FREE Professional Energy Reviews for Community Buildings Advice Service members

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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 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 on 0118 9612000

21st Century Community Halls Conference

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We are very excited to invite all interested individuals to our Annual General Meeting and 21st Century Community Halls conference. Taking place on Thursday 25th January 2024 at Beech Hill Memorial Hall, RG7 2BE.

Our AGM is a great opportunity to find out a bit more about our charity and our work. It will take place from 9.45 (arrive from 9.30) until 10.15am, there will be then the opportunity to enjoy hot drinks and pastries while having a chat with us and other attendees. If you are short on time, you are welcome to then leave.

However, we would love you to stay and hear more about our 21st Century Community Hall project and take part in our discussions around the rewards and challenges of running a community building followed by a learning session on the technology behind Solar, battery, air & ground source heating, biomass and Infra-red.

Included in the day is a delicious lunch and a free entry raffle with fabulous prizes to be won. We will finish at 3pm.

To book the AGM and/or the Community Halls Conference please click here.

The day will be of particular interest to anyone involved with running a village hall or community building.

The day will include the following:

Refreshments & Networking
Update on 21st Century Community Halls project
Workshop and open discussions that explore challenges and solutions
Lunch
Training that explores and explains Low Carbon technology.
Learning how to calculate both financial and carbon savings by making environmental improvements/changes.
There will also be free raffle tickets and hamper prizes to be won!
As a big thank you to our members, this event is completely FREE. If you’re not already a member of CCB/Community Buildings Advice Service (CBAS) do book to come along and then if you decide to join following the event we will take off the £12.50 paid to attend this event off your membership fee.

Organisations in attendance include; Hallmaster (online booking systems, Norris & Fisher (Halls/Community Buildings insurance), Bridge Interiors (Hall interiors – kitchen specialists), Sound Reduction Systems (acoustics), Gem Energy (Solar/battery/Air source Heat Pumps), ARC Thermal Products (Infra-red systems)