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Sheriffhales Community Energy Limited (SHCE) is a not for profit community benefit society, governed by local volunteer directors, owned by its Members, and operated to benefit the community of Sheriffhales Parish, Shropshire.

SHCE owns a community array on the outskirts of the village. The solar array generates electricity from the sun which is supplied into the local electricity distribution network. We use income generated from electricity sales to cover the running costs of our solar array, cover our financing costs and generate funding for community initiatives in the parish.

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Chair

Peter Bonsall

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Christopher Andrew

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Richard Maddocks

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Peter Frith

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Georgina Bale

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Justine Keeling-Paglia

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About Sheriffhales Community Energy

Sheriffhales Community Energy Ltd (SHCE) are a community benefit society with registration number RS007225.

The registered office address is:

C/o Communities for Renewables CIC (who manage SHCE)
Redruth House, Cornwall Business Park 
West Scorrier, Redruth 
Cornwall TR16 5EZ

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Peter Bonsall

Chair

An engineer by trade, Peter began his career working for a Canadian mill in the 1990s, contracting wood floors in the UK into Wickes and Screwfix. Peter’s passion for high quality design and workmanship led him to set up his own workshop, Blueridge, which has become one of the UK’s most respected producers of bespoke hardwood flooring and joinery. Peter served as Parish Council Chair during the planning and construction phase of the Solar Project. After his tenure he moved to serve on the Board of SHCE and Sheriffhales Solar CIC and helped to create the Charity SaCREC for distributing the funds generated by the community solar array to community projects in the Parish.

Neil Pulker

Neil has lived in Sheriffhales for some twenty-five years, having had a successful career with a premium car manufacturer, in various roles. As well as being involved in business consultancy, he has numerous charity interests, which has included mentoring sixth form students, to help them identify career opportunities, and so achieve their aspirations and ambitions. He is involved with various charities as a Trustee, ensuring they comply with the Charity Commission’s governance requirements, and ensure a secure financial future.  Neil believes strongly in assisting those less fortunate, often with mental health issues, achieve a more rewarding life and become the best that they can be. When asked how he saw solar energy he said “Simply put, I see it as putting the sun to work!”

Peter Frith

Peter lives and works in Shropshire. He is a Chartered Architect with 40 years’ experience, and formed Frith Architects in 1988. The practice now trades under the title Studio Severn Architects Limited and Peter remains a Director. He was Chair and governor of Moorfield Primary School from 1998 to 2009 and a Vice Chair and governor of Burton Borough Secondary School, from 2009 to 2015.

Richard Maddocks

Managing Director of his family farm for the past 20 years, Richard is heavily involved in the local community. He has been on the Parish council for 8 years and last year he was the President of Newport Agricultural Society. Richard is passionate about the local community and how it will benefit from Sheriffhales Community Energy.

Christopher Andrew

Chris works within the IT & Telecoms industry having worked on various large-scale projects with some of the biggest companies in the UK. He has an interest in emerging technology and renewable energy. Having recently moved to Sheriffhales from a nearby town, he has joined the SHCE board as he believes initiatives such as SHCE are key to helping both the local community thrive and help the country achieve sustainable long-term energy.

Pat Kind

Patrick worked for 52 years in the construction industry on local authority housing, roads and sewers, motorways, schools, and housing. Retired at 69 and involved in the local village with the solar committee, he looks forward to being an active member and director of Sheriffhales Community Energy. His interests include football, golf and spending time with his two sons and four grandchildren.

Georgina Bale

Georgina (George) lives in Sheriffhales with her husband Paul.  Her son, Arthur, attends the village Primary School and she can often be seen walking their retired greyhound Secret. George has worked in HR for over 20 years, supporting financial services firms in delivering their purpose and ambitions through their people. She believes that the project presents a unique opportunity to enhance the lives of the local community by enabling a more sustainable future and funding community projects. 

Justine Keeling-Paglia

I live in beautiful Shropshire and am the headteacher at Sheriffhales Primary School and Preschool. Prior to teaching, my background was in marketing and strategy design with blue chip companies including British Airways and Unilever. For many years, I also ran a winery in Italy. The school is at the heart of the Sheriffhales community and I am committed to supporting that community as part of the Community Energy Board.

Sheriffhales Community Energy is not currently hiring, a scammer is using our name.

We have been made aware of an individual who is falsely claiming to be recruiting on behalf of Sheriffhales Community Energy. Please note, Sheriffhales Community Energy is not currently hiring and has no paid staff.  

If you have received a suspicious job offer claiming to be from us, we advise you to ignore it and avoid sharing any personal or financial details. All legitimate updates or opportunities will be posted here on our website.

SCE has not experienced any data breach or loss of personal information. This is an identity scam, with our name being used without permission.