Retrofit West

08/06/2026

🌿 The UK's biggest free nature festival is on our doorstep.

Festival of Nature runs 6th–14th June across Bristol, Bath and online - walks, talks, wild weekends and community events. All free. All welcome.

Find out what's on this year 👇
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Festival of Nature is the UK's largest free celebration of the natural world, taking place every June across the West of England region.

06/06/2026

What better way to spend than out and about in the community?

Pop by our stall and get some free advice from our experts on how you can make your home more resilient against all future energy price rises. And of course more green! 🏡

Find out more about all the events we are attending 👇
https://homeowners.retrofitwest.co.uk/events/

05/06/2026

Looking forward to the ELCoE - Community Energy Group Home Energy Fair next Saturday!

Come by our stall and see how you could protect your home from future energy bill rises.

Hear how your BS16 neighbours are cutting their energy bills & going green, plus meet trusted installers & get free advice on your own home!

28/05/2026

Sash windows are better at cooling a room than they get credit for, as long as you open both halves.

Here’s why it works:

Warm air rises, so opening the top sash gives it a way out. Open the bottom at the same time and cooler air gets drawn in to take its place. The two openings work together and you get a steady current moving through the room without switching anything on.

A few things that help:

🌅 Do it when it’s cooler outside than in, so first thing in the morning and later in the evening

💨 Open windows on opposite sides of the room or the house if you can, so the air has somewhere to flow to

☀️ Keep curtains or blinds shut on the sunny side during the hottest part of the day, so you’re not letting the heat back in

It’s a small habit, but it makes a real difference when the weather turns, and it costs nothing to do.

27/05/2026

The energy price cap is going up again on the 1st of July.

A lot of that comes down to the price of gas, which is set on global markets and moves for reasons none of us can do much about.

If your home runs mostly on gas and grid electricity, that gets felt fairly directly. The upside is there is plenty you can do to depend on it less.

A better insulated home needs less energy to keep warm. Solar panels let you make some of your own, a battery stores it for later, and a heat pump moves your heating off gas.

It does not have to happen all at once. Each step puts a bit more of your energy in your own hands, which is a steadier place to be whatever the gas price does next.

If you would like a hand working out where to start, free advice is there for homeowners across Bristol, B&NES and South Gloucestershire.

Learn more here: https://homeowners.retrofitwest.co.uk/our-services/

26/05/2026

📣Calling all heating engineers and plumbers in and around Bristol.

If heat pumps are something you've been thinking about taking on, we'll put £1,000 toward your training, making it completely free.

Homeowner demand is rising fast, and there's plenty of work for installers who are qualified and ready.

Send this to a mate who would be up for some free training.

Have a look at what's on offer: https://trades.retrofitwest.co.uk/training-for-plumbers/

22/05/2026

John & Kitt have saved around £3 a day in their energy efficient upgrades and felt the difference straight away😲.

After using a Retrofit West voucher for a home energy assessment and finding their installer through our trusted trades directory, this family made some brilliant upgrades – cavity wall insulation, loft insulation, and a heat pump.

Read the full story on our website https://homeowners.retrofitwest.co.uk/case-study/john-kittys-cosy-cottage-upgrades/

21/05/2026

Our top 5 house renovation and retrofit horror movies 🤔🎬

Get the right advice before you start, not after it goes wrong

What would you add to the list?👇