Fiddlers Lane Primary School in Irlam has received a cheque for £1,000 from Greater Manchester Community Renewables (GMCR) which installed community-owned solar panels on its roof four years ago.
The school was one of the first to benefit from the panels which have generated enough clean electricity to make over four million cups of tea, as well as saving the school hundreds of pounds on its energy bills, and inspiring children to learn about energy and climate change.
The cheque was handed over to Sarah Cooper, Head Teacher, by Kate Eldridge, Director of GMCR, during a school assembly recently and will be used to fund an in-school recycling scheme and a video link to the school's bird box.
"When we embarked on our journey with GMCR who would have thought it would be so life changing for us" says Ann McQuirk, School Business Manager "We have improved our ethical practice and embedded this in our strategy. This vision of a more sustainable world starts with our children and we have the privilege of passing on to them that there is hope for our future and future generations."
Ali Abbas, Director GMCR, added: "We're delighted to be able to award the first grant from our community fund to Fiddlers Lane Primary School. The school played a significant part in launching our solar schools project back in 2016, and it's really inspiring to hear about how they've embraced the solar panels as a catalyst for engaging young people around the climate and ecological emergency."
GMCR is a community energy scheme, run entirely by volunteers and owned by members of the community. Its community fund comprises GMCR's profits and donations from GMCR members, and can be used for carbon reduction and environmental education projects in the local area.
GMCR states that it would love to hear from any schools or community groups that would like to partner with them in future. For more information see www.gmcr.org.uk
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