Crosscanoby Community Centre, near Maryport, Cumbria, has taken another step on its already long-established route towards a sustainable existence.

The centre is at the very heart of life in the small village and the decision to use renewable energy reflects the village's commitment to the future as well as being a hard-nosed financial one.

Children from the local Crosscanoby St John's Primary School visited the centre to see the photovoltaic panels in action. The project aims to generate clean power from a renewable source, reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change and also reduce the cost of hiring the hall by using less mains electricity.

It is also hoped to generate extra income for the centre by feeding any extra electricity that isn't used back into the national grid.

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