GMCR

Following a community share offer in summer 2023, local social enterprise Greater Manchester Community Renewables (GMCR) has installed the largest community-owned solar array in Greater Manchester at Wellington School in Timperley. On World Environment Day 2023 (5 June) a share offer was launched with the aim of raising £350,000 in…

We hope you’re keeping well and are feeling reasonably festive, though days are a little shorter and darker at the moment. We have some bits to update you on since our last newsletter. Our solar panels and our volunteers have all been busy and productive during the summer! Share Offer…

As you may be aware, the closing date for our share offer is tomorrow (Sunday 16 July). We had extended it by a few days while we were waiting for some of the permissions we need and it seems to have come round quickly! We’ve had some good news this…

We’ve reached a crucial time for our project to install a solar array at Wellington School.  We continue to wait for the planning permission, grid connection consent and Department for Education (DfE) approval.  We know the relevant authorities are looking at our applications, but we haven’t had their formal responses…

It’s been a busy week! We’ve been to 8 events spreading the word about our project to install solar panels at Wellington School since our update last Monday.   We’re proud of GMCR and love telling people about the benefits solar panels will bring to Wellington School and the environment.  We…

As you may know, we’re on a mission to raise £350,000 in community investment to fund the installation of solar panels at Wellington School in Timperley.  This will save the school money on their electricity bills, meaning they’ll have more to spend on education, as well as reducing their carbon…

To mark World Environment Day on 5 June, GMCR has launched a share offer to fund the largest community-owned solar array in Greater Manchester. The solar array at Wellington School in Timperley will cover the school roofs with 946 solar panels and generate enough electricity to make over 16 million…

We have lots to update you on since our last newsletter. While our community-owned solar panels have not been at their most productive during the Winter, our volunteers have been busy! Preparing a new share offerAs you may know, our engagement with potential new site partners paused during the pandemic…