BUCKLAND Monachorum Parish Council has been awarded a grant from the Community Rural Energy Fund to conduct a feasibility study on whether a community energy scheme is a viable option for the parish.

The study will look at a range of possible opportunities, including generating solar power, heating using biomass and hydro-energy.

If a scheme is shown to be both technically feasible and has community support, local residents will have the opportunity to invest in the scheme and get both a return on that investment and provide support for community projects.

Anyone interested in learning more about how such a scheme would work is invited to attend the parish's annual meeting in Clearbrook Village Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday, April 8.