Cumbria Action for Sustainability
Eden Rural Foyer
Old London Road
Penrith
CA11 8ET
Allerdale
Barrow-in-Furness
Carlisle
Copeland
Eden
South Lakeland
We help Cumbrians to reduce their heating bills or adapt their homes for flooding, among other sustainability projects. Current schemes: Free draught-proofing equipment & installation in Carlisle & Eden; Free home-improvement audits for flood-risk properties.
A bit more about CAfS: We're a charity working across Cumbria from our base in Penrith, helping individuals, businesses and communities to become more sustainable.
CAfS promotes low carbon living, energy saving and reduced use of fossil fuels throughout Cumbria, by providing information, advice and motivation through educational events, site visits and practical projects.
We work with householders, local environmental action groups, parish councils, communities, businesses, indeed anyone who wants to help tackle climate change and rising energy costs in Cumbria.
Our services:
* Providing energy-saving advice and installing draught proofing materials
* Supporting communities and organisations to take action to be more sustainable, through providing advice, information and resources
* Providing training and events to increase skills of those in the area from homeowners to architects and planners, particularly on how to improve energy efficiency of older buildings
* Organising the annual Cumbria Green Build Festival, encouraging people to open up their homes and businesses to help others undertake greener practices.
* Providing various services from home energy audits, to bespoke projects for local agencies.
Draught Proofing Service - free advice and installation of draught proofing and other energy saving measures.
Service is available to home owners or tenants free of charge if they meet one of these criteria:
-Live in Carlisle District or Eden District
-Over 60 and on a low income
-Under 60 and in receipt of a means tested benefit
-A member of the household has a disability or long term health issue.d
Flood and extreme weather advice:
Clients who are considering improvements to their home, to make it more energy efficient and better able to cope with extreme weather could have a free audit of their home, to help work out the most effective improvements to make.
CAfS offer weather resilience home energy audits to householders who are concerned about the effects of extreme weather (such as flooding) on their home, and who want to make their homes more energy efficient.
Eligibility:
-Resident in Cumbria
-Experience flooding or extreme weather on their home
-Planning improvements to their home to be more resilient to flood and extreme weather and to improve energy efficiency
CAfS also:
Provide fuel bill advice and how to save by obtaining a better value for money tariff
Support communities and organisations to take action through providing advice, information and resources
Provide training and events to increase skills of those in the area from homeowners to architects and planners, particularly on how to improve energy efficiency of older buildings
Organise the annual Cumbria Green Build Festival, encouraging people to open up their homes and businesses to help others undertake greener practices.
Provide various services from home energy audits, to larger projects for local agencies.