Council secures £2.8m grant for Northcroft revamp

West Berkshire Council has secured a £2.8m grant award from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme to help deliver a major green upgrade at Northcroft Leisure Centre in Newbury.

The grant, alongside an additional £387,000 from the council, will fund a wide-ranging decarbonisation project designed to dramatically improve the building’s energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and support the council’s wider climate and environmental goals as it progresses on its pathway to net zero.

The works to improve the facility’s environmental sustainability include the installation of air source heat pumps, new energy-efficient air handling units, cavity wall insulation, rooftop solar photovoltaic panels and new Building Energy Management System (BEMS).