A community centre is set install a back-up generator point after receiving a £10,000 grant.

The George Moore Community Centre, owned by Bourton-on-the-Water Parish Council, received the funds from the Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks' (SSEN) Resilient Communities Fund.

The money will be used to install the generator point in the Grade II listed building, which is a designated 'place of safety' in the parish council's emergency plan.

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The generator point will allow the Bourton centre to provide support for the community in the event of an emergency.

The building, a former hospital purchased by the parish council in 2014, is a hub for community groups and organisations, and houses a library, Kate’s Home Nursing, the Police Point, and other commercial and business tenants.

Councillor Andy Roberts, parish council chairman and head of the George Moore Centre Committee, said: "We are delighted to receive this generous funding from SSEN and have worked with local electrical contractors ER Electrical Services to design and install a suitable infrastructure within the building using the grant funding."

The parish council also expressed gratitude to ER Electrical Services for its work on the project.

For more information, contact Sharon Henley, clerk to Bourton-on-the-Water Parish Council, on 01451 820712 or email clerk@bourtononthewater-pc.gov.uk.