The Isle of Wight Footprint Trust charity is recruiting volunteers to help it cope with unprecedented levels of enquiries, as Islanders feel anxious about energy price rises.
Footprint Trust highlight the 14 per cent of Isle of Wight homes that rely on domestic oil, bottled gas, coal or wood to heat their homes, none of which are .
Ray Harrington-Vail of the IW Footprint Trust. HOW can people save money during the winter and during a pandemic? The Isle of Wight s Footprint Trust has put together some of its top tips, to help people save energy, save money and keep well. Heat hero Ray Harrington-Vail, who works for the charity, said: There is lots of advice given over social media about saving energy and keeping warm, but not all of it is correct, and some just repeats old myths. One is that most of your body’s heat escapes through your head. It doesn’t. Only about 10 per cent is lost through your head. Wearing a hat is a good idea but more important to wear layers of clothing.”