THE village of Wixford plans to have a new, environmentally friendly, village hall thanks to the Warwickshire County Council Green Shoots Community Climate Change Fund.
The full list of 69 projects set to receive funding from the Green Shoots Fund was announced in July and the replacement of Wixford Village Hall received one of the highest awards – £24,066.
The Green Shoots funding will enable the local community to replace the currently dilapidated and damp building with one that is energy efficient and fit for the 21st Century.
The work will include:
Low carbon air-source heat pumps as the primary heating and cooling system. It will extract heat from the surroundings and use it to heat the building.
A mechanical ventilation system that will include heat recovery to further improve energy efficiency.
High grade insulation and air tightness measures to minimize heat losses and infiltration.
The new village hall is forecast to deliver an 83 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions for each hour it’s in use when compared to that of the old building.
Green Shoots funding is only one part of the story for the project though.
The existing village hall will be removed, and, thanks to a donation from a member of the local community, a modern steel-framed structure with a slightly larger footprint will be erected in its place.
This method will dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of construction compared to a new build.
The commitment to recycling materials also includes reusing the donated building’s doors, windows and many of its internal fittings.
Work on the construction of the project will begin in spring 2022 and is expected to be completed by that autumn.
John Cain, chair of Wixford Village Hall, said: “We were delighted we were able to receive the support of the Warwickshire County Council Green Shoots funding scheme as it will greatly help in achieving our aim of minimising the carbon footprint of the new village hall.”
