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Eco Centre - change of name:

Eco Centre Wales is the new name for the West Wales ECO Centre, the pioneering environmental charity based in Pembrokeshire and Flintshire.

“The Eco Centre works across Wales with many different organisations. We have been active in the North, Mid and South West for more than a decade. And we have had partnerships across Wales for even longer,” said Jake Hollyfield, Director. “We have an office in Mold. It makes perfect sense for our name to reflect our wide area of operation.”

Chairman of  the Board of Trustees, Dr. Clive Morgan, added “The Eco Centre started life as a grass roots community group of volunteers, undertaking all sorts of activities and projects that helped people save energy and money at a time when both were in short supply. Its base of operation was the northern corner of Pembrokeshire around the communities of Newport and Nevern. This expanded quickly and the group became the West Wales Energy Group. Its permanent home in the old town school in Newport gave rise to our pioneering ECO Centre from which we have undertaken some major forward thinking projects.”

The Eco Centre  - which celebrated its 30^th anniversary last year -  opened an office in Mold in 2000, to meet the growing demand for local energy advice. It did this in partnership with Energy Partnerships Plus based in Merseyside and Cheshire.  Since then it has undertaken projects and contracts across Wales and Europe with organisations ranging from Government to community groups.

Trustee and original founder, Dr. Brian  John, reflected “We set up the original Energy Group at a time when the scarcity of energy resources was a major issue. Oil prices were rising, nuclear power stations were on the increase, and fuel poverty was a growing social problem. The main environmental issue identified at the time was acid rain as a result of pollution. We were keen to campaign positively on the energy issues, rather than just moan about them. So we started distributing low cost insulation to local people and providing energy advice. We also wanted to promote the consideration of  the alternative energy technologies. So we developed a portable exhibition in the form of the Energy Van, a caravan with solar panels and a small wind turbine.”

The Eco Centre will continue to develop projects and programmes for delivery across Wales with its existing partners. It is keen to establish new links and invites interested parties to get in touch via this website. 

“Our sector is changing and organisations like us must change with it. There are different opportunities for us to meet our objectives, and we feel that to help us do that the new name is much more suitable” commented Jake Hollyfield. “Overall, though, it is much more significant for our staff who work all over Wales that we provide an organisation that is fit for that purpose. Trustees, staff and supporters all agree that the name ‘Eco Centre Wales’ is the best one to help us develop through our fourth decade.”