Energy firm E.ON has donated a grant of £2,000 to members of the Doncaster Athletics Club to upgrade and improve its lighting around the site.

The grant will be used to replace the security lighting along the rear of the stand and the old strip lighting in the equipment store cupboard with more efficient LED lighting.

The money will also be used to purchase a new LED security light for the corner of the stand area, which will be fitted with a sensor to ensure the light isn't on when the site is unoccupied and energy isn't being wasted.

Kevin Lincoln, Club Chairman at Doncaster Athletics Club, said: "We're thrilled to have received the grant from E.ON to purchase security lighting for the club.

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"One of our top priorities at the club is the safety of our members and visitors and so it’s really exciting for us to be able to replace the current lighting, which is over 10 years old now and isn’t working as efficiently as it should be. We also hope the replacement lighting will reduce our costs at the club, meaning we’ll be able to spend the money saved on providing more equipment for our members."

Suzanne Roe, Community Relations Manager at E.ON said: "We're really pleased to have awarded the grant for £2,000 to Doncaster Athletics Club to enable them to replace their security lighting around the site.

"We originally set up our Energising Communities Fund to ensure community groups and charities such as this one could become as energy efficient as possible and for us to be able to give something back to our local communities. We also recognised that many community groups and charities have aspirations to improve their energy efficiency but don’t necessarily have the money to complete the work required."

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