Swindon Village Hall
Swindon Village Hall is a community-led venture that provides a community nursery through the day, a community pub in the evenings, whilst hosting a full schedule of community activities including children’s, sports, crafts and amateur dramatics clubs.
As with many community halls, the venue walks a tightrope between income and expenditure, so energy efficiency was high on the priority list for the Committee to reduce costs. An initial installation of 14 solar panels in 2019 lead to a further application for funding to make improvements inside the building. This included state-of-the-art Nest heating controls, LED lighting and an ambient cellar cooler to save over £3,000 a year in energy costs, boosting their green credentials and improving the comfort and experience for all visitors.
Savings Summary
£8,598 in grant funding awarded, towards £26,244 of improvements
£3,290 estimated annual savings
saving 16.6 tonnes of CO2 per year