Contact Shelly Davis at:
Tel: 0114 2584574 
E-Mail: shelly.syec@heeleyfarm.org.uk
A new community project for older people 65 yrs+ who want to get wiser about keeping warm and saving money.

Thanks to a 3 year grant from Comic Relief, South Yorkshire Energy Centre, can now offer a community based project to five lucky communities within Sheffield.

The Older, Wiser, Warmer Project will support older residents within Sheffield to become volunteer 'Energy Champions' within their local communities.  The volunteers, once trained, will help other older people to take appropriate steps towards energy efficiency and affordable warmth in their own homes, for example the use of heating controls, getting the most from their energy supplier or accessing financial or other support available through local and national bodies.
Their involvement with the project will be for a couple of hours a week for approximately six months – We will be looking to recruit 10 volunteers every 6 months from within 5 different communities in Sheffield.

Seven Energy Champion volunteers have recently been trained in Upperthorpe/Netherthorpe and are now getting active within there community. The volunteers are planning a community environmental day, and in the early stages of setting up a new Community Charity Shop with Agewell Sheffield. The volunteers ready to offer energy saving tips to there friends, family and their more isolated elderly neighbors.“The Charity Shop will be a great way of volunteers making contact with local people, we want to pass on our wisdom on how to keep warm this winter” said Hazel.

The Older, Wiser, Warmer project be coming to Tinsley/Darnall next starting November 2011 It will be delivered in partnership with Local community organisations like Tinsley Forum, Community Health and Learning Champions. Shelly will be presenting the project at Tinsley Information Day 10 -1pm Tuesday 27th September at Tinsley Community Centre.