A new environmentally sustainable daycare centre will open its doors to children in the North East later this year.
Environmental engineering company and water expert MWH is providing assistance and funding for carbon reduction solutions, including a wind turbine, at the day centre in Norton, near Stockton-on-Tees.
The centre is being built by the Daisy Chain charity and will be a new facility for children with autism and their families. The money has been donated from MWH's Carbon Care Fund and is being used to assist Daisy Chain in constructing a sustainable building.
Matt Simpson, Project Manager for Daisy Chain, explained: “MWH has helped us before, donating £1,000 to our original appeal, so when we approached them again we didn't know what to expect. We were absolutely delighted when they agreed to donate a further £15,000 - it will make a big difference to us.
“The money is being used on green aspects of the project, with the MWH funding and advice helping us to develop and install a wind turbine, solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system, all of which will help reduce the building's carbon footprint.”
The Daisy Chain Day Centre is scheduled to open at the end of September. It will incorporate a sensory soft play area, and an IT suite, alongside an area for arts and crafts and conference facilities. As well as being used by children with autism and their families, the facilities will also be available to any social or community group, school body or professional organisation on request.
Nick Small, based in MWH's Sunderland office, has been heavily involved in the project. He said: “Daisy Chain is a great charity doing really good work, so when an appeal to staff was made to suggest projects that could benefit from a donation from the newly established Carbon Care Fund, I put their day centre project forward.
“Staff from MWH's Sunderland office along with staff from AAG Swepco, an MWH supply partner, are providing technical and construction support to the project. This is a shining example of how a global organisation can make a real difference to the communities in which we work.”
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