Harbottle Parish Council receives £15,000 for it to become a crisis hub to support its residents of Harbottle, Northumberland.
The Parish Council has purchased a generator and a trailer so that the generator can be transported to where it is needed most. In addition, a heavy duty marquee has also been purchased for use in the event of an emergency in the summer such as floods. Harbottle Parish Council is on their way to become locally resilient.
Harbottle Parish Council received £15,000 from the Northern Powergrid Foundation to provide a generator and various pieces of kit and to make a contingency plan to enable the community of Harbottle, Northumberland, to manage during an emergency involving loss of power.
The challenges for Harbottle, Northumberland, residents
Due to the possibility of further power interruptions at Harbotle and the impact they would have on the essential services offered to the local community the parish council identified a need to increase their resilience.
The solution for Harbottle, Northumberland, residents
The parish council identified a need for portable generators to increase resilience.
Support from the Northern Powergrid Foundation
The Northern Powergrid Foundation supported the community project with a £15,000 donation to go towards generator, resilience goods and medical equipment.
More about the Northern Powergrid Foundation
The Northern Powergrid Foundation’s mission, complementing Northern Powergrid’s ambition to be a force for good in the communities it serves, is to support communities most affected by changes in the economy, environment, and society because of the shifting energy landscape. This will be achieved by supporting projects focused on helping to tackle energy resilience during emergency events, vulnerability, fuel poverty, levelling the rural divide, innovation, social support, and community collaboration. Funds are available to support the communities across the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire served by Northern Powergrid.