Feb 20, 2023 | News
Exercise – Learn more about energy use in your home
To do this exercise, you need to first do your carbon footprint with the Popular or Full calculator tool. (https://calculator.carbonsavvy.uk/)
Once in your dashboard, click on ‘FULL RESULTS’ next to your recent footprint. You will see some recommendations and you can request a full recommendation report by answering ‘Additional Questions’.
Select this option to find out in more detail how your home is using energy, and options to reduce it.
Resources
E-news- Saving Energy at Home
Handout – Home Energy
Home Energy Handout in B&W
Invitation
Session 3 – Shopping 7:00-7:15 Wednesday 1 March Dittisham Village Hall
Jan 27, 2023 | Agendas, News
The agenda for the meeting can be read below or downloaded here:AG_2023 February DPC Agenda
To all members of Dittisham Parish Council 27 January 2023
You are hereby summoned to attend the monthly meeting of Dittisham Parish Council to be held in Dittisham Village Hall on Wednesday 1 February 2023 at 7:00p.m for the purpose of transacting the following business.
- Carbon Savers Course, 7:00 pm – 7:15 pm, Session 2 – Home Energy
- Apologies: To receive apologies for absence.
- To declare any personal interests or disclosable pecuniary interests in items on the agenda.
- To consider approval of the minutes of the meetings held on 4 January, 18 January, and 27 January 2023.
- To consider any issues raised by members of the public.
Members of the public are invited to give their views, to question the Parish Council about issues on this Agenda, or to raise issues for future consideration at the discretion of the Chairman.
- Community Reports
- South Hams District Council Councillor
- Devon County Council Councillor
- SHDC Planning Decisions
- 3466/22/ARC Fern Cottage Manor Street Dittisham TQ6 0EX. Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (doors and windows), 4 (timber cladding) and 5 (rainwater goods) of planning consent 4779/21/LBC. Discharge of condition Approved.
- 3553/22/ARC : Fern Cottage Manor Street Dittisham TQ6 0EX. Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (doors and windows), 4 (timber cladding) and 5 (rainwater goods) of planning consent 4778/21/HHO. Discharge of condition Approved.
- New planning applications
- 4337/22/HHO Overdart House Rectory Lane Dittisham TQ6 0HD. Householder application for alterations and additions to existing dwelling (Resubmission of 2238/22/HHO).
- 0064/23/HHO Herons Flight Riverside Road Dittisham TQ6 0HS. Householder application for minor changes to the existing planning consent 1183/21/HHO (retrospective).
- Reports from Councillors’ Working Groups & External Forums
To consider the South West Gaffers’ request for tents and campervans on The Ham and in The Ham car park 11-14 August for River Dart Rally
- Parish Lengthsman
To consider approval of proposed 23/26 contract hours, specifications, and contract.
- Project Proposal – Trial Clearance of Weeds
To consider approval of the proposal.
- Financial Matters
- Consider approval of financial reports
- Payments
To authorise the following payments:
- Tindle Newspapers, Lengthsman Contract advert, £96.00
- Car Park Attendant, Oct-Dec 22, £1,000.00
- Clerk, Reimbursement of January expenses, £17.29
To note payments made since the January meeting:
- Clerk, January Salary £1247.95
- HMRC, January, £212.66
- NEST Pensions, January, £98.55
- Report on temporary closure of Manor Street from 23 January 2023
- To note or consider correspondence
- 4/1/22 Resident, Bozomzeal potholes. Referred to DCC
- 18/12/22 Resident, Thank you for works to Level Car Park Tree
- To set dates: Annual Parish Meeting (1 April – 1 June) and Annual Meeting of the Council (May)
- To confirm the next meeting of Dittisham Parish Council which is scheduled for 1 March 2023 at 7:00 pm.
PRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE VERY WELCOME TO ATTEND
The meeting will be held in the Village Hall with audio only Zoom conferencing.
