A CLEAN energy company, which developed a solar farm at Three Maids Hill, recently donated £12,000 to a playground in Littleton. 

Enviromena donated to Littleton and Harestock Parish Council to contribute towards the installation of the Labyrinth play feature in the centre of the playground. 

Parish councillor Liz Winn said: “This new equipment is part of the parish council’s plan to continually improve the quality and safety of our playgrounds. We had removed a couple of structures which were popular but starting to deteriorate. With the money we’ve received we’ve been able to supplement the budget to replace them and now have a multi-challenge climbing structure which is also an attractive addition to the playground. We’re really pleased that it is already being well-used.”

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The team at Enviromena heard about the plan to renew the play equipment after working with the council during the construction of the Three Maids solar farm, which is close to the A34 at Worthy Down. 

Mark Harding, development director, said: “Our sites promote the use of cleaner, greener energy. The 110-acre, 25.4 MW Three Maids Hill site is capable of providing enough electricity to power 9,500 homes and offset 6,800 tons of CO2 emissions per year. The project will have a major impact and provide communities with cheaper energy for many years to come – especially at a time when gas and electricity prices have reached record highs.” 

Lee Adams, sales director, said: “Three Maids was an important project as it was our first major project in the UK. The local community and parish council were a great support to us during the build and we wanted to thank them by giving something back. That’s when the parish council recommended funding for this piece of much-loved play equipment, and we are thrilled to see the Labyrinth in situ and being enjoyed by local families.” 

Enviromena’s Three Maids development is the first in its UK portfolio to go live and represents some of the 700 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy assets it manages, operates, and maintains.