https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/our-team daily 0.75 2024-06-17 https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/our-team/neil-campbell monthly 0.5 2024-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/3b4307e8-cfdc-479f-8867-9f36664e8d29/Niall+Campbell.jpg Our Team - Neil Campbell https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/our-team/richard-eccleston monthly 0.5 2024-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1716935149461-3I755ET8Y5ZECLUW3VQT/Richard+Eccleston+23+June+2023.jpg Our Team - Richard Eccleston https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/our-team/janet-hill monthly 0.5 2024-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1615800875133-36SLRQS5C9ZPN9Z3M51H/Janet+Hill.jpg Our Team - Janet Hill https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/our-team/francismahon monthly 0.5 2024-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1615722680965-M1MJAYFHUPTNORRPZ1WR/francis_mahon.jpg Our Team - Francis Mahon https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/our-team/ben-walker monthly 0.5 2024-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1c337b75-438d-4705-bd7b-26fe18c46501/Ben+Walker+23+June+2023.jpg Our Team - 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Our 5MW solar array at Orchard Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1615721550519-NC5MJETE3YPVNEDE9FK3/Cook+Roof+SAS.JPG Home - Our rooftop array at the COOK Classics Kitchen https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/about-community-energy daily 0.75 2021-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1613901983796-8JZT6NDDIENE9SXL5K2A/CEE+on+community+energy.PNG Community energy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1613901983800-471ZQ5JW708C53T89FIM/CEE.jpg Community energy https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/about daily 0.75 2021-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1613901993908-L79EQ8P5LRQMU64GUX8T/Map+of+areas+covered+by+KCE+and+OCE Home https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/meet-the-team daily 0.75 2023-09-29 https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2024-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/afdfa51d-2a34-4e0e-8bd6-7a283d42acc6/20230623_124309_2.jpg Contact Us https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/orchard-farm daily 0.75 2024-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1613901993911-G00TZ9EM25WHVXYDDLV9/kent%2Bresidential%2Barea.jpg Orchard Farm Powering 1,400 homes The Orchard Farm solar array has nearly 20,000 panels with a capacity of 5MW, enough to meet the equivalent annual electricity demand of around 1,400 homes (2019 figs). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1613901993918-22X3SAPLGO8FRIS8XR6F/image.jpg Orchard Farm Approx. 1,000 tonnes of carbon saved per annum* *Digest of UK Energy Statistics 2020 report combined with metrics of energy produced from the solar farm provided by Bright Renewables https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1613901993905-VL3FIJO7P6I3WPG75KLX/satellite+image+labelled+farms.png Orchard Farm https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/the-cook-classics-kitchen daily 0.75 2021-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1618846722417-1ZAJZQJ7Q4L5W2EVOKUG/Cook+Roof+drone.JPG The COOK Classics Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1618844673299-KM4UK9X6GB8QNAO2AHHK/cook_plain_7547U.jpg The COOK Classics Kitchen https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/for-former-bondholders daily 0.75 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1615818374772-CB5BR39W60P6WZGDUAUV/NR-logo.png For former bondholders https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/for-applicants daily 0.75 2025-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/fb27cdac-b2e9-43da-9a2b-721e0ce9ded5/2025_26_Grants_Applicant_Guide_screenshot.png For applicants - 2025 Guide for Applicants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/3d229842-1271-4301-8ba0-10db6aa168ea/2025_26_Grants_Applicant_Form_screenshot.PNG For applicants - 2025 Application Form https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/agms-and-accounts daily 0.75 2026-03-15 https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/for-current-members daily 0.75 2024-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1615818374772-CB5BR39W60P6WZGDUAUV/NR-logo.png For current members https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/local-climate-action daily 0.75 2021-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1616670819512-OCBFCLVZIH1LP52SYUTX/Swale+BC+Logo+large.png Local climate action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1616670869997-6HSBA4OKELQN5PYQLN6D/Medway+Climate+Change+logo+2021.jpg Local climate action https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/our-partners daily 0.75 2022-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1616597486879-OUNT3YBHHN9ZOQ60BP4R/Bright+Renewables+Logo.png Our partners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1615818374772-CB5BR39W60P6WZGDUAUV/NR-logo.png Our partners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1613901987010-HA8VDVU9VR04M3HBMMLH/logo+proposal5.png Our partners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1616668642498-GV1CFH0JOKJLOEIL3ROE/Community+Energy+South+Logo+Large.png Our partners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1616759517100-I2KF32LVCKMAITGSSC4B/Im+a+Member+Logo.jpg Our partners https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/news daily 0.75 2021-03-25 https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/can-we-help-you daily 0.75 2022-12-12 https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/invest daily 0.75 2023-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1627812411363-U7BXULXEYMGG1H4CFYKJ/Orchard+CE+2021+share+offer+document+06072021.jpg Our 2021 share offer - Orchard Community Energy 2021 Share Offer Document