Click this link or paste it in your browser https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8444633513
Dial in by phone +44 203 481 5237 Meeting ID: 844 463 3513
Annette Thom, Parish Clerk
Jan 27, 2023 | News
Big Picture for Small Footprints
A calculator to suit you
Carbon Savvy recommends the Popular calculator, which takes around 5 mins, but you can also choose the Taster (1 min) or Full calculator (45 mins). Note the Taster is what it says, and does not give a very accurate footprint. You will need to know your rough spend on household bills and your average monthly travel.
https://calculator.carbonsavvy.uk/
Handout
Carbon Savvy CSBC HANDOUT M1 B&W2
Carbon Savvy CSBC HANDOUT M1 PF2
Jan 13, 2023 | News
On Tuesday 17th, from 10am, there will be a free cuppa and cake awaiting in the Red Lion, where Mark from South Dartmoor Community Energy will be giving a talk on reducing our energy bills.
There will also be the chance to book in a home energy visit with them.
Do share this event, especially as we face continued high heating and energy bills.
This initial event is a collaborative effort between the Parish Council, the Red Lion, and sponsored by SusDit, (via proceeds from our Oak Tree Fundraiser).
Nov 9, 2022 | News
Fusion Leisure Centres are offering a free pass for three free swimming or gym sessions. The pass will be valid for seven days from the day you register.
https://www.fusion-lifestyle.com/offers/free-pass/
There is a QR code in the information below.
Oct 5, 2022 | News
Information about home energy efficiency, grants for low income households, and more can be found on the South Hams District Council’s website:
Reducing Fuel Bills page and there is also a Support Directory
South Dartmoor Community Energy – Helping people save energy, money and carbon. Working towards a zero carbon future with sustainable and resilient communities.
https://www.sdce.org.uk/
Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue Service
The Fire Service does home safety visits. A home safety visit is a free service. The visit includes the provision of the safety devices needed. They are a good point of contact for vulnerable households.
https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/home/home-safety-visits
The Energy Saving Trust is a good source of information and have some quick tips for reducing energy usage
AgeUK produce a rather good booklet on staying warm this winter. There are a few hard copies in the entrance to the Village Hall as well as this online version.
Some energy saving tips for heating your home
- Lowering the heating temperature on a condensing boiler to 60ºC or below can cut a bill by around 8%. For a step by step guide see Moneysavingboilerchallenge.com
- Some combi boilers have a hot water preheat function – find it and turn it off.
- More combi boiler tips here: Heating-hub-web-version
- If you have a combi boiler and you need to mix cold water with your hot then save money by turning the temperature down.
- If you have a hot water tank then insulate pipework to it and reduce the hot water temperature to the lowest workable setting.
- Flow restrictors on taps, and a low-flow shower head can reduce hot water usage.
- Homes lose heat through air leakage – identify where cold air is getting in using the smoke from an incense stick, or just by feeling with your hand. Common culprits are around windows and doors, and open fires. You can buy draughtproofing seals at DIY stores, unused open fires can be closed off with a “chimney balloon” or a “chimney sheep”, heat shrink glazing film can be applied to windows, you could make an old-fashioned fabric “draught-dog” to reduce the draught at the bottom of doors.
- Turn the heating down (but not off) in unused rooms.
- Dress warmly – hat, scarf, jumper, extra leggings, warm feet.
- If you cannot afford to turn your heating on then you might be able to afford to warm yourself with an electric blanket. Consider using an electric blanket if sitting.
- Making one room really cosy can allow you to have the rest of the house colder.
- Turning down the main thermostat a degree or two can save a lot of money over a year.
- Thickening curtains or DIY insulated shutters can retain more heat. Use them strategically – leave shut to the North, and open to the South when the sun is out to warm your home.
Households with vulnerable people should take a cautious approach to these measures so as not to compromise health.
There are copies of these tips on the noticeboard in the entrance to the Village Hall, and in the Capton noticeboard. Let us know if they run out please.
You can also download these tips as a Google Document
