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Christmas with the Oriana Singers. Led by conductor David Moss, the Oriana Singers will present an evening of music and words celebrating the joy of Christmas. Join them in St Martin’s Church, North Nibley at 7.30pm on Saturday, 17 th December. Tickets cost £7 and include refreshments during the interval and can be bought on the door or by phoning David Moss on 01453 860801. There is no charge for children. Carols at Stoutshill On Monday December 19 th the Oriana Singers will be leading carols and reading poems at Stouts Hill in aid of Amnesty International, which is celebrating its 50 th Anniversary this year. Christmas punch and mince pies will be served at the interval. The evening’s entertainment begins at 7.30pm. Gathering of the Sackbuts Emily White & (a lot of) friends Historical trombone players from around the UK St Martin’s Church, North Nibley Sunday 4 th September 5pm Free. Collection for St Martin’s Church Soup Kitchen Nympsfield Village Hall Wednesday December 14 th 12 noon-1.30pm Enjoy soup & a pudding. Raffle. Thank you to all who have helped to distribute the Village News this year. 18
Village Agent. Free Solar PV Offers I don’t know if any of you have had leaflets put through you door about free solar panel offers but as there are a number of different organisations offering this scheme, I thought I’d give you some information about it. These offers are called ‘Rent my roof Space’ which is simply ‘renting’ the roof space from the customer. How it works is that the company installs the panels on south, south-west or south-east facing roofs. The company pays for the installation, connection charges and the maintenance of the panels and the home owner benefits from free electricity from the panels. Any electricity that is not used is exported into the local electricity network. Any income associated with this is likely to go to the installation company. How much money you could save depends on the proportion of the electricity generated that is used directly in the home, rather than exported to the grid and this depends on a number of factors: How much electricity you use and when you use it Whether you are at home and using appliances during the day Whether you can change the time you run your appliances, eg running your washing machine when it’s sunny (when solar PV is generating) instead of at night. How big the solar PV installation is The proportion used in a house may be as low as 25% for a typical PV system, but it could be lot more for some users. With a typical 2.7kw system, (average 3 bedroom semi) this would mean, to the homeowner, a likely saving of £70 - £140 per year. It should be noted that some companies may not offer the generated electricity for free, but instead offer it at a discounted price. If this is the case, then your savings will be even less and you should consider whether it’s worth going ahead. If you are considering a free solar PV offer, you will need to calculate what the annual benefit to you will be. If the electricity is to be free then you must remember that the actual savings will depend on how much electricity you use and how much is used during the day when the sun is shining. Make sure you read the contract carefully, checking for such things as penalties for early termination and maintenance responsibilities. Advice on this can be found on the Energy Saving Trust website (www.energysavingtrust.org.uk). If you feel you would like more information and would like to speak to someone, please ring the Energy Saving Trust on: 0800 512 012. If you would like to more information about this or any other matter do telephone me Sue Colquhoun on 07810 630 145. Churches Together in Cam, Dursley & District Friends @ Christmas Might you be lonely or alone this Christmas Everyone is welcome at our OPEN HOUSE: Dursley Methodist Church Rooms Christmas Day & Boxing Day 11am-4pm Ring 543724 for more information 19
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