Offer Now Closed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1625751013967-YY6R2CUD7AOBJ5C4HLJ4/2020-01-21-OCEN-FCA-Amended-rules-accepted-by-FCA-1.jpg Our 2021 share offer - Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 Rules of Orchard Community Energy Limited (at Summer 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1625500982001-XRLT7MMUAF4D7GOOOX33/Orchard+CE+2021+information+for+bondholders+final+06072021.jpg Our 2021 share offer - 2021 Share Offer: Additional Information for Holders of 2016-17 Community Bonds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1625752661313-HWH2PE4X66DO2LAYOTMM/Orchard+CE+withdrawable+shares+-+inheritance+by+UK+and+overseas+beneficiaries+final+06072021-1.jpg Our 2021 share offer - Orchard Community Energy Withdrawable Shares: Inheritance by UK and Overseas Beneficiaries https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/2021-grants daily 0.75 2022-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626855323640-HY4OFAQEMIHCC9F9CTYA/Slough+Fort.jpg 2021 grants - Slough Fort Preservation Trust £2,000 To support the volunteer-led development of the Slough Fort outdoor education space to benefit the community of Allhallows and surrounding villages near Rochester in Medway. The grant will help to fund the development of the community orchard, including installing bee hives and providing educational information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626855177516-PCKT8SWIBC4MA0FH8JGQ/wsf_logo.jpg 2021 grants - Wild Spaces Fund £3,500 (Note: This project was unfortunately unable to go ahead and the grant was returned.) To fund the training and organising of community volunteers, particularly young unemployed people, on Wild Spaces Fund nature reserves across Swale and Medway. The volunteers will do ecological restoration work that increases the water retention of the land and promotes the sequestration of carbon into wetland sediments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626089806020-PY8ORZYHPTX3WK694VQE/Sateda+Logo.png 2021 grants - SATEDA £4,500 To provide counselling services for victims of domestic abuse in Swale and Medway. Following our first grant to SATEDA for 2020, we decided to make a second one for 2021 because of the importance of domestic abuse services during the COVID emergency. https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/2020-grants daily 0.75 2021-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626854231204-WUMH6C763LXM2Z5EY84Y/Medway+Plus.png 2020 grants - Medway Plus: Luton’s Urban Trees £3,500 To enable the community and young people to plant urban trees in the Luton area of Chatham which is one of Medway’s most deprived and polluted areas. Medway Plus aim to develop the skills of the socially and economically disadvantaged in Medway and promote the benefit of urban and rural restoration of deprived areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626090287029-1600PO8MGKI4Y8E0JNA8/Shed+Logo.jpg 2020 grants - Faversham Men’s Shed at the Abbey Physic Community Garden £3,500 To provide men with safe spaces to build friendships, support each other and overcome issues such as isolation while undertaking woodworking and other meaningful practical tasks. Faversham Men’s Shed work to provide community spaces for men to connect, converse and create. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626089806020-PY8ORZYHPTX3WK694VQE/Sateda+Logo.png 2020 grants - SATEDA £3,000 To provide counselling services for victims of domestic abuse in Swale. SATEDA has a mission to enable women to end the cycle of domestic abuse and rebuild their lives. https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/201819-grants daily 0.75 2021-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626855685937-M0J36P855UP90QDESHZB/Abbey+Physic.png 2018-19 grants - Abbey Physic Community Garden £3,000 For the project ‘Bees, Bugboxes and Blooms Amongst the Tombs’ to take therapeutic horticulture in St Mary’s Churchyard to a new level during Abbey Physic Community Garden's 25th anniversary year to benefit both wildlife and people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626852921617-3WGKIR8EPPZEEJ8Q00X9/Brogdale+Logo.png 2018-19 grants - Brogdale Collections £4,194 For a project on bee conservation and education, including support for five new bee hives in the newly installed Garden of Wildlife at Brogdale Collections Faversham site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1633360428065-4TCH59HN6IY4PZ85N8EY/Nucleus%2BArts%2BLogo%2Brectangle.jpg 2018-19 grants - Halpern Charitable Foundation (trading as Nucleus Arts) £2,800 To install energy efficient LED lights at its Community Arts Centre in Chatham to improve the quality of light for clients and enable additional services by reducing running costs. The Halpern Charitable Foundation exists to inspire and transform the lives of the diverse communities living in Medway and Kent. https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/2017-grants daily 0.75 2021-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1633360019106-VWEMLZ98XO7WKATQRASK/KWT%2BLogo-square.jpg 2017 grants - Kent Wildlife Trust £3,720 To train community volunteers at Kent Wildlife Trust’s Oare Marshes Reserve. Kent Wildlife Trust work closely with local communities to protect habitats in the countryside, coast and town for the benefit of the wildlife and people of Kent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626850870173-CJHNXT3JPGA3P8RPC1HW/Seashells.jpg 2017 grants - Seashells Children’s Centre , Sheerness £2,816 To install energy efficient LED lighting to reduce running costs. Seashells Children’s Centre is a Family Hub that aims to improve outcomes for children and their families by working with partners in health, education and family support services. