Celebrating Energy Saving Week: Home energy support and Winter Warmer giveaway

It’s Energy Saving Week, and at Great Places we’re committed to helping you stay warm, reduce energy use and save money this winter. With around 80% of a typical home’s energy going toward heating and hot water, costs can rise quickly during the colder months. We’re here to make things a little easier.

Free home energy advice – Personal support for your home

To mark Energy Saving Week, we’re proud to continue our partnership with Groundwork, who offer a free Energy (Green Doctor) service to help you understand and reduce your energy use.

You can receive support over the phone or book a one‑to‑one home visit, lasting around an hour. Your visit includes:

• A full home energy review to identify heat loss and ways to cut bills
• Friendly, practical advice tailored to your home and daily routines
• Follow‑up support to help you put energy‑saving ideas into action

Once your Groundwork visit is complete, Great Places will also arrange for you to receive a free energy‑saving item to help you stay warm and manage energy costs.

Winter Warmer giveaway – Choose an energy‑saving item

To support you further, we have a range of useful winter and energy‑saving items available (subject to availability), including:

• Heavy‑duty draught excluders
• Air fryers
• Slow cookers
• Electric blankets
• Electric rechargeable hot water bottles
• A mixed pack of smaller energy‑efficiency items

After your Groundwork visit, we’ll reserve your chosen item and arrange delivery.

How to book your free energy visit

1.Email: moneymatters@greatplaces.org.uk to request a Groundwork home visit.
Please include:

1. • Your home address
   • What you’d like the visit to focus on
   • Which winter warmer item would be most helpful to you

2. After your visit has taken place (this may take a few weeks from referral), please email us again to confirm.

Did you know?

We’ve recently partnered with Lightning Reach, a service that connects you to grants, financial support, and money‑saving opportunities available in your local area.

If you want more information on how to manage your money and stay on top of your bills visit: Cost of Living and managing your money – Great Places