Cash grants, which will be used towards replacement windows and double glazing, have been awarded to a selection of community projects in Somerset.

According to one local newspaper, an environmental trust gave around £40,000 to the schemes in north Sedgemoor.

One beneficiary was Brean village hall, whose representatives revealed plans to replace the building's rotting windows with double glazing windows as a result of the £5,850 they received.

Another establishment to benefit was Mark village hall, which is to get improved access to the premises, appropriate toilet facilities and hearing equipment for people with disabilities via a £16,000 injection.

"We are thrilled and grateful for the substantial financial support… which will enable us to improve the hall for the benefit of everyone in the village," Mark community association's chairman, Neil Corkish, told the Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News.

Last month, a housing association in the Somerset market town of Bridgwater launched a £100,000 project to reduce carbon emissions from local dwellings, also through the installation of heat-trapping green technologies such as double glazing.

With Energy Efficiency windows supplied as standard, homeowners can now save even more on their heating bills and reduce their carbon footprint. Visit the Safestyle website to see a range of top quality double glazed uPVC windows to suit your home.

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Author:  Joanne McCabe

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