Your Community Oil Buying Scheme – buying oil together, to pay lower prices.If
you rely on oil for your heating and hot water, then you may have
considered joining a syndicate buying group…but did you know you have
your own, local, well-established group, buying throughout BaNES, North
Somerset, South Gloucester and Bristol?
The
West of England Rural Network is a local charity promoting rural
sustainability. Already well recognised in the community as the
organisation from which the Village Agents operate, they have
additionally, over the last 10 years, been successfully operating a
syndicate oil buying scheme, aimed at reducing rural fuel poverty. By
placing a single, large order once a month and negotiating with multiple
national suppliers to get the best price, members may on average pay 6 pence per litre less than the average high street oil price.
Thanks
to a grant awarded by Quartet Community Foundation, annual membership
(*normally £20/year for domestic users) is free for domestic heating oil
users aged 70 and over. The scheme is open to all residents, community
buildings (£30/year) and businesses (£100/year) within Bath and North
East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Bristol.
If
you’re interested in joining or learning more about the Community Oil
Buying Scheme, give Kaz a call, on Tel: 01275 333701, email: karen@wern.org.uk or visit WERN’s website