We’re pleased to have supported East Kirkby Miners’ Welfare in Nottinghamshire to secure £19,837 from the npower Business Solutions Foundation to upgrade the heating system at The Summit Centre.
As a thriving hub for family, social, sporting, and business activities, The Summit Centre welcomes around 500 visitors each week and supports over 150 low-income families through its food club. The new heating system will make the space warmer, more energy-efficient, and even more inviting for all who use it.
With many miners’ welfare charities facing rising energy bills, improving energy efficiency is a smart, sustainable way to cut costs—freeing up more funds to support former miners, their families, and the wider community.
Kay Appleby, secretary of the Summit Centre, said:
The trustees would like to thank the npower Business Solutions Foundation for funding this project, which will enable us to purchase a new boiler and lower our running costs in the near future. This will allow us to operate the Community Centre without the risk of the old boiler failing and leaving the building without heating, as has happened multiple times before. Thanks also to CISWO for their time, effort, and support throughout this journey, it is very much appreciated.
Anthony Ainsworth, Chief Operating Officer at npower Business Solutions, said:
The Summit Centre is the hub of its local community, so we are thrilled that the grant from the npower Business Solutions Foundation will allow it to continue to provide a warm and welcoming place for groups to meet. It is exactly the kind of project the Foundation was launched to support, with the added benefit that the new heating system will also have a positive environmental impact by improving energy efficiency and reducing costs and carbon emissions.
For more information about the support we offer contact our team: Contact – CISWO
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