A DILAPIDATED village hall and children’s play park in Llangeitho, near Tregaron, stand to benefit from the community fund to be generated by the recently launched Small Wind Co-operative, which seeks to fund a community-owned wind turbine at Troed y Bryn.

The turbine would generate a community fund of £9,000 in its first three years of operation, which would be invested by local group Grannell Community Energy in improving the Jubilee Hall and the play park.

Llangeitho Jubilee Hall was originally built in 1897 and was last refurbished in 2000. Although new central heating has been installed thanks to a Ceredigion Community Grant, the hall needs new insulation to bring it up to 21st century standards.

A wide range of local committees and clubs hire the hall, ranging from the Bowling Club, to ‘Ti a Fi’ baby and toddler group, to the Young Farmers Club.

It is also widely used by local charities and other organisations for fund-raising events, public debates and as the polling station. 

Leila Sharland, community renewables adviser at Sharenergy, said: “Funds raised from the community wind turbine would make a big difference to helping keep the hall warmer, lowering heating bills and reducing carbon emissions so we hope that local people will support this exciting project and join the Co-operative.”

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