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22-06-2020
Sheringham Shoal grant helps Hawk and Owl Trust towards carbon neutrality

A grant from the Sheringham Shoal Community Fund has enabled the Hawk and Owl Trust at Sculthorpe Moor in North Norfolk to implement three new projects on its journey to becoming a carbon-neutral nature reserve.

25-08-2020
Equinor signs Agreement for Lease for Extension Projects, set to double size of its Norfolk operations

Equinor, a broad energy company with firm ambitions to become a global offshore wind major, has signed Agreements for Lease (AfL) with The Crown Estate for two offshore wind farm extensions in the UK.

09-07-2020
Equinor begins community consultation for offshore wind farm extensions

Equinor has launched a community consultation today (Thursday 9 July) to seek local views on its plans to extend its existing wind farms off the Norfolk coast.

22-06-2020
How offshore wind is supporting Norfolk’s COVID-19 response

Teams from the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farms, operated by Equinor from bases in Norfolk, are involved in activities to help Norfolk’s Covid-19 response.

20-05-2020
Equinor progresses plans for offshore wind farm extensions

Equinor is preparing to begin its public consultations with Norfolk communities on its proposed wind farm Extension Projects, planned to be built adjacent to Equinor’s existing offshore wind farms off the North Norfolk coast.

21-08-2019
Surf life saving in North Norfolk receives further support from Sheringham Shoal Community Fund

Following its support for the North Norfolk Surf Life Saving Club (NN SLSC) in 2017, the Sheringham Shoal Community Fund is continuing to encourage and support the growth of this life saving sport in North Norfolk, making a grant to the recently formed Mundesley Surf Life Saving Club (Mundesley SLSC).

16-08-2019
First Norfolk outdoor eco-gym supported by Sheringham Shoal grant

With the assistance of a grant from the Sheringham Shoal Community Fund, Norfolk’s first outdoor eco-gym has opened in the Memorial Park in North Walsham.

30-07-2019
Sheringham Shoal grant supports the study of microplastics in the North Norfolk environment

The planet’s use of plastics has come under much scrutiny in recent years, and particular attention is being paid to the damage caused in the marine environment by microplastics.

05-06-2019
Solar power with battery storage - a Sheringham Shoal Community Fund ‘first’

Since its establishment in 2010, the Sheringham Shoal Community Fund has provided grant support to the trustees and committees of a number of village halls and community centres across North Norfolk to help with the installation of solar photovoltaic panels.

13-05-2019
Sheringham Shoal supports Norwich’s White Lion Café

Norwich’s White Lion Café, the innovative business initiative established by Parkside School, has received a donation from the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm.

09-04-2019
Sheringham Shoal grant provides ‘green’ irrigation for North Walsham bowling green

A grant from the Sheringham Shoal Community Fund has enabled the North Walsham New Road Bowls and Snooker Club to install a pop-up automated irrigation system which harvests rainwater to water the Club‘s bowling green.

22-01-2019
Sheringham Shoal grant provides new lifeboat shed facilities at Sea Palling

While the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) runs 238 lifeboats stations around the UK, there are also at least 80 independent lifeboat stations, many of which were set up in the 18th century in response to an increasing loss of life at sea.

26-04-2018
Sheringham Shoal Community Fund grant supports Coastwatch

As a result of a grant from the Sheringham Shoal Community Fund Sheringham, Coastwatch has been able to update its equipment in the watch station situated high on Skelding Hill.

05-02-2018
Sheringham Shoal helps to sustain community well-being activities in Wells-next-the-Sea

As a result of a grant from the Sheringham Shoal Community Fund, Wells Community Hospital will be delivering an enhanced range of well-being activities during 2018, which will help to further strengthen the role played by this important facility in the port town of Wells-next-the-Sea in North Norfolk.