secured funding for the event from the funding bodies of the national Warm Homes Campaign.
The campaign aims to cut the number of deaths during the winter, reduce cold-related illnesses, and reduce instances of fuel debt by raising awareness of the help available.
It runs throughout November, and is organised by fuel poverty charities National Energy Action (NEA) and Energy Action Scotland (EAS) in association with Scottish Power. It is supported by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Cllr Kevin Madge, executive board member for community wellbeing, said: “I would encourage people to attend this worthwhile event. Hopefully they will come away with valuable advice about ways of keeping their homes warm, without being left out of pocket.”
For further information about the event, call Communities First Glanymor and Tyisha on 01554 777850.
They are being invited to a Warm Homes event, being hosted by the local Communities First team, at Morfa Social Club, from 10am-3pm, on Friday, November 20.
The aim of the event is to raise awareness about fuel poverty and energy efficiency issues and to make people aware of the role that energy efficiency can play in making homes warmer and more efficient.
Amongst the activities and information on the day will be a model house, constructed by local school children, which will demonstrate fuel efficiency measures.
There will also be advisers from various service providers, along with information about available services and grants.
Winter warm packs and energy efficient bulbs will be distributed at the event, and local school children will be picking up prizes for making informative posters on energy conservation.
Farah Aziz, Communities First development officer, said: “The event will highlight the problems that are being faced by vulnerable groups, and will present many ways of tackling these issues to ensure people have help to heat their homes and stay warm during the winter.”
Communities First, a Welsh Assembly initiative run locally by Carmarthenshire County Council, secured funding for the event from the funding bodies of the national Warm Homes Campaign.
The campaign aims to cut the number of deaths during the winter, reduce cold-related illnesses, and reduce instances of fuel debt by raising awareness of the help available.
It runs throughout November, and is organised by fuel poverty charities National Energy Action (NEA) and Energy Action Scotland (EAS) in association with Scottish Power. It is supported by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Cllr Kevin Madge, executive board member for community wellbeing, said: “I would encourage people to attend this worthwhile event. Hopefully they will come away with valuable advice about ways of keeping their homes warm, without being left out of pocket.”
For further information about the event, call Communities First Glanymor and Tyisha on 01554 777850.
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