Discounts and deals

This page shows all of the discounts and special offers currently available (new items are being added as we find them). If you find other great deals with local suppliers, or online, then please let us and everyone else know through the forum.

Of course, we encourage you to buy these products from local suppliers wherever possible, but if you can't find them locally then the online providers listed below are happy to help...

  • Free EAGA Showersmart (regulates flow-rate to 7.8 litres per min, saves £20-£60 per year). One per household. 

  • Get information from the Energy Saving Trust on how to register for the UK Government's boiler scrappage scheme which offers a £400 cashback voucher when you scrap your G-rated boiler and replace it with an A-rated boiler, or renewable heat technology. (Please note that this scheme is only available in England)

  • Efficient Light in Plymouth offer 10% off all purchases of low energy lightbulbs at www.efficientlight.co.uk. Use the discount code 'TTT' at online checkout.

  • Nigel's Eco Store offers 15% off all purchases (except lawn-mowers!) at www.nigelsecostore.com "hundreds of environmentally friendly products for sustainable, low carbon living, including recycled bags, energy saving gadgets, green gifts, and lots of other eco friendly products and gifts". Use the discount code 'TRANS15' at online checkout.
  • Big Green Smile offers 10% of all purchases at www.biggreensmile.com "an extensive range of green, ethical, recycled and eco-friendly gifts and gadgets that will help you save water & energy and reduce your carbon footprint". Use the discount code 'TOTNES10' at online checkout.
  • South West Water in partnership with Even Greener offer a choice of water butts and composters at www.sww2u.com.
  • South Hams District Council offer great value compost bins for home use. They cost £12 (the same model costs £20-30 in other  places) and you need to collect them from the SHDC Follaton Offices. The Babbage Road Recycling Centre may also have some.

Also note that some local shops will offer you a deal if you use Totnes Pounds to pay for your purchases...  for example you can get 10% off a return boat ride from Totnes to Dartmouth with Riverlink. See the full listing of current offers here.

Grants for home (energy) improvements

  • Seach the Energy Saving Trust's grants database at www.energysavingtrust.org.uk or call them on  0800 512 512 for information about which grants you may be entitled to (you'll need your postcude and the names of your energy suppliers).

Equipment you can borrow from the project office, for a nominal fee

  • Low-Energy Lighting Sample Kit - this has a wide range of sizes and shapes of bulbs for you to try out at home, including spotlights and dimmable bulbs.
  • OWL Energy Monitor - this simply and safely connects to a cable coming out of your meter and tells you exactly how much electricity you are using at that time. Take the hand-held display around your home, turning things on and off as you go, for an instant adjustment - this lets you know where you are using (and maybe wasting) electricity. It's addictive!

Both of the above items can be collected from the project office. Please call first to check availability. We request a £1 donation for each day you have each piece of equipment (this helps to cover its purchase costs). Each requires a £10 fully refundable deposit to be left with the project office.

Note that Totnes Library also loans, for free, a type of energy monitor that you can use with one appliance at a time. For example, you can plug in your tv through this device, and it tells you how much electricity your TV is using. You cannot use this for things that have no removable 3-pin plug e.g. overhead lights, electric cookers, immersion heaters etc.