Birtley Village Hall Committee receives £13,860 of funds to support residents of Birtley, Northumberland, with a generator.
Birtley is a rural hamlet in Northumberland, England southeast of Bellingham. It is about 10 miles (16 km) north of Hexham. Birtley Village Hall received £13,860 from The Northern Powergrid Foundation in support of a generator to become a crisis hub for the residents of Birtley, Northumberland.
Birtley Village Hall photo caption L-R: Louise Lowes, Northern Powergrid Foundation Trustee, David Burn, Chairman, and MP Guy Opperman outside of Birtley Village Hall.
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The challenges for Birtley, Northumberland, residents
Due to the remote location and the possibility of power interruptions at Birtley the trustees of the Birtley Village Hall identified a need to increase their resilience.
The solution for Birtley, Northumberland, residents
The trustees of the Birtley Village Hall identified that a generator was their best solution to allow the village hall to remain open for the local community to safely reside during times of power interruptions.
Support from the Northern Powergrid Foundation
The Northern Powergrid Foundation supported the community project with a £13,860 donation to go towards a generator.
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.