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š„Fuel Poverty Awareness Day 2025 - Spotlight On Scope's Disability Eenrgy Support Serviceš„
Since 2020, the fuel poverty gap has almost doubled and it is over Ā£400 In England. For disabled households, the impact is even greater. Many people need to keep their homes at a steady temperature, rely on essential medical or mobility equipment or do extra washing which increases energy use. But only 36% of fuel poorā¦
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š„ Stay Toasty for Less: Budget-Friendly Winter Readiness Guide š„
Over the coming weeks I'm going to be exploring a number of areas such-as keeping warm, cost savings, energy efficiency and support available. Heating spaces covers 65% of our overall energy use in the home so Iām going to begin by focusing on this area. Heat loss in the home There are 5 main places in which heat is lost:ā¦
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Cut the Costs, Not the Comfort: Smart Energy Tips That Can Save You Money!
If you were to apply just the changes with a Ā£ saving below, you could save around Ā£313 a year! Heating spaces Did you know the recommended temperature during cold weather is 21Ā°C (70Ā°F) in main areas and 18Ā°C (64Ā°F) in other rooms such as your bedroom. However, if you were to turn it down by just 1Ā°C when your room isā¦
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āļø Warm Home, Lower Bills: Winter Tips That Save āļø
I recently had an opportunity to complete some training with National Energy Action ā the UKās leading fuel poverty charity which provided some fantastic information on saving costs and keeping warm during the colder months. Iāve also spent some time understanding our very own Energy Support Team and learned thereās soā¦
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Going through a really hard time and cant find anyone who understands
I am sorry to come here and make a fuss but really not coping. My disabilities seem to be worse or maybe it's just all this stress My Dad died. It's a couple of years ago. But in his will he made the solicitor his executor. I'm sure he didn't realise what that meant as he had Parkinsons at the time and I didn't realise butā¦
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PIP
Why do you have to be under 65 to apply for PIP. Most people become disabled in later life
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The Empire State Building - "Strolling on the thin edge of nothingness".
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/dec/01/empire-state-building-lewis-hine-glenn-kurtz-new-york
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Hello, my first time, joining this group. š
Hi Everyone, Thanks for the opportunity to be able to, join this wonderful group. With so many topics available, for discussion, i am sure that, i will be able to learn from many of you. I am a 65 yr old woman with, Secondary progressive Multiple Sclerosis. I began my working life at, the age of 19, starting with childrensā¦
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I'm Not Ashamed
I feel as though many people are guarded as to their true feelings, and I reckon this is a barrier to progress. I believe in authenticity, and I can say that authentically I get quite upset when I see things that remind me of the innocence of childhood, such as teddy bears and stuff and stuff that is directly associatedā¦
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Accessing E-Mails within Mail application on Mac
hi there, I hope everyone is well. A quick . I am having trouble accessing my Gmail account on any . I go into my showing that my account is offline. How do I fix this please. The option enable this account is already ticked, not sure what the problem is in connection with this. I have tried changing my password, and itā¦
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Life
JuJust because we have disabilities let nothing stop us.
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Housemate/ care
https://helpfulhousemates.co.uk/housemate-find-a-room-to-rent Just wondered if anyone has tried this
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They think they are being helpful!
I have a powered wheelchair from the NHS and I normally send my son to get fish and chips every four months or so he finds it really difficult because some of the neighbours are very nosy and rude and he often finds that he can't get in line because he's avoiding them. The fish barn have been great and have noticed that heā¦
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Spinal stenosis group chat
Hello! Is this the spinal stenosis chat group? Thanks Spiceman for the suggestions. - Generalsciatica.
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What in life do you enjoy?
I am interested to know what others enjoy in life. As it seems to me that even people who are healthy and are financially stable to some degree and have family relationships are having issues,problems and uncertainty.
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Alexithymia
I have just come across this and realise stupidly it was mentioned to me a long time ago by another member who actually has this condition.But it strikes me that my son 'could' have this rather than be narcissistic.As apparently people who are autistic very commonly have this too.It would also explain alot of what theā¦
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How to be politely antisocial in public
I've had mental disabilities since my teens, a few decades now. Unless I'm totally out of it, these are invisible disabilities. When I'm out and about and not well, I've learned a lot of tricks in how to be politely antisocial in public. I'm case you're interested, I'll share a few tips: WEAR SUNGLASSES: For some reasonā¦
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Adrenaline surges in me/cfs
Hello Does anyone have experience of adrenaline issues? If so, how do you manage them? Many thanks for any response
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Winter
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lumber stenosis
I am not sure if I have completed this correctly as am new to the web site. I have only recently (sept 2025) been diagnosed with lumber stenosis and have been unable to find a local group with whom I can "chat" too about this uncurable condition. Mental overload with some information but sometimes its just good to chatā¦
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My son has no future
Should I take him out of school?.He has no realistic chance of passing his Gcses anyway and has no friends.Has been bullied for years and is suicidal
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Vets
I lost my fifi September the 8th I try make this brief on the day I took fifi to the vets I couldn't bring myself to have her put to sleep so they said we will monitor her here in the vets come back in a couple of hours anyway roll on to today I recieved email for 690 pounds for fifi being thier two hours so thier sayingā¦
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Black Friday or Buy Nothing Day?
Black Friday takes place on the last Friday of November and is the start of the Christmas shopping season where lots of shops will have big sales to tempt you to part with your cash! Buy Nothing day takes place on the exact same day and aims to be a 'detox from consumerism'. It's a day to consider the environmental impactā¦
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Little routines that keep you moving when your joints complain
Knees have been grumbling again lately, so Iāve gone back to something my physio suggested years ago ā tiny bits of movement scattered through the day instead of one big āexercise sessionā. For me that looks like: a slow lap of the hallway every time I put the kettle on, a few sit-to-stands from my sturdy chair, andā¦
