Formed in September 2008 and based in Clevedon, North Somerset, Lion Brass 4 Youth provides the only opportunity in the county – and further afield for young people aged 21 and under – to improve, perform and have fun making music in a full brass band.
An entirely independent organisation, the band is a project of Lions Clubs 105 SW, which provides support from Lions clubs throughout the South West of England. Additionally, it's a partner of the Music Education Partnership: North Somerset.
The pre-school’s outdoor area had become a hazard for the children. With decking that was slippery when wet, the pre-school had little choice but to close that area off for use for the safety of the pupils.
In a bid to open this area up and encourage outdoor play, the pre-school sought to build a permanent polycarbonate cover. With help from National Grid’s funding, Mark First and Pre-school CE Academy was able to complete phase two of their renovation and rejuvenation project; meaning that they could extend the time when the decked play area could be used.
National Grid has been granted strategic innovation funding of £1.5m by Ofgem, the energy regulator, for 13 innovation projects that will accelerate Great Britain’s progress towards delivering a net zero energy network at the lowest cost to consumers.
The team started at the T-pylon north of Woolavington to the newly erected T-pylon, north of the River Brue and Merry Lane in East Huntspill, crossing the Causeway (B3141), the Huntspill River, and Burtle Road on their way.
Onshore electricity infrastructure will be critical to achieving net zero. At the end of January National Grid ESO published its findings of the 7th Network Options Assessment (NOA7). It’s one of the key steps in the way we at NGET plan our work to deliver the future onshore network.
Based in the heart of Winscombe at the Memorial Playing Fields, Winscombe Lawn Tennis Association has been a sporting hub for the local community for a number of years, but faced a challenge when it became clear that two of its six courts needed resurfacing. Last resurfaced over a decade ago, the two courts had become worn and dangerous to use when wet.
The Strategic Innovation Funding (SIF) is delivered in partnership with Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and aims to find and fund ambitious, innovative projects with the potential to accelerate the transition to net zero.
CDP assesses performance using each company’s response to selected questions on governance, targets, scope 3 emissions, and value chain engagement. National Grid was placed on the leaderboard as a result of working directly with suppliers to reduce emissions and lower environmental risks in the supply chain.
Presented with the Gold award were Sadina Keogh, Chris Talbot and Stuart Stevens of Linxon (pictured) for demonstrating confidence, pride and resilience, by putting forward a business case to self-deliver civil works when a sub-contractor could no longer continue with the works. The team’s quick thinking avoided a potentially long wait to on board another subcontractor, which would have severely impacted the programme.
I joined the National Grid graduate scheme straight from university, with a degree in electrical engineering. Once I completed the graduate programme, I joined an asset management team that focused on underground cables and supporting teams out on the road.