New Energy Campaign In Village

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The village of Hethersett is ramping up its campaign to become a more energy efficient area by taking part in a green communities programme.

A meeting was held between the Energy Saving Trust and the Hethersett Environmental Action Team (HEAT) to set rules and action plans for saving energy in the local area.

HEAT successfully managed to gain support from the Energy Savings Trust and is now the third area in Norfolk to sign up to the green communities programme, with Upcher (Sheringham) and Bunwell also signed up.

Chair of the meeting, Gary Wyatt, stated that they will ‘develop a programme to help Hethersett become more energy efficient’.

HEAT has been active in the village for more than 10 years so far, undertaking activities such as planting bulbs, picking up litter and other environmental work. Wyatt added that they are now looking to expand their activities towards recycling and working on energy efficiency.

There have also been a number of suggestions to save energy in the area, including by turning off streets lights in the night, and educating the locals on using cars less for short trips into the village.

Norfolk County manager of the Energy Saving Trust has added that they will be developing action plans to help locals reduce their carbon emissions. This will include making changes to the home, such as installing double glazing, replacing inefficient boilers, insulating walls and more.