Sustainable Warwickshire

The Warwickshire village of Marton will have a brighter, more energy-efficient future thanks to funding from Warwickshire County Council’s Green Shoots Community Climate Change Fund.

Marton Parish Council, in the Borough of Rugby, has been awarded £2,605 in Green Shoots funding to replace the existing 70-watt bulbs in five streetlights on a main road through the village with energy-efficient LED alternatives.

The Parish Council have been committed to replacing streetlights with more energy-efficient LED bulbs for many years but had found the costs prohibitive. They began to work with street lighting technicians to find the best way to reuse the existing streetlight furniture whilst replacing the inefficient lamps with LEDs. A new method of replacing just the top of the pole has been devised and proven to be effective elsewhere. This reduces the amount of waste involved in upgrading the streetlights, whilst ensuring the most efficient LED bulbs are installed to reduce overall energy use.