Over the last year individuals have put posts on the Blog when they are ordering oil to get others to order at the same time ensuring discounted prices. Today the District Council has contacted us to see if there is any interest in us taking this further:
Dear Parwich Community,
My name is Karen Carpenter and I work for Derbyshire Dales District Council. Part of my work involves helping local communities with keeping warm and as part of this I would like to help a small number of villages by assisting them to set up Oil Co-ops.
The benefit of having an Oil Co-op is that discounts in fuel purchases can often be obtained by buying in bulk as a group. Better prices are often obtained (per litre of fuel) for larger orders. In addition, the tanker will need to make less visits to the village thereby, having an environmental benefit also.
Oil prices have been extremely volatile recently, and living in the Derbyshire Dales oil prices are often a little higher than elsewhere, so any reductions must be a good thing. If you are interested please get in touch, I can be contacted at work on 01629 761316, or e-mailed at karen.carpenter@derbyshiredales.gov.uk, my normal working days are Monday to Wednesday. My work mobile number is 07775931037.
Hope to hear from you.
Regards
Karen Carpenter
Environmental Health Officer
Derbyshire Dales District Council
If you are interested either contact Karen Carpenter directly, or contact Parwich Parish Council (ppccl@fsmail.net) or let us know via parwich@hotmail.co.uk.
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