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Community Energy Meet Up – Homes & Hubs: Best Ways to Harness and Use Energy in the Community
March 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Make an impact this year! In 2025 we’re organising a neighbourhood meet up each month to talk all about community energy, share green skills, and bring together people in our local area.
Interested in practical strategies to make your home and neighbourhood more energy-efficient and sustainable? Come to our March meet up in Pucklechurch where we’ll be talking about at Homes & Hubs: Best Ways to Harness and Use Energy in the Community.
This Month
– Where ELCoE is up to & our aims
– Guest speakers from Severn Wye and Charles Gamble of Community Power Solutions
– Retrofit info desk from Retrofit West
We’re excited to be joined by Severn Wye this March. Severn Wye We supports tenants, home-owners, landlords, businesses and community organisations to manage their energy use, stay warm and healthy, cut costs, and contribute to the UK’s net zero goals.
Plus we’ll hear from Charles Gamble of Community Power Solutions, who believe that by ‘owning their own energy projects, communities can reduce fuel poverty, create new funding opportunities for local initiatives, and inspire others to take action’. Charles is an expert in community-led onshore wind energy projects and helped oversee the Ambition Lawrence Weston turbine, the profits of which are invested straight back into the community.
We’ll explore how a community could gain independence by producing green power, and how to make sure local homes are then able to get the most out the energy they use.
Afterwards there’ll be time to chat and get to know each other over tea/coffee/snacks – tell us what you think about sustainable energy and the changes you want to see locally.
You’ll be able to talk to people who’ve already taken retrofit measures in a home local to you, and hear how they found the process. There’ll even be a Retrofit West info desk where you can find out how to get your retrofit journey started.
It’s open to everyone and free to attend. This month we’re holding the meet up in the Main Hall at Pucklechurch Community Centre. See you there on Wednesday 26th of March from 7:30-9pm!
5 Reasons to come along
– Learn about making your home warmer and cutting down your energy bills
– Turn your thoughts/hopes into action and make a difference to the future of your community
– Be part of a green network and meet new people in your area
– Learn new skills and share experiences with neighbours
– The ELCoE team are very friendly and will give you a warm welcome 🙂
About Retrofit West
We’ve been able to set up our monthly meet ups with the support of Retrofit West and their Community Innovation Fund.
Retrofit West is a Community Interest Company (CIC) offering concise and independent advice and support for domestic retrofit projects in the West of England. They believe that retrofitting is a crucial tool in the fight against climate change and that it has several benefits for the community, including reducing carbon emissions, improving energy efficiency, creating local jobs, and improving the health and well-being of residents.
Retrofit West was created by the Centre for Sustainable Energy, one of the country’s leading retrofit and energy advice organisations, with funding from the West of England Combined Authority.