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626850982072-KC3RUF76YN4NOULB80ER/Sheppey+Scouts.png 2017 grants - Sheppey Scouts £3,000 Towards renovation work on the Sheppey Scouts HQ to improve the environmental performance of the building and reduce its running costs. https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/our-rules-policies daily 0.75 2023-12-24 https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/2022-grants daily 0.75 2023-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/b4fbf79c-7463-4a0d-ab5e-dd56f29a329c/Children+and+Families.png 2022 grants - Children and Families £4,000 To enable the Sheerness-based charity to deliver its Renewables Roadshow across the Isle of Sheppey, Sittingbourne and Faversham to tackle fuel poverty and climate change by helping local families in Swale to go greener and save money. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/6595ccdf-3a30-485a-b146-13ca9f5fcec0/Plantlife_positive_496_RGB.jpg 2022 grants - Plantlife £3,500 For the project People Need Nature to improve public access to woodlands within Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve near Strood in Medway, including for disabled visitors, and to improve the environment for the woodland plants. Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve already receives some 80,000 visits per year which increased to 130,000 per year during the COVID19 lockdowns and this project will make it easier for new and existing visitors to access this part of the reserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626855323640-HY4OFAQEMIHCC9F9CTYA/Slough+Fort.jpg 2022 grants - Slough Fort Preservation Trust £2,500 To support the volunteer-led development of a richer wildlife habitat at Slough Fort to benefit the community of Allhallows and surrounding villages near Rochester in Medway. The grant will help to fund the planting of wildflower meadows, hedgerows and trees as well as creating new footpaths. This intergenerational project will involve local primary school children alongside other residents. https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/contact-us-copy daily 0.75 2022-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1632136039373-72UM6A8Q4L8U1GW14MJD/Orchard+Community+Energy+board.jpeg Contact Us (Copy) https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/2023-grants-1 daily 0.75 2023-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626855685937-M0J36P855UP90QDESHZB/Abbey+Physic.png 2023 grants - Abbey Physic Community Garden £5,000 Towards its 'Cooking for the Mind' project to reduce loneliness and social isolation by participating in meaningful practical tasks and sharing skills, support and knowledge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626852921617-3WGKIR8EPPZEEJ8Q00X9/Brogdale+Logo.png 2023 grants - Brogdale Collections £5,000 For its Youth Education Activities supporting disadvantaged children aged 5-11 years with little experience of rural environments. The grant will support up to 1,000 children to have an unforgettable experience at Brogdale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626089806020-PY8ORZYHPTX3WK694VQE/Sateda+Logo.png 2023 grants - SATEDA £5,000 To support its 'Sustainable Clothing for women and children' (Sharewear) project. This will provide access to free clothing for disadvantaged women and children while reducing textile waste. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626855323640-HY4OFAQEMIHCC9F9CTYA/Slough+Fort.jpg 2023 grants - Slough Fort Preservation Trust £3,000 For conservation of nature at Slough Fort to benefit wildlife, people with mental health issues, local schools and youth groups and the general public. https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/join-our-board daily 0.75 2026-03-15 https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/2024-grants-1 daily 0.75 2024-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626852921617-3WGKIR8EPPZEEJ8Q00X9/Brogdale+Logo.png 2024 grants - Brogdale Collections £2,770 To continue support for its Youth Education Activities for disadvantaged children aged 5-11 years with little experience of rural environments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/24f3bee3-bd9d-4dd2-85eb-44fb5cffbb9f/Friends+of+Broomhill+logo+padded.png 2024 grants - Friends of Broomhill £4,960 Towards its 'Creation of Pocket Orchards in the Old Orchard' project near Strood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/c6bde098-1de8-4009-915e-09951d01f2ee/Milton+Creek+logo.png 2024 grants - Milton Creek Country Park £2,770 For the ‘Spaces in the Park’ project near Sittingbourne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626089806020-PY8ORZYHPTX3WK694VQE/Sateda+Logo.png 2024 grants - SATEDA £5,000 To continue support for its 'Sustainable Clothing for women and children' (Sharewear) project. This provides access to free clothing for disadvantaged women and children while reducing textile waste. The grant is towards pop-up mobile provision. https://orchardcommunityenergy.org/2024-grants-1-2 daily 0.75 2026-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626852921617-3WGKIR8EPPZEEJ8Q00X9/Brogdale+Logo.png 2024 grants (Copy) - Brogdale Collections £2,770 To continue support for its Youth Education Activities for disadvantaged children aged 5-11 years with little experience of rural environments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/24f3bee3-bd9d-4dd2-85eb-44fb5cffbb9f/Friends+of+Broomhill+logo+padded.png 2024 grants (Copy) - Friends of Broomhill £4,960 Towards its 'Creation of Pocket Orchards in the Old Orchard' project near Strood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/c6bde098-1de8-4009-915e-09951d01f2ee/Milton+Creek+logo.png 2024 grants (Copy) - Milton Creek Country Park £2,770 For the ‘Spaces in the Park’ project near Sittingbourne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6032309616d3076c6a76f93f/1626089806020-PY8ORZYHPTX3WK694VQE/Sateda+Logo.png 2024 grants (Copy) - SATEDA £5,000 To continue support for its 'Sustainable Clothing for women and children' (Sharewear) project. This provides access to free clothing for disadvantaged women and children while reducing textile waste. The grant is towards pop-up mobile provision.