The My Home Made Better Team will be joining amazing local traders and community groups at Romsey Market on Tuesday the 22 September 2026 to talk about how home energy upgrades can make your home warmer, cheaper and greener to run!
Imagine switching to solar and powering your home with clean, free energy from the sun – reducing your reliance on the grid, cutting your bills, and even adding value to your property.
Lots of residents across Hampshire and the Solent are doing exactly that – and we’re here to help you decide if it’s a good choice for you too.
If you’ve been thinking about switching to solar but you still have questions, join our friendly, impartial experts on this live, online Q&A session.
We’ll cover:
🔆 How to avoid expensive mistakes
🔆 When plug-in solar could be effective (and when it’s not)
🔆 Is a battery worth the extra cost?
🔆 How to sell electricity
🔆 Questions from the audience
📅 Tuesday, 22nd September 2026
🕡 6.30pm – 7.15pm
💻 Online via Zoom; please register here
Visit an energy saving open home in Swanmore, hear directly from the householder and talk to WinACC as part of the My Home Made Better Team to find out how you can reduce your own home's energy use and emissions.
Sign up for the Swanmore Energy Saving Open Home event here.
Head to the Alverstoke Michaelmas Fayre 2026 for a great day for the whole family and a chance to chat to the My Home Made Better team. Find out more about the event here.
The My Home Made Better Team will be joining amazing local artisans and farmers at the Totton and Eling Farmers and Artisan Market 2026 to talk about how home energy upgrades can make your home warmer, cheaper and greener to run!
Celebrate the season with live performances, food, and stalls to browse. We'll be there to chat about keeping warm and cosy at home this winter!
This Southampton event takes over Guildhall Square, right in the centre of the city, on just two days each year. The market brings together a huge variety of vegan street food vendors, artisan bakers, craft brewers, ethical jewellers, sustainable chandlers, local artists, zero-waste champions, environmental charities and loads more.
We'll be there to talk about how home energy upgrades can make your home warmer, cheaper and greener to run!
Concerned about energy bills and the cost of living?
Hampshire County Council libraries are hosting a series of Warm and Welcome events this autumn, so that visitors can speak to a range of local organisations providing help and advice.
We'll be at Stubbington Library to offer free energy saving advice and support for Hampshire residents.
Concerned about energy bills and the cost of living?
Hampshire County Council libraries are hosting a series of Warm and Welcome events this autumn, so that visitors can speak to a range of local organisations providing help and advice.
We'll be at Petersfield Library to offer free energy saving advice and support for Hampshire residents.
Live music, food, free activities, stalls, free tech recycling, book swap, upcycling competition and more! Greening Bishops Waltham are hosting a brilliant showcase of community responses to support the environment.
Come along if you'd like to see how you can get involved (in your community, or even through your own home energy).
Join the family fun this Autumn with food, drinks, fairground rides, prizes and face painting at the Eastleigh Autumn Festival! 🍂
We'll be there for a game of energy hoopla and a chat about your home's energy. Why not stop by and say hello?
If you're local to Waterside and want to learn more about home energy upgrades, come along to our presentation with the Waterside Climate Action Network. We'll be sharing more about what the My Home Made Better service can do for you, and how you can get started.
Please note there will be a £2 admission fee at the door, which includes entry into a prize raffle.
Find out about the work being done by local groups to protect the wildlife, nature and environment in Winchester and the local area this September.
We'll be there to discuss how home energy upgrades can change your carbon footprint!
Head to the Pavilion beside Winchester Cathedral Café for this free, fun, and interactive event.
Come and be inspired to make small changes to reduce your impact on the environment and live more sustainably. We'll be there to answer questions about improving your energy efficiency!
The fair marks day one of the 2025 Winchester Green Week.
If you’ve been hearing more about heat pumps in recent years, but still feel unsure about how one would work in your home, now is your chance to consult a specialist directly!
We’ll be hosting a live, interactive online session from 6:30-7:30pm on Thursday 18th September, covering what heat pumps are, how they work, and the benefits they can bring - from lower energy bills to a smaller carbon footprint.
You’ll have the opportunity to bring any questions to an expert, Bean Beanland, in an extended Q&A.
Bean is the Director for Growth and External Affairs for the Heat Pump Federation, and an Associate of the Royal College of Science.
