My Home Made Better by PeCAN 

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Are you wondering how you might be able to stay warm at home – and save money – this winter?  Help is at hand from PeCAN, Petersfield Climate Action Network

How would you like tailored, free and impartial advice to help you make more informed decisions about home energy upgrades? Thanks to the My Home Made Better energy advice service residents across South East Hampshire can get just this. 

Advisers could help you understand why your home might be losing heat in winter, what is causing high energy bills, and whether there might be opportunities to make the most of grant funding, earn money back from the grid, or increase your property’s overall value. With 37% more renewable installations in the first half of 2025 (vs 2024) now is the time to find out what you could do with your home. 

The My Home Made Better service recognises that widely available, generic information on heat pumps, insulation and solar panels is not enough, and that you need relatable guidance unique to your home. Advisers understand the demand for access to reliable, trustworthy advice, without feeling under pressure to commit to work you’re not comfortable with. Recipients have told PeCAN that the advice offered is ‘clear and extremely helpful’.  

PeCAN is an environmental charity aiming to help local communities reduce their carbon emissions, protect nature, improve resilience, and adapt to the changing climate. They do this by running projects and activities with local people and organisations to help make the changes to buildings, transport, natural environment, understanding and behaviour that our community needs to live sustainably.  

Their projects include the immensely popular A Fruit Tree in Every Garden scheme, which has seen over 3,000 subsidised fruit trees distributed across East Hampshire over the past five years. Their biennial Petersfield Eco Fair welcomed more than 1,500 visitors in 2024, and is set to return in July 2026. Their education outreach programme, working with local primary and secondary schools, has seen more than 100 free workshops and assemblies delivered to over 5,000 students.  

If you’d like to start exploring options for your home, call the free phone line 0800 804 8601, email mhmb@petersfieldcan.org, or fill in the contact form on PeCAN’s website: petersfieldcan.org/projects/home-energy/my-home-made-better  

For more information, inspiration, case studies, and videos from around the region, head to www.myhomemadebetter.org.  

My Home Made Better has received funding from the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme. It is supported by Hampshire County Council, Southampton City Council, and Portsmouth City Council, and delivered by the Environment Centre, in partnership with Petersfield Climate Action Network, Winchester Action on the Climate Crisis and Energy Alton.