The Jack's Lane Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund has been established to provide financial support to community based projects which contribute to the wellbeing of the local area and have particular educational, environmental or social emphasis.

The annual £30,000 (index-linked) fund is managed by Norfolk Community Foundation (as the Fund Administrator), but decisions about where the money is spent are made by a Fund Panel of local people.

Aimed at small community led organisations, the Fund is for projects which are considered to benefit the residents of the following parishes (comprising an area of benefit spanning 5km from each of the turbine locations): North Creake, South Creake, Stanhoe, Syderstone, Bagthorpe with Barmer, Barwick, Bircham, Burnham Market, Docking, East Rudham and Tattersett.

Preference will be given to projects that are located within the 5km area of benefit, however projects from further afield can be considered and a grant awarded provided the project is deemed to be of benefit to those living and working within 5km the Jack’s Lane Wind Farm turbines.

Information on how to submit an application along with the relevant forms and guidance notes can be found on the Norfolk Community Foundation website here.

Enquiries regarding Jack's Lane Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund should be directed to:

Jo Maddocks, Grants Officer
Norfolk Community Foundation
Tel:    01603 623958
Email: jomaddocks@norfolkfoundation.com

The Fund Panel meets twice a year to decide on applications with any remaining funds carried over to support projects applying in the following year. Payments from the Fund are made by Norfolk Community Foundation to applicants who meet the assessment criteria.

Since the early 2010s, RES has been operating its unique Local Electricity Discount Scheme (LEDS), which was developed in response to feedback from the communities around its wind farm projects.  LEDS offers a direct and tangible benefit to residential, business and community properties closest to participating operational renewable energy projects in Great Britain and Northern Ireland through an annual discount on their electricity bills.

RES made the first LEDS payments at [Jacks Lane in 2015.   Eligible registered properties will continue to receive annual LEDS payments for the operational life of the wind farm.

At Jacks Lane, the discount is offered to properties within 2.4 kilometres of Jacks Lane Wind Farm and built prior to march 2014.

For more information, including contact details for the LEDS team, please visit the dedicated LEDS website at:
www.leds.res-group.com.