An amateur cricket club that has seen its energy costs treble in three years has installed solar panels on the roof of its clubhouse.
Eaton Socon Cricket Club in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, was awarded £35,335 from the Cambridgeshire County Council to install the system.
It was one of 26 community groups, including village halls, parish councils, schools and voluntary groups, to receive grants of up to £40,000.
Rob Ashwell, the club’s chairman, said the solar panels were a “huge step forward” for the club’s aims.
The club predicted that two-thirds of its energy needs would be supplied by the solar panels.
It said its energy costs have increased…
