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20.06.2023 - 11:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
An eco-friendly community group has launched a bid to fund the largest solar-panel roof installation in Greater Manchester at a secondary school in Altrincham. The ‘solar array’ at Wellington School in Timperley will cover the school roofs with nearly 1,000 solar panels to generate enough electricity to make more than 16 million cups of tea a year.
Volunteer group Greater Manchester Community Renewables (GMCR) has launched a share offer to raise cash for the scheme. It will help the school save money on its energy bills and reduce its carbon footprint.
Stuart Beeley, headteacher at Wellington School, said: “The climate crisis will have a massive impact on the lives of our students so we have a duty to them to reduce our school’s carbon footprint.
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“Partnering with GMCR will give our parents and the local community a chance to be part of this journey to make our school more sustainable.”
Altrincham Green Party councillor on Trafford council Michael Welton, who is also a parent of two students at Wellington School, said: “As a parent and nearby local councillor, I put Wellington School in touch with GMCR as soon as I heard about this opportunity. It is great to see things moving so swiftly and we hope lots of people in the local community will get involved.
“We need to move fast if we are to prevent climate disaster. Community energy schemes are a great way to do this, while earning the school big savings on its energy bills. The solar panels will also generate income for local people and funding for community projects, money that would otherwise disappear into the huge profits of massive energy companies.”
GMCR was set up in 2015 and has
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