Throughout 2018 TFT, in St Margarets Lane, Titchfield, put in renewable power methods to allow it to change into self-sufficient and to cut back its impression on the atmosphere. This work is now paying off considerably, permitting the charity to plan its programme of performs, musicals, younger folks’s programmes and different occasions with out worrying about big power payments.
Kevin Fraser, TFT’s chair of trustees and creative director stated: ‘4 years in the past, we determined to chunk the bullet by investing a considerable amount of our funds into power environment friendly heating and water methods. It’s one thing we passionately imagine in, as we need to do our bit to cut back dependency on fossil fuels and enhance the atmosphere for future generations.
‘Our electrical energy is generated from the photo voltaic panels and the heating is supplied by the biomass boiler, and what’s extra, there isn’t any gasoline within the constructing.
‘The scenario going through lots of our patrons and native companies is extremely stark in the meanwhile; and we’re all hoping that the scenario will enhance and never be as troublesome as is at the moment predicted. Nonetheless, what we are able to say is that regardless of the place will probably be when it comes to power prices sooner or later, the lights at TFT will proceed to burn brightly.’
Forthcoming reveals embrace Man of La Mancha, La Cage Aux Folles and Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.