Castle Point Council has been awarded a £2.3 million grant to fully upgrade the insulation on two-hundred and fifty park homes on the Kings Park Village on Canvey Island. These upgrades could cut each household’s energy bills by hundreds of pounds every year and the energy savings from residents using their heating less are also likely to save thousands of thousands of tonnes of CO2 being released into the atmosphere over their lifetime.
The works will begin in the next few months and should be complete by the late Autumn this year.
Cllr Andrew Sheldon, the cabinet member responsible for the environment at Castle Point Council said:
“Its’ fantastic. I am very grateful to the Government for awarding us this grant. It took a lot of work to get the bid for the money together its’ absolutely worth it. This grant will go on to improve the lives of hundreds of residents by keeping money in their pockets that would otherwise be spent on heating. It will also help us as a community to keep on lowering our carbon emissions.”
Leader of the Council, Cllr Norman Smith said:
“This is another huge investment delivered by the Council to improve the lives of residents on Canvey along with other Government grants we have secured to improve our seafront and help support local businesses. This money will make a real difference to many people and help us do our bit for climate change. I could not be more pleased.”
Local MP Rebecca Harris said:
“Well done to Castle Point Borough Council for winning such a large grant. This is a fantastic sum of money that will help a large number of residents on Canvey.
“Individual homeowners can also apply for a Green Homes Grant direct from the Government to pay for works to make their own home more energy efficient and I urge everyone to check if they are eligible and apply as soon as possible via the .Gov website .”
Luke Osborne, Chairman of Castle Point Climate Action Group said:
“This is fantastic news. The Council need to take advantage of every Government scheme on offer to help them and us as a community decrease our carbon emissions and this is a good start. We will do all we can to support their continued progress in tackling climate change at a local level.”
