Community centres struggling with soaring energy bills have been thrown a lifeline thanks to more than £200k in grants awarded by Telford & Wrekin Council.
The grants of up to £10k, which have been awarded to 26 local charities, schools, organisations and businesses, total £207k and come from the council’s Climate Change Fund, established to help the community carry out projects to reduce the borough’s carbon footprint.
“We’ve also just signed up to be a Warm and Welcoming Space for local people as part of the council’s cost of living support initiative. Telford & Wrekin Council received 34 applications for its 2022 round of Climate Change Fund grants, which offered up to £10k to organisations looking to deliver projects that contribute to the council’s goal of reducing the borough’s carbon footprint to net zero by 2030.
Cllr Carolyn Healy , Telford & Wrekin Council cabinet member for climate change, green spaces, natural and historic environment and cultural services, said:
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