Making your winter warmer - 27/10/06

 

The Vale of Glamorgan Council's Health Through Warmth initiative has been working alongside a Barry GP surgery during its flu vaccination campaign.

 

Individuals having flu injections at the Court Road Surgery were offered energy efficiency information, advice on grants available through the HTW scheme and two free low energy light bulbs.

 

More than 1,000 bulbs were handed out, and HTW co-ordinator Hannah Jones said: "The campaign has been a huge success and many patients are now aware of the grants available and will be having a warmer winter by insulating their homes.

 

"We are sometimes surprised at the numbers of people unaware of the grants now available through Health Through Warmth and who are missing out on the massive benefits of home insulation and energy efficiency.”

 

Anyone requiring more information on the Health Through Warmth Scheme, which is supported by RWE npower, the NHS and NEA, the national energy efficiency charity, can contact Hannah Jones on (01446) 709847.