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Rutland welcomes £1m investment for electrical vehicle charging points

Clothes Recycling Event

Organised by For Rutland, the fundraising arm of the Citizens Advice Bureau in Rutland, The Good & New Clothes Sale is back this March. There’s a new venue this year – The Rutland Showground in Oakham – where there will be a ticketed evening on Friday 24 March and then everything at half price during the morning of Saturday 25 March.

NEW DATE & NEW VENUE

The biggest sale of its kind with loads of pre-loved clothes for all the family.

Date and Time :

 Friday 24th March 5pm – 8pm

 Saturday 25th March 8:30am -1pm 

Venue:

Rutland Showground, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7TW

Tickets:

 You can purchase tickets for Friday Night’s Sale now!

Please click on button below, download the form,

pay by BACS and email the form to info@forrutland.org.uk

Friday night’s sale is by advance ticket only at £20 per person, which also includes a glass of champagne and canapés provided by Hambleton Hall.

Rutland welcomes £1m investment for electrical vehicle charging points
  • Five local authorities, including Rutland County Council and Midlands Connect submitted a successful bid for £935,355 Government funding
  • Funding will deliver 26 standard and 4 rapid charging points across Rutland
  • Bid will fund total of 322 standard and 27 rapid EV charging points across the Midlands
  • Projections suggest creation of 220 EV-related jobs in Rutland by 2032
  • Nominated charge point locations targeted towards areas with low % of off-street parking

Rutland County Council and partners are welcoming the news today that their £1million funding bid, as part of the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Pilot, has been successful. The County Council joined a partnership of five local authorities across the Midlands region, alongside Sub-National Transport Body Midlands Connect to submit the bid in June this year.

Grant schemes for electric vehicle charging infrastructure

EV charge-point grant for flat owner-occupiers and people living in rented properties – installer guidance

How the electric vehicle charge-point grant scheme works, responsibilities for installers and how to make a claim.

EV ChargePoint grant for flat owner-occupiers and people living in rented properties – installer guidance – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Electric Vehicle Home-charge Scheme: guidance for installers

How the Electric Vehicle Home-charge Scheme works, responsibilities for installers and how to make a claim.

Electric Vehicle Home-charge Scheme: guidance for installers – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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