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Out with the old! Team Connolly help remove over 60 tonnes of unused items from local communities.
Team Connolly joined forces with the local community, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Bolton at Home, to help clear and recycle unwanted items from loft spaces and gardens, as part of Bolton at Home’s retrofit scheme in Westhoughton.
Connolly is currently installing a number of energy-saving measures to properties in the area including improving loft insulation, draught-proofing, ventilation and windows as part of city-region energy-saving grant from the government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund.
Bolton at Home were awarded a grant to make the houses more energy efficient, to help them deliver on the objectives of its Climate Change Strategy and work towards its goal of being a net zero carbon housing provider. The project has a total value of approximately £2.5m with 40% of that being grant funding.
Tim Vincent-Barwood, Bolton at Home’s Group Climate Change Manager, said:
“Making our homes more energy efficient is a key part of our strategy to reduce carbon emissions and help tenants to lower bills.”
Over 25 volunteers supported the community action event, clearing unused items from lofts and gardens, with over 40 tonnes of rubbish cleared.
Team Connolly provided willing volunteers, skips and much needed bacon sandwiches for the team, sourced from the Well Community Café in Farnworth.
We caught up with local resident Dee, who said:
“I’m looking forward to the works; they are going to help save energy which will bring my bills down. I wasn’t looking forward to getting ready for the work though, but all the volunteers were great today. They helped clear my garden and loft space and lots of the community got rid of unwanted items. It was nice to see so many neighbours joining in today – a big thank you to Connolly. I’d also like to say a special thanks to Alicia from Connoly who was been amazing!”
Linda Beaumont Customer and Social Value Manager from Connolly – who took part in the event said:
“This has been a fantastic community event! Residents really care about the area and as well as clearing up, events like this help to bring people together. It’s the second clear out day we’ve ran for Bolton at Home customers, and in total we’ve helped clear and recycle around 60 tonnes of items!”