FULL OF ENERGY From left, Jessica Picton, eight, Summer Moxham, eight, Jessica Newman, nine, Josh Cobb, eight, and Kyle Hollis, eight. Pictures: Ian Hargreaves (110032-1)
RIDERS Junior School has joined a select club – it is one of 20 schools across the county to have installed solar panels.
The Havant school pledged to reduce its carbon footprint by installing 74 panels under the Keep Britain Tidy Eco Schools Free Power for Schools Programme.
Staff spotted a small advert in an eco newsletter advertising the scheme and passed the application process.
The programme allows schools to have solar panels installed, maintained and decommissioned at no cost to the school or local authority.
Their hopes were dealt a blow following the government’s announcement to withdraw subsidy funding for solar panel installation nationwide from December 12 last year.
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