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Sustainable Bude is a community-led group of volunteers that exists to strengthen the local economy, reduce our environmental impact and build our resilience for a future with a changing climate.
One Project at a Time.

PROJECT NEWS

 

Thanks to a £1420 grant from The Naturesave Trust, Sustainable Bude CIC is delighted to be running its radiator insulation programme again this year.

 

With its team of volunteers, we are offering to visit homes in the Bude-Stratton area and install foil reflectors to radiators on external walls which will help to keep more of the heat produced within the home rather than escaping and being lost to the outside.

 

The process is quick, simple and free to end users - whether renting or homeowners with minimal fuss, no mess and no need to remove radiators. 

 

The foil is estimated to reflect back 95% of the heat from the radiator and help reduce heating bills by around 6%, year after year.  

 

At current rates, that would save (based on average figures) around £110 per year.

 

Radiator insulation is getting more attention as a relatively simple yet effective method of saving money, as featured in the BBC’s Sliced Bread programme (you can listen here) in which Greg Foot investigates some of the more cost-effective ways to insulate your home and asks if cheap insulation hacks keep the cold out an help reduce energy bills.

 

None of this would have been possible once again without our great team of volunteers and funding from The Naturesave Trust which is funded by the activities of Naturesave Insurance, the UK’s leading ethical insurance provider for individuals, businesses, charities and community groups.   

 

We are very grateful for the funding as well as our great team of volunteers.

LATEST PROJECT

100 Warmer Homes

The scheme is designed to help people in the Bude-Stratton area to save on their energy bills while also reducing the energy they consume. By fitting reflective radiator insulation, more heat is retained in the home, meaning you will use less fuel while staying warm.  
 

The reflective material is cut to size and hung behind external-wall radiators, leaving a small air gap to increase efficiency. There is no need to remove radiators or fix the reflectors, so there is no mess, fuss or damage to property.

NEXT EVENT

Hungry for Change

FRIDAY 24TH NOVEMBER, 7PM      PARKHOUSE CENTRE, BUDE

Film Screening: Hungry for Change – an inspiring look at green Cornish solutions to food waste. Plus stalls and presentations from local Cornish producers and organisations.

 

Free snacks and soft drinks, donations welcome.

Our Videos

In Conversation

Community conversations and question sessions from near and far. From local environmental project leads to the leading light of the Transition movement, Rob Hopkins.

Growing Club

The gardening group are always busy on the small-holding, planting beans and peas, potting up strawberry ‘babies’ and getting ready for each new season. They produced fortnightly videos on how to start your own growing at home, whether you have a garden, patio, balcony or window-sill.

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