STAFF at a popular Somerset Waterpark are celebrating after they won a prestigious award.

Brean Splash Waterpark was awarded a Gold Standard award for Energy Efficiency and EcoPool project of the year at the 2020 UK Pool and Spa awards.

In December 2019 the park installed 900 solar panels on its roof.

This is used in combination with their biomass heating to provide off- grid electricity to keep their pools and surroundings at a perfect temperature for our swimmers.

From 2018 to 2019 the two off grid energy sources produced over 600,000kW of renewable energy which prevented 130 tonnes of carbon being released into the atmosphere.

Sarah House, director of Brean Splash Waterpark, said: “It is important more than ever we recognise the impact of the environment and put in controls and measures to protect it for future generations.

“We are very proud to receive our Gold Award and be at the forefront of new green initiatives for the future.

“This year we are also looking to develop our team’s awareness in sustainability and how they can play their part both at work and in their personal life in reducing their carbon foot print.”

Bosses at the park said they have ‘great plans’ to improve its impact on the environment this year including increasing its recycling rate to ‘at least’ 50 per cent across the holiday resort.

“Our goal is to be zero to Landfill by 2022,” a spokesperson for Brean Splash Waterpark said.

“We are also introducing an extensive energy saving and operational efficiency ‘Green Plan’ across the site, targeting a 10 per cent decrease in energy use in a year while reviewing all other areas of our business to ensure we are putting in place strategies to make sure the resort has the least environmental impact possible while also running our business efficiently.

“This along with many other exciting sustainability and conservation projects makes Brean Splash Waterpark and our wider business operations at Brean Leisure Park and Holiday Resort Unity, not only a fantastic place to visit, but also a destination that you can trust to minimise its impact on the environment to keep ‘Brean Green’ for future generations to enjoy as much as you do.”