Hoole Community Development Trust have wasted no time in spending their grant provided by our Community Benefit Fund 2024. They have installed LED lighting and what a difference it makes! Here you can see the ‘before’ and ‘after’ images – the new lighting provides softer, warmer, welcoming light as well as energy savings!
Chester Community Energy Ltd has once again awarded grants to local community groups from revenues received from its rooftop solar PV panels on leisure centres in West Cheshire. A total of £5,000 was offered to local charities and community groups for energy reduction measures in their buildings. Application forms were sent out online by Cheshire … Read More
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Dear Members and Supporters We thought that you would be interested to hear the following news about the Bretton Hall Solar Farm, being developed by YnNi Newydd on the England Wales border. CCE directors Stephen Savory and John Carrier are also involved through membership of the YN board and joining the Project Board meetings. Bretton … Read More
Our 2024 Community Benefit Fund Awards are now open for applications! This year £5,000 is to be made available to support projects within the voluntary, community and faith sector which have a focus on renewable energy and/or increasing energy efficiency and reducing waste. The deadline for receipt of the application form is 4pm on 13th … Read More
Sharing some news from the Chester Sustainability Forum… Home Energy – New app to help you save money on your energy bills The Council has teamed up with the Energy Saving Trust to bring you an app that will give you advice on how to use less energy in your home and save money. The app, … Read More
CCEL have now awarded prizes to the winners of this year’s Schools’ Sustainability Competition and we are delighted to share pictures of the awards. Stephen Savory and Linda Hilton awarded the prize to Eco-Club team at Whitby High School, Ellesmere Port on 14 July 2023. We were also joined by the Mayor and his Deputy. … Read More
We are absolutely delighted to announce on behalf of our members that Chester Community Energy Ltd has two winners of our School’s Sustainability Competition this year! Both entries were excellent ideas and the judging panel (Dr Linda Hilton and John Carrier, both Directors at Chester Community Energy Ltd) thought that both projects were worthy winners … Read More
Chester Community Energy Ltd has once again awarded grants to local community groups from revenues received from its rooftop solar PV panels on leisure centres in West Cheshire. A total of £5000 was offered to local charities and community groups for energy reduction measures in their buildings. Application forms were sent out online by Cheshire … Read More
