26 November 2009 15:31
Langley Methodist Hall gets insulated from above thanks to a grant from E.ON

Energy company E.ON has awarded over £900 to Langley Methodist Hall to install an insulated ceiling to help improve the energy efficiency of the building.

The hall near Macclesfield is used every day by various groups from children's groups to social activities for the older members of the community, some of which have been running for over 10 years.

The grant comes from E.ON's Sustainable Energy Fund which helps community groups and not-for-profit organisations develop sustainable energy measures.

The money will be used to install an insulated suspended ceiling, which will help save on energy costs as less of the hall will need to be heated.

Tony Jenkin Jones, Community Relations Executive for E.ON, said: "We're delighted to be able to award Langley Methodist Hall Trust this funding, to help make the hall a warmer environment all year round, as well as reducing their impact on the environment and to saving on costs too.

Alan Chapman, speaking on behalf of the hall users, said: "Thanks to this grant from E.ON we can now afford to upgrade our community room, making it more welcoming to a wider range of people - both young and old and lead to it being more comfortable and used more regularly."

The Sustainable Energy Fund is backed up by a dedicated web resource which provides top tips on energy efficiency and sustainability and full details of how to apply for a grant. To access it go to

www.eon-uk.com/sustainableenergyfund.  

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Notes to editors:

• E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating and distributing electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. We employ around 16,000 people in the UK and more than 92,000 worldwide;
• We're one of the leading green generators in the UK, with 20 wind farms located from Cornwall to Northern Ireland. We also burn biomass material mixed with coal in two of our power stations and have completed one of the UK's largest dedicated biomass power stations at Lockerbie. Combined, our renewable portfolio generates enough green energy to power the homes in a city the size of Manchester.

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Victoria Blake 02476 181 304