NEA Sustainable World Award

NEA Sustainable World Award with David Kidney

In September 2009, Wood U Waste was judged the ‘Best in Britain’ by leading fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA) www.nea.org.uk, beating tens of other nationally-based projects to win the Affordable Warmth – Sustainable World Award and a cheque for £5,000.

“The Briquette Project has succeeded in bringing together poeple from around the community in the fight against fuel poverty. Not only does it show a practical side with the distribution of briqettes to be used alongside coal or wood for heat, but the community links the project is creating has ensured its success in and around Stroud.”
Maria Wardrobe, Director of Communications and competition judge for NEA

Our win even appeared on the BBC news website on December 2nd 2009

NEA Warm homes Campaign Award Scheme

NEA Warm homes Campaign Award Scheme

In November 2009  Wood U Waste won an additional award of £500 in the NEA Warm homes Campaign Award Scheme to host a briquette BBQ for its community partners and recipients. Stroud MP at the time, David Drew, came along to join us.

Despite the rain, our guests enjoyed food cooked (under cover!) on a BBQ fuelled by briquettes and gathered around a huge briquette Christmas tree decorated with tinsel and lights. After the BBQ event, over 200 bags of briquettes were delivered for free to elderly and vulnerable recipients around the district in time for Christmas.