Enborne Solar Farm Community Update
21 October 2024
Falklands Cricket Club, Enborne Street RG14 6TW
Our plans are progressing for the development of our solar farm on the Enborne Parish Field. We would like to share what we expect to happen over the next few months and answer any questions you may have. We will explain how a community owned solar farm differs from others and what the expected benefits will be for the Enborne community.
7.00pm: Presentation from Calleva Community Energy followed by the Enborne Parish Field Charity
7.30pm: Q & A
8.00pm: Close
We hope you will be able to join us.
After the Western Area Planning Committee of the West Berkshire Committee make a decision on the Solar Farm planning application and if the application is granted the Trustees of the Enborne Parish Field Charity with Calleva Community Energy envisage holding a public meeting for all parishioners. Calleva will take this opportunity to explain the next steps.
Posted 15/05/2024, Enborne Parish Field Charity Trustees
On 13th March 2024, Enborne Parish Field (EPF) Charity members were invited to Newbury Town Council for the Environmental Contribution Civic Award Event. EPF were proudly presented as a nominee in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the Town of Newbury.
The Enborne Parish Field (EPF) is a 20-acre field owned by the Trustees of the EPF Charity.
The Parish Council, in line with many other institutions in West Berkshire, have undertaken to encourage the reduction of the Parish’s carbon footprint. As part of this initiative the Councillors/Trustees are considering siting solar panels on the EPF with the objective of generating electricity and reducing the carbon footprint of the Parish.
Historically, the field was for the benefit of the poor of the parish and a place where they could collect firewood. Today the field is predominantly unwooded and the Trustees currently rent the field out for grazing. This generates a small annual income which is slowly accumulating.
The EPF Charity’s objectives are “To promote any charitable purpose (charitable in English law) for the benefit of the residents of the parish of Enborne in West Berkshire; in particular but not exclusively by the provision of grants to local charities which provide advice and services calculated to relieve the charitable needs of those residents”.