Bollington's first-ever electric car chargers will be ready next week.

It is no secret the Macclesfield area has a 'notable lack' of electric charging facilities, poor, but there will be four more launching very soon.

Four charging stations are coming to Pool Bank Car Park on Palmerston Street, Bollington.

The charging ports will be opened in a ceremony on Wednesday December 22, and available shortly after.

The project is part funded by a central government grant from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), which covers 75% of the cost of the work.

Bollington Town Council is funding the remaining 25% of the project.

The project came to be from hard work campaigning by Transition Bollington and Bollington Town Council.

In a joint statement, they said:

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"As the world is at last waking to the climate emergency, Bollington can be said to be doing its bit. The 4 new electric vehicle charging points about to be commissioned at Pool Bank car park will supply the needs of people in our 'inner town' with no off-street parking and therefore unable to recharge at home.

"So this will be the start of a petrol and diesel fume free town, and get us all nearer to reducing our C02 so the climate can stabilise again.

"Taking one ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicle off the road and replacing it with an electric vehicle has the same effect as giving £150 to the NHS, such is the effect of vehicle emissions on people's health.

"This is because there will be a dramatic reduction in the particulates in the air that cause severe lung disease.

"The charging points (made from 90 per cent recycled materials) have been installed by Connected Kerb and the electricity will be provided by Octopus who provide renewable energy from sun, wind or water power.

"The cost per kWh will be 26p which means that the cost of charging an electric car is about 75% cheaper than the cost of filling a car with petrol."

Provided there is no COVID-restrictions, Macclesfield Nub News will cover the ceremony, which will be attended by Bollington's Mayor Jo Maitland.

See also: Macclesfield pub first to install electric car charger, more planned.

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