THAW Orkney is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCO45272)
You can join the membership of THAW by completing the form on this page and sending it to:
THAW Orkney, Unit 4, Anchor Buildings, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HR or at [email protected]
Benefits of Membership:
1) Demonstrating community involvement by lending your support to the fact that the levels of Fuel poverty within Orkney are unacceptable (the highest incidences of fuel poverty households in Scotland with 57% of the population in fuel poverty increasing to 79% for those of pensionable age).
2) Vote at a THAW AGM
3) Influence the direction of THAW and its activities
4) Eligible to become a THAW Trustee
5) Receive THAW updates on activities and affordable warmth issues
(statistics have been obtained from the 'Scottish House Condition Survey 2015-17: Fuel Poverty')
You can view and print a Membership Application Form by clicking the link below:
Making a Donation
THAW depends upon public support as well as the valued support of our Board members. If you would like to become part of the work of the organisation then please consider becoming a member to show your support.
"We, as a community, can make a positive difference to those living in fuel poverty."
THAW Orkney
Anchor Buildings, Bridge Street, Kirkwall,
KW15 1HR
United Kingdom
01856 878388
The Benefits of Membership
You can join the membership of THAW by completing the form on this page and sending it to:
THAW Orkney, Unit 4, Anchor Buildings, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HR or at [email protected]
Benefits of Membership:
1) Demonstrating community involvement by lending your support to the fact that the levels of Fuel poverty within Orkney are unacceptable (the highest incidences of fuel poverty households in Scotland with 57% of the population in fuel poverty increasing to 79% for those of pensionable age).
2) Vote at a THAW AGM
3) Influence the direction of THAW and its activities
4) Eligible to become a THAW Trustee
5) Receive THAW updates on activities and affordable warmth issues
(statistics have been obtained from the 'Scottish House Condition Survey 2015-17: Fuel Poverty')
You can view and print a Membership Application Form by clicking the link below:
“We would like to thank the whole team for their help in achieving comfort in such an old and draughty dwelling. It is fair to say that, as far as THAW is concerned, we have run out of superlatives. The organisation can be seen as a paradigm for all others working this field. Every good wish for the continued success of THAW and more power to your collective elbows"
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Making a Donation
The Benefits of Membership
“We would like to thank the whole team for their help in achieving comfort in such an old and draughty dwelling. It is fair to say that, as far as THAW is concerned, we have run out of superlatives. The organisation can be seen as a paradigm for all others working this field. Every good wish for the continued success of THAW and more power to your collective elbows"
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THAW depends upon public support as well as the valued support of our Board members. If you would like to become part of the work of the organisation then please consider becoming a member to show your support.
THAW ORKNEY
Membership of THAW Orkney
Membership of THAW Orkney
helping to make a difference
As a charity, THAW Orkney is dependent on grants and donations to maintain its service provision. To date THAW provides its services free to all of its clients and does not have any plans to change this.
If you wish to make a donation to THAW then we would be very grateful and all monies donated is used to directly benefit the client and his/her fuel poverty circumstances.
There are a number of ways you can donate either by a one-off donation or a regular weekly/monthly/annual contribution:
1. Just Giving
Please use the link at the top of the page, which will redirect you to the Just Giving website.
2. By cheque or card
By posting or hand-delivering a cheque, made payable to THAW Orkney, to the THAW Office at THAW Orkney, Unit 4, Anchor Buildings, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HR. It is also possible to make a donation with a card in the office or at events.
3. By BACs transfer
Please contact the office if you prefer this method and we will provide you with the details to make the transfer. Please contact us at: [email protected]
4. Through fund raising
A number of organisations have arranged fund raising events and if you would like to do so and would like some help in this please contact us at [email protected]
5. Through enabling a FITs contribution
THAW and Orkney Renewable Energy Forum (OREF) have joined forces to combat Fuel Poverty issues through a contributing though FITs initiative:
As one aspect of addressing this growing problem, THAW and OREF have been discussing how best we can work together to tackle fuel poverty across the Orkney Islands and one initiative that has emerged is the wind turbine initiative.
In Orkney it is estimated that each domestic electricity customer pays approximately £32 per year towards FIT payments. This equates to around £320,000 being paid out annually from Orkney towards FITs. This means that the socialised cost to Orkney of a 5kW wind turbine is approximately £90 per year, compared to an income of around £3750 for the turbine owner.
If you would like more information or to discuss this initiative then please contact us at [email protected] or telephone the Manager on 01856 878388.
(OREF’s website also outlines the initiative and can be accessed at: http://www.oref.co.uk/renewable-energy-affordable-warmth-bodies-come-together-boost-funds-fight-fuel-poverty/)
6. Gift Aid
A number of our donors assist THAW even more at no expense to themselves through Gift Aid.
Gift Aid is a government scheme whereby charities are able to claim an additional 25p for every £1 donation if the donor is a UK Tax Payer.
If you are interested in making this contribution please contact us at [email protected] or telephone the Manager on 01856 878388.
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Thank you for taking the time to read this information and we hope you feel able to make a contribution to assist THAW in combating fuel poverty across the Orkney Islands.