Community hall at East Leake recieves energy boost from E.ON

Energy company E.ON has given A £650 grant was given to St Mary's Hall in East Leake under its new SOURCE community scheme to increase its energy proficiency.
All money will be applied to install insulation between the ceiling joists in the Grade II listed building just as winter sets in.

Community Relations Executive with E.ON, business electricity providers said: Sarah Green, stated: "The community's already worked hard to reduce the amount of energy used by the hall and to reduce its carbon footprint. That means they've had to balance the requirements of maintaining a listed building in a conservation area with making it more sustainable.


"And we're confident that the addition of this insulation courtesy of our grant should make it more comfortable for users, as well as bringing down energy bills.

"This is exactly the sort of project our new SOURCE scheme is designed to help, by providing the information and funding community groups need to get their sustainable energy projects off the ground."

St Marys Hall dates back to the Victorian era, with an additional room added to it in the 1960s. There are several groups locally who regularly use the hall, it is widely hoped that the new insulation will hearten more people to use the facility.

Manager of St. Mary's Hall, Patricia Brown, states: "We're grateful to E.ON for giving us the opportunity to make the hall more energy efficient. The insulation will help in retaining heat more effectively for our hall users."

One of the UK's leading green electricity generators, and business gas providers E.ON, commenced its SOURCE fund earlier on in the year to assist with the expenses of maintainable energy projects for buildings in communities.

The SOURCE website backs the fund up, the website offers information and advice for community groups looking to save energy or create their own energy from a maintainable source.

You can find full details of how to apply for a grant, at www.eon-uk.com/source.

Deadline for all applications for funding is 21 December 2007.