CONTRACTORS have begun drilling 120-metre bore holes in Aberdyfi to heat the village’s hall.

Major work began this week at Neuadd Dyfi to provide ground source heating.

Des George, chairman of the Charity Trustees of the Neuaddd Dyfi and project manager for the installation of the ground force heating, said: ”We are delighted that drilling has at last started at the back of the Neuadd Dyfi to enable ground source heating to be used in the Neuadd.”

“Ground source heating means in simple terms that heat is ‘sucked’ out of the ground- this heat is then converted into warm air that will circulate around the building.

“This will replace our old heating system which had been there for 30 years.

“These were wall heaters which were really not very efficient- it was always far too cold or much too hot in the hall and never a happy medium!

“We will now have a much more welcoming atmosphere in the Neuadd, with warm air wafting around the building with everything hidden and no ugly heaters in sight. Plus it will be very cost effective to run and make a contribution to reducing our carbon footprint.

“All this has been made possible with funding from the Rural Community Development Fund which is funded through the Welsh Government Rural Communities- Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 – which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and also the Welsh Government.

“Assistance has also been received from Aberdyfi Advertising and Improvements Committee and from the Welsh Government’s Resource Efficient Wales Scheme.

“GSI from Nottingham have done the drilling of five 120 metre bore holes.

“They are working in conjunction with Eco Friendly from Aberdyfi and CTC who are supplying the key component ‘heat pump’. We are very grateful to Gareth Davies- the Technical sales Manager of CTC- who is a local Aberdyfi boy and so has an extra interest in the project.

“This project will take around three months to complete and although there is a huge amount of work going on in and around the Neuadd, the hall will still be able to be used as normal.”