Somerset’s Retrofit Accelerator Project has launched the Somerset Green Directory: a searchable list of local businesses and services for home owners interested in retrofit. The directory contains information supplied by third parties and inclusion does… Read More »Somerset Green Directory launched
From 1 September 2022 Retrofit Bruton and Cary has arranged for new assessments and home retrofit plans in our project area to be offered by Futureproof, a service offered by the Centre for Sustainable Energy.… Read More »Home retrofit plans to be offered by Futureproof
Regretably Justine has been head-hunted for what she describes as the ‘job of her dreams’. She left Bruton Town Council’s employment on 13 May 2022. Her new job is based on Oxfordshire, working for Retrofit… Read More »Justine Mallinson has left Bruton
Many homes in Bruton, Ansford and Castle Cary were constructed between 1930 and the mid-1990s. Homes of this era tend to have cavity walls. Across the UK many homes of this period have had their… Read More »Cavity wall and loft insulation: an easy way to cut your bills and save carbon
Somerset County Council have commissioned a series of short films exploring how their Climate Emergency Community Fund is being used across the county. This short (three minute) clip showcases our Retrofit Bruton and Cary project,… Read More »Retrofit Bruton and Cary on film
Our report to the County Council, which was submitted nine months after they awarded us a grant. (The project has now been running for nearly five months).
Thanks to South Somerset district council, we now have two thermal imaging cameras. These have been loaned to Retrofit Bruton and Cary to use in our work, and they are also available to borrow by… Read More »We now have thermal imaging cameras
We’ve recently heard that the government’s so-called Local Authority Delivery Scheme will provide grants of up to £10,000 for energy efficiency measures, for those who are unable to meet the cost of improvements. There are… Read More »Government grants for those unable to pay for improvements
I’m delighted to be introduced as the new Retrofit Coordinator for Bruton and Castle Cary. I have been employed in the Energy Efficiency industry for the last 14 years. Initially I trained as a Home… Read More »Meet Justine Mallinson
Bruton Mayor Ewan Jones said “Retrofit Bruton and Cary is a perfect example of a Town Council taking the lead where Westminster Government shirks. The UK does not build new homes fast enough to replace our… Read More »Retrofit Bruton and Cary goes live 4 October 2021