Greater Manchester Community Renewables (GMCR) has awarded £15,000 to three organisations to deliver environmental projects in Greater Manchester via their Community Fund
Three community groups will benefit from a total of just under £15,000 toward environmental projects in Greater Manchester via the GMCR Community Fund. The three successful projects are:
- The MS Therapy Centre – money to go toward purchase and installation of solar panels at their Eccles site.
- Lancashire Wildlife Trust – support their restoration of lowland raised peat bog at Little Woolden Moss.
- Manchester Environmental Education Network – support to continue their youth-focused environmental education work around Greater Manchester.
GMCR Director Judith said “We are thrilled to award these organisations a total of £15,000 toward their respective projects. Each promises to create real change and help meet our three core objectives of carbon reduction, environmental education and improved energy efficiency.”
All three of the projects will begin in 2026. Make sure to follow the progress on our socials as we will be providing updates.
Ann Hedley at MS Therapy Centre said “we aim to make our whole building “green”. Installing solar panels will supplement the air-source heat pump and battery storage already in place. The solar panels will allow us to generate electricity whilst the Centre is closed. Using the stored energy will reduce our costs significantly. This means we can better support our beneficiaries with those additional funds”.
Raichael Lock at MEEN said, ‘this is a fantastic boost for MEEN enabling us to provide more advice, hands on support and project opportunities to a wider cohort of schools in Greater Manchester.’
Jamie Lawson at Lancashire Wildlife Trust said “well over 90% of lowland peat in Lancashire and Greater Manchester has been damaged or destroyed. This funding will support our weekly volunteer groups, training people from Greater Manchester in methods that will help the recovery of peatland to stop emissions then restore it to a functioning bog so it can begin to store carbon once again.”
All three of the projects will begin in 2026.
