It's been over a year since the Barrhill Greener Homes team came together to develop and rollout the scheme! In that time we've had over 60 sign-ups, 20 drop-in sessions and 15% of homes have already completed their Greener Homes journey with many more on their way!
Now we've reached the year mark we are evaluating the scheme and thought it would be the perfect time to bring the community together to reflect on the learnings and achievements of Barrhill Greener Homes.
What to expect at the event
Join the full Barrhill Greener Homes team (BCIC, BDT, Scottish Power and Hubbub) to celebrate the project and share your reflections on Barrhill Greener Homes with snacks and prizes!
There will also be the opportunity to hear from other residents on their experiences and receive independent energy advice from Home Energy Scotland. More details to come but save the date for now!
- Date: Wednesday 9th September
- Time: 16:00 - 19:00 – drop in at any time!
- Location: Barrhill Memorial Hall
Solar powered to make the most of the summer sun
We want to spotlight a resident who has recently had a battery fitted. They said:
"I just wanted to drop you a line to say thank you, firstly for the funding organisation and also for your patience and help with the organising of our battery system. Everything seems to be working very well and we are hoping to see a nice reduction in the cost of our energy bills."
While this resident has just begun their journey, many others are seeing the benefits of retrofit. Read all about Kate and Russell whose solar panels save them "in the region of £750 per year".
Upcoming application deadlines
Apply by 31st July – you'll hear the outcome by 31st August.
Apply by 31st August – you'll hear the outcome by 30th September.
We want to make it clear that any delays due to ECO4 or late responses will be resolved by then and if they are not your application will be reviewed after the closing date.
Battery bumph!
There's a lot more to batteries than you would at first imagine! With so much new technology and new jargon to become aware of, we found this link quite useful if you want to understand more about battery storage systems. Click the button below to learn more:
The Crosswater Opening
The Crosswater will open as a pub on the 20th March.
The restaurant will open on the 21st March.
The Crosswater Tenants
Andrea and Kaiser are intending to move in to the Crosswater on the 5th March.
They hope to open for trade once everything is in place which will be later in the month .
Annual Report
The Annual Report for the year ending 31st March 2025 is available for download.
Changes To Hall Hire
At the board meeting on the 7th April a decision was taken to change the charges for hall hire if it is to extend beyond 11pm.
Any booking confirmed and paid for before 7th April 2025 will be unaffected.
For any bookings still to be paid for after this date then the new charges will apply.
For any event that finishes at or before 11pm there is no change to the current charges.
If an event is to be booked for later than 11pm there is an additional charge to cover unsocial hours working of BDT staff.
The additional charge for this extra hour is £20, on top of the hire charge for the hour, and the whole of the extra charge will be paid to our staff for working unsocial hours.
We would prefer that all bookings finish at, or before, 11pm but accept that there may be exceptions eg New Year.
The BDT reserve the right to determine and end time for any event that uses the hall.
BARRHILL DEVELOPMENT TRUST
AGM
For the year 2023 - 2024
We would like to invite the Members to our AGM
on Wednesday 14th May 2025 at 7pm in the
Memorial Hall
SKIPS
South Ayrshire Council has still to make a decision on if they are providing skips. As such we have decided to order skips for the village from Kings on a flexible timetable. We will inform you when we have the date confirmed.
Annual Report
The Annual Report for the year ending 31st March 2024 is available for download.
Gentle Exercise Class
SKIPS
There are no skips ordered for this year as yet. We are still waiting for South Ayrshire Council to give us the dates for when they are providing skips. Once they do this we will order skips for the other months.
Place Planning for Barrhill
Click here to download the children's questionnaire.
A lot of the questions are irrelevant to Barrhill as it is a generic South Ayrshire Council form but in order to be inclusive the children should be able to have their say.
For those of you who do not like working on a small mobile phone screen here is the link to the adult's online questionnaire:
https://forms.office.com/e/CkHKKrjWp4
The Autumn Newsletter is now available on the Newsletter page from the menu.
The Crosswater may not be ready to open but the BDT would like to offer the community an opportunity to see the work that has been completed over the past 4 years. As such we intend to hold an open day on Saturday 14th December from 2pm to 6pm.
The BDT will provide drinks and nibbles and guided tours around the Crosswater.
There is still a lot of work to be completed before it is ready to open but we should not lose sight of what has already been accomplished.
