Members of the Winscombe and Sandford RNLI fundraising branch were treated to their first quiz night in three years on 28 January 2023 following a hiatus caused by the COVID pandemic. The event was a huge success, raising a grand total of £1800 for the important lifeboat charity. 

Thanks in part to the £300 of National Grid community funding, people attending on the night were able to enjoy a challenging quiz, a ploughman's supper and a raffle. In total a group of over 140 people took part in the fun-filled evening, making it a fabulous return for the annual event. 

The company’s five subsea cables, which connect GB with France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Norway, have transported almost 12 percent more power than the same period last year, at an average of 91GWh per day.

National Grid said a total of 2.6TWh of power has been transported through its cables this January alone (figures 1-29 January) which is almost 12 percent more than the same time last year and 39 per cent higher than two years ago (January 2021).

National Grid's T-time challenge has been continuing and sees pupils across a range of local schools hide items in energy infrastructure for future generations to learn about their interest, hobbies and lives. 

The children from St Anne’s West Wick and Hewish sites placed their time capsules inside T-pylons along the northern section of the Hinkley Connection Project. The capsules will stay hidden before being uncovered and opened in 70 years’ time.

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