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2024 Environmental Awards
Stockport Hydro Environment Fund, drawn from the production of renewable energy power, is once again celebrating a bumper year of awards.
This year over £9,000 will be shared between 30 local projects at an awards ceremony at the Hydro.
We have now made 156 awards worth £44.500.
Congratulations from the Chairman, Board and Shareholders of Stockport Hydro Ltd.
And the Winners Are…
For projects in 16 schools to increase wildlife diversity, enhance their local environment or school grounds: Marple Hall, St Thomas’ Heaton Chapel, Mersey Vale, Norbury Hall, Heaton School, St Phillips, St Winifreds, Dial Park, St Mary’s, Reddish, Banks Lane Infant and Nursery, All Saints’ Marple, Warren Wood,
Torkington, Mellor, Hursthead Junior and Lane End Primary.
7 Local groups passionate about enhancing their local environment for both wildlife and residents: Friends of Etherow Park, Drawing Board Productions, Heaton Mersey Village Conservation Group, Craig Road Residents Association, Friends of Highfield Orchard, Friends of Chadkirk Chapel and St Thomas’ Church, High Lane.
7 Organisations supporting their community in a myriad of ways: Signpost Stockport for Carers, Plastic Free Marple, Stockport Neighbourhood Watch Association, Community Active Stockport, Seeding the Change, Walthew House and 1st Marple Scouts.
2023 Environmental Awards
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On a sunny day in March at Otterspool, Stockport Hydro Chairman Ben Alexander and shareholders were delighted to present awards totalling £8,000 to Stockport organisations.
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Raised through the sale of renewable energy and contributions from members, the fund was shared between 24 diverse local projects, from schools and churches to community and social projects aiding well being:
Creating or enhancing environments for plants and wildlife: St Thomas Primary School, Woodley and Bredbury Community Garden, Friends of Torkington Park, Dial Park Primary, St Mary’s Church, Reddish, Friends of Etherow Park, Marple Hall School, St Mary’s Primary School, Reddish, Mersey Vale Primary School and All Saints Primary School, Marple.
Contributions to existing community projects: Friends of Marple Memorial Park, Craig Road Residents’ Association, Drawing Board Productions.
Maintaining new and existing food growing projects: Friends of Highfield Orchard, St Philips Primary School, Garden House Marple, Marple Youth CIC and Lisburne School
Environmental education and engagement: Friends of Scholes Park, Gatley, Sustainable Living in the Heatons and Climate Action Marple (formerly MESS)
Creating communal gardens and well being opportunities: Seeding the Change gardening sessions and Beechwood Cancer Care Centre and Heaton School.
Stockport Hydro Ltd is a community owned scheme, generating renewable energy since 2012. The Environmental Challenge Fund is for projects of an environmental, community or co-operative nature within SMBC. If applicable a fund is launched in November with a deadline 31st of January the following year.
The 2022 Environmental Challenge Fund Award Ceremony
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The award ceremony took place at The Hydro on Friday 18th March.
The Environment Challenge fund this year is £7,600, raised through the sale of renewable energy and contributions from members.
We welcomed representatives from the successful projects to the ceremony. Chairman Ben Alexander presented the cheques and certificates.
- The following schools are creating gardens, growing food, encouraging wildlife or engaging children in forest school activities: St Philip’s RC Primary Offerton, Rose Hill Primary School, Marple, St Mary’s Primary School, Reddish, All Saints Primary School, Marple, Dial Park Primary School, Offerton, St Thomas’ Parochial School Association, Heaton Chapel, Torkington Primary school, Hazel Grove and Cale Green Primary School, Shaw Heath.
- ‘Friends of’ groups: celebrating, re-wilding or engaging local schools and residents with local parks and gardens: The Friends of Chadkirk, Romiley, Friends of Marple Memorial Park and the Friends of Tangshutt, Romiley.
- Community gardens: resources to manage their gardens or encourage engagement with local schools: Hatton Hilltop Sanctuary, Heaton Norris and Woodley and Bredbury Community Garden.
- Organisations promoting sustainable living, carbon reduction and raising local awareness of climate change: Marple, Mellor & Marple Bridge Energy Saving Strategy and Sustainable Living in the Heatons.
- Organisation for people with sight or hearing loss, Walthew House, Shaw Heath: creative activities and seasonal planting parties.