Community Funding
Westmill Solar is Hiring
This is an exciting time for the three organisations located on the Westmill site and we are looking for two passionate individuals to join us. Please find two job vacancies below. The Communications and Support Officer will work directly with Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative, while the Assistant Education Officer will be employed by our partner organisation, WeSET. Job Vacancy with
Westmill Solar Opens its Fifth Round of Community Funding Applications
Westmill Solar Co-operative is delighted to announce that its Community Grants Scheme for 2024 is now open for applications. This initiative aims to support projects for local community organisations within Oxfordshire or within a 25 miles radius of the Westmill Solar Farm. These grants aim to fund projects that: The full criteria for applications can be found in the guidance
Westmill Solar 2024 AGM – Saturday 22nd June, 2024
Westmill Solar 2024 AGM Westmill Solar Co-operative will hold their 2024 AGM as a hybrid event on Saturday 22nd June, 2024. Attendees are welcomed to attend in-person at FarmED or online via Zoom. In-person arrivals will begin at 9:20am with Zoom content beginning at 11:00am. To register your attendance, either in-person or online, please visit the Energy4All Members Portal. For directions to FarmED,
Westmill Solar awards eight fully funded energy assessments for Wiltshire Village Halls
On February 21st, Westmill Solar held a ‘Retrofitting and Energy Measures for Village Halls’ event to launch a community benefit project in Wiltshire. For years, Westmill Solar has funded a Community Buildings Energy Assessments scheme, run by the Low Carbon Hub, offering community buildings free energy assessments to identify actions that can be taken to reduce energy use. The aim
WESTMILL SOLAR CLOSES IT’S FOURTH ROUND OF ITS COMMUNITY GRANTS SCHEME
Westmill Solar allocates just over £50,000 through the community benefit fund. Earlier this year we opened our 4th round of community benefit funding. A record number of applications were sent in. Thank you to everyone who helped us promote the scheme. 14 of those applications were successful and we have distributed just over £50,000 to projects across Oxfordshire and Wiltshire
WESTMILL SOLAR 2023 COMMUNITY GRANTS SCHEME OPENS, DEADLINE 25th SEPTEMBER 2023
Westmill Solar Co-operative is delighted to announce that its Community Grants Scheme for 2023 is now open for applications. This initiative aims to support projects for local community organisations within Oxfordshire or within a 25 miles radius of the Westmill Solar Farm. These grants aim to fund projects that: The full criteria for applications can be found in the guidance
WESTMILL SOLAR CLOSES IT’S THIRD ROUND OF ITS COMMUNITY GRANTS SCHEME
Westmill Solar allocates just over £49,000 through the community benefit fund. 2022 was the third year of the Westmill Solar the community grant scheme, and it’s the biggest funding scheme we’ve allocated so far. This year we have granted 13 different community organisations a share of just over £49,000. The quality of applications is very high year on year which
Westmill Solar 2022 Community Grant Scheme is open!
For the third year in a row, Westmill Solar Co-operative is pleased to announce that our Community Grant Scheme is officially open and we are accepting applications! Non-profit community organisations in Oxfordshire or within 25 miles of the Westmill site can apply for grants between £500 and £5,000. We accept applications directly from any eligible organisation, and we encourage our
Westmill Solar successfully closes the first round of its community grants scheme!
Westmill Solar awards £43,000 worth of grant funding from its first community grants scheme!