Local charity, Energy Projects Plus, has been named National Fuel Poverty Campaigner of the Year at the 2017 National Energy Efficiency & Healthy Homes Awards, held in Birmingham.

Peter Owen, Chief Executive of the Charity said: “We are thrilled to have our local work recognised nationally by judges from central government and the private sector. It has been achieved through the dedication of our staff and partners across Merseyside and Cheshire.”

The organisation supported over 7,000 vulnerable local people last year through its various projects including The Merseyside Collective Switch, Merseyside Health Through Warmth, Warm & Healthy Homes, LEAP, Wirral Fuel Debt Advice Service and Warmth4All.

After receiving the award from Sir Lenny Henry, Dominic Griffiths of the charity said, “Our key role is to help people to afford to keep their homes warm and healthy, while reducing carbon emissions. By providing clients with detailed one-to-one advice we have saved over £500,000 on the fuel bills of hard-pressed local people this year.”

The Award Judges said: “The wide range of projects which address fuel poverty in multiple ways; through home assessments and advice; installations and access to grants; tariff switching; awareness raising of additional support, and battery storage funding, all set this application apart”.

To find out more about the valuable work delivered by Energy Projects Plus, or to apply for support for you, or someone you know, call the Save Energy Advice Line on 0800 043 0151 or visit www.epplus.org.uk

Dominic Griffiths of EPP (left) ready to accept the Award from Sir Lenny Henry