In March 2024 we launch Free Professional Energy Reviews for eligible Community Buildings Advice Service (CBAS) members.

We are delighted to be working in partnership with the Wokingham Council Energy Team to offer free, professional Energy Reviews for eligible CBAS Member Halls. An energy review focuses on how energy is accessed and used in the hall. It is specific to the hall you manage and will offer detailed guidance, including costs, on the changes your committee can make to your hall and details of cost savings and carbon reductions.

This offer is open to both Charities and Parish council-run halls.

We are offering 8 free Energy Reviews this spring with a further round being offered later in the year.

To be eligible, your hall must meet the following criteria:

1. Be a CBAS member hall that has had a CCB 21st Century Hall Audit
2. Have one or more of the following features identified in your Hall Audit:
   • Poorly insulated or uninsulated floors, roof, ceiling or walls.
   • Single glazing, poorly fitted, rotting, or draughty doors or windows.
   • Old and/or inefficient heating and/or hot water systems (including temperature controls)
   • Use of off-grid gas or oil
3. Be able to demonstrate in a short statement a strong intention to take action to reduce energy use and carbon emissions
4. Provide the names and contact details of three trustees or committee members who support the application (This includes the lead applicant)

The deadline for this round of applications is midday on Monday 25th March. We will be contacting all applicants in the week following the 25th to let them know whether they have been successful.

Apply online by clicking here.

For more information please contact Kate Meads at kate.meads@ccberks.org.uk or call us at 0118 9612000