The Winter Warmth Partnership was a project funded by the Warm Homes, Healthy People fund supplied by the Department of Health. Peterborough City Council (PCC) applied for £60,000 of funding during December 2011 in order to coordinate a three month project between four main partners: Peterborough City Council, Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT), The Salvation Army (TSA) and Age UK.

The main aim of the project was to address the problem of excess winter deaths (EWD) within Peterborough which have averaged 86 EWD’s during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 winters.

Elderly and vulnerable adults were targeted for help using criteria set out in the fund application form: over 75 years old, frail, arthritis, limited mobility, at risk of falls, fuel poor, and elderly living alone. The project also aimed to increase existing service capacity where it was needed and improve partnerships working to provide a more holistic service for vulnerable and elderly adults within Peterborough.

Please click here to view the full report on the Winter Warmth Project.

The Peterborough Cold Network was launched at a conference on the 26th March with delegates representing major organisations such as Senior Stop, the Red Cross and Vivacity. Please click here to read more about the Winter Warmth Summit.

Please click on the links below to download the Presentations from the Winter Warmth Summit.

Peterborough Environment City Trust - Winter Warmth
Dr Andy Liggins, Director of Public Health - Health Impacts of Fuel Poverty
IBM - Smarter City Challenge
Eileen Le Voi - Safe Local Trades