Redcar MP Ian Swales aims for a greener future
August 11, 2010 5:04 PM
Ian Swales, MP for the Redcar Constituency has backed The Green Insurance Company's Green Grants initiative and is urging the local community to apply for up to £2,000 to help fund local environmental projects.
The leading environmental insurance provider has allocated £20,000 to support community projects and is inviting applications from across the country. Potential projects could include:
o A community garden to grow your own vegetables or a wildlife garden to encourage biodiversity
o A project to increase awareness of environmental issues and educate children to develop good environmental habits
o Funding to help make a local community building more energy efficient
o Help to start up an environmental society or to host a community eco-fair to encourage people to become more environmentally aware
Ian Swales MP said "This is a great opportunity for the people in our local community to have a stake in their environmental future. I'm urging all residents to think about how a Green Grant could benefit a local environmental project and to get in touch with The Green Insurance Company to try and make it happen."
Gaynor Wood, Head of The Green Insurance Company, said: "We want to give people throughout the UK the opportunity to make a difference within their communities and supporting green initiatives is a great way to do this. We can't wait to start getting in the applications and would urge community groups and residents to get in touch with their projects as soon as possible."
The Green Insurance Company have set up an easy to use online application form available at www.greeninsurancecompany.co.uk/giving and are inviting applications up until 29th August 2010. A panel of environmental experts including the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, Glasgow University, The Green Business Partnership and The Green Insurance Company will review all applications. The announcements of the projects that have been successful in achieving the grants will be made in the autumn.
For further information on Green Grants and full eligibility criteria visit www.greeninsurancecompany.co.uk/giving
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For further information, please contact Michelle Holton or Charles Cameron at The BIG Partnership on 0141 333 9585 or /firstname.lastname@bigpartnership.co.uk
Note to editors
The Green Insurance Company is one of the UK's leading environmentally conscious insurance intermediaries.
Launched in 2007, it offers competitive car and motorbike insurance, offsetting 100% of customers' vehicles emissions. The intermediary also offers environmentally friendly breakdown cover and pet insurance.
By the end of 2010, the intermediary will have planted almost one million trees in the UK and offset over 200,000 tonnes of CO2.
The Green Insurance Company donates 2% of all profits to environmental causes.
The Green Insurance Company is part of Kwik Fit Insurance Services Group and is based in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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