Communities Matter: a community engagement company based in Sussex. We engage with communities helping promote & encourage sustainable change and development with an energy focus

Pop Up Energy Advice

Drawing by Lexi (4 years old)

Communities Matter is a Big Energy Saving Network champion group operating across Sussex offering expert advice and training in energy and fuel poverty. We organise Pop Up Energy Advice shops across Sussex offering free and independent advice to people about their energy bills and energy efficiency.

We have run pop up energy advice shops & events in :

Crowborough, Hailsham, Uckfield, Newhaven ,Tunbridge Wells

Ringmer, Sompting, Tangmere, Parklands ( Chichester), Horsham, Lewes and Brighton.

Success of Pop Up Energy Advice project

£1000s SAVED ON ENERGY BILLS DURING LOCAL POP-UP ENERGY CAFÉ CAMPAIGN Mon 27 July – £1000s saved for local people on their energy bills during the local pop-up Energy Café campaign. The highest individual saving was £780 a year. Cllr Louise Goldsmith, Leader of West Sussex County Council said “The energy café created a real buzz at the heart of the community in Parklands and I’m delighted to see that many residents benefited from the free advice on offer to save a significant amount of money on their energy bills. We should all check our energy tariff on a regular basis to make sure we are getting the best deal.”