A new project has been launched to help schools cut their carbon footprint and deal with increasing fuel prices by going solar. Excitingly five of the first eight schools are in Reading. The idea is for families, friends and local businesses to sponsor the tiles through a website provided by 10:10 and if the school can raise £5,000 by March then the first panels will go on before the feed in tariff rate changes. Each 'tile' only costs £5 and you can leave a message and a photo on it so please support them! Pick the school nearest you, or perhaps I can persuade you to choose New Christ Church Primary School where I happen to be PTA chair (I'll find a picture with more of the school on it some time!) - it would be great to help them on the way towards becoming an EcoSchool (they've got the bronze certificate so far).
More good news about renewable energy in Reading has just come out today on the BBC website: The Royal Berkshire Hospital will be one of five hospitals in England to receive NHS funding to produce its own electricity.
The Reading hospital will receive £5m from the Carbon And Energy Fund to install solar panels, wind turbines and a heat-driven mini power station.
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