Substations contain specialist equipment that changes electricity from very high voltages to lower voltages, so that it can then be distributed to businesses and homes. As part of the Hinkley Connection Project, we’re building two substations to support the network.

The ground at the site of a new substation will be levelled to provide a flat and stable surface before the foundations are excavated and concrete is poured in.

The substation structures will be assembled and fixed to the foundations.

The week-long initiative, which runs from 5 - 9 July, will provide pupils with an unrivalled insight into the energy sector, an industry that needs to fill 400,000 roles by 2050 if the UK is to reach its net zero target. The programme will also inspire students from diverse backgrounds to consider careers in STEM, something which might have previously seemed unattainable to them.

The café, which opened in Bridge House in 2019, is run by volunteers who are keen to encourage local people to pop in for a coffee or a home-made cake so they can see the improvements made.

“The café has been a focal point when lockdown rules have allowed,” said Ian Sheppard, director of the Community Benefit Society. “We wanted to be able to accommodate more people, particularly by making the space we had outside more welcoming.”

This has been done by adding a six- by three-metre gazebo, complete with back and side walls.

The first works are construction of bell mouths on the A370 near Moorland Park, on Nailsea Wall and Kenn Road (B3133) which has already been completed!

We’ve created a dedicated page on the project website to explain all the different elements of the works, including interactive maps, FAQs, a message from Project Director James Goode and an animation that explains how T-pylons are built.

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