Page 14 • The HERALD • 29th October 2026 v THE HERALD - ENCOURAGING LOCAL ENTERPRISE v WILLIS DECORATING & JOINERY SERVICES Est Since 1986 Interior & Exterior Painting & Decorating Wallpaper Hanging Hand-painted Kitchens & Spray Finishes Wardrobes, Bookcases, Radiator Covers Call David on 023 8084 9800 or 07946 048261 E: david.willis24@btinternet.com Internal & External Decorating Wallpapering & Dustless Sanding FULLY INSURED PROFESSIONAL PAINTER & DECORATOR MARK 1 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Send your news to The Herald by email: editor@herald-publishing.co.uk VOLUNTEERS HELP NEW FOREST RESIDENTS TO SAVE ENERGY For New Forest residents who want to keep their homes warm this winter, or who are keen to cut their energy bills, the New Forest HEAT Project is able to help you. e New Forest HEAT (Home Energy Advice Team) Project was launched in 2024 by New Forest Transition CIC, with the aid of funds from the New Forest District Council (NFDC) and the government’s Shared Prosperity Fund. e project is being funded this winter by West Solent Solar Cooperative Ltd. A er training a team of over 50 volunteers, the New Forest HEAT Project is now o ering home energy advice visits and thermal imaging surveys free of charge to anyone living within the NFDC boundary. Cathy Cook, Project Consultant, said: “We have a really great team of volunteers spread right across the Forest. They are keen to help as many local people as possible with cutting their energy bills and staying warm this coming winter. Our volunteers will shortly begin doing thermal imaging surveys of people’s homes as the winter is when we put the heating on and so it’s the perfect time for spotting where the heat is leaking out – it is really obvious on the thermal-imaging camera screen.” Anyone interested to nd out more or to book a home visit and thermal and ll out the form on the Energy Surveys page - or you can call: 023 8028 3491. Or scan the QR code on the HEAT Project advert to take you straight to the right place on the Project’s website. If you’d like to get free training and become a volunteer energy advisor yourself, you can apply to do so on the project’s Volunteer webpage at: www.theheatproject. org.uk or you can call: 023 8028 3491. New Forest HEAT (Home Energy Advice Team) Project volunteers Thermal imaging survey imaging survey, visit the New Forest HEAT Project website: www.theheatproject.org.uk
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