Shepreth village hall net zero aims could encourage others
The village hall, built in 1909, is at the centre of the community, holding events and hosting a nursery school.Fisher said: "We want to refurbish the village hall to make it better insulated so it's a better working environment - but most importantly we want to make it an exemplar of the sustainable processes that we can encourage the village and surrounding parishes to adopt, so we end up with better energy conservation, lower fuel bills and a more sustainable future."One of our driving motivations is that whatever we do for the village has to be something that's attractive and accessible for the whole village irrespective of income levels - but whether they do that is an independent choice to have the option of cheaper energy."
Ruth White, another councillor, said: "The village hall costs a lot to run and we need to make it more efficient for the users."The nursery school has already said it's more comfortable to use [since the changes]," she added.Fisher said: "The hall needs to be brought into the 21st Century in terms of its sustainable profile."It's an exciting prospect and hopefully in nine or 10 months' time it will be completed."And we are working with other parishes in the area as we want them to use our experience as a foundation stone for their own projects."
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