Eaton Socon Cricket Club goes green

New solar panels have been installed at Eaton Socon Cricket Club.

After being awarded over £35,000 from the Cambridgeshire Priorities Capital Fund (CPCF) via Cambridgeshire County Council grant funding, it's hoped their energy saving efforts will help reach net-zero carbon emissions.

The new solar panels will improve the club’s environmental and financial sustainability, by reducing their energy costs and generating their own renewable energy.

In March 2024, grants of up to £40,000 were awarded to 26 community groups across Cambridgeshire, including village halls, parish councils, schools and voluntary organisations.

Councillor Alex Bulat, vice-chair of Cambridgeshire County Council’s Communities, Social Mobility and Inclusion Committee:

"I am delighted that we were able to award Eaton Socon Cricket Club with the funds they needed for their solar panels.

They’ve estimated it would take around 170 trees to absorb the equivalent carbon emissions that their new solar panels will save each year. I look forward to the club seeing those environmental and financial benefits for many years to come.

Our vision for a greener Cambridgeshire is ambitious – net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Working closely with local likeminded community organisations, is one of the most effective ways we can make that a reality".

Rob Ashwell, chairman of Eaton Socon Cricket Club:

"The installation of solar panels works in conjunction with our evolving net zero plans and allows us to take another huge step forward on our journey of tackling the climate crisis and supporting Cambridgeshire’s plans for net zero carbon emissions in our county by 2045".