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LOCAL GROUPS GET WELCOME CASH BOOSTS
Summary
Community groups and parishes across Babergh have been receiving much-needed cash boosts from a Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) grant programme.
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Community groups and parishes across Babergh have been receiving much-needed cash boosts from a Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) grant programme.
The Babergh East LSP has dished out more than £11,000 in funding to a variety of projects from its small grants fund.
Bids were sought for projects from parish councils and community groups that promoted young people’s participation in positive activities, adult participation in sport and recreation, help for vulnerable people to achieve independent living and promoting inclusion.
Preference was given to applicants where it was demonstrated there was a high degree of volunteer involvement and where other funding was also in place.
The eight projects supported by the LSP were:
• Shotley Youth News Crew. It was given £2,000 to help fund the purchase and conversion of a shipping container to become a meeting place for young people in the village.
• The Illusions Majorettes were helped with a £2,000 grant for new equipment and uniforms for the expanding group based in Pinewood, near Ipswich.
• Hadleigh URC Church. It was awarded £2,000 to help install a stair lift to enable disabled people to access the first floor meeting rooms.
• St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Hadleigh. It was given £2,000 to help with the installation of disabled toilets and kitchen improvements for further use by the community.
• Hadleigh Junior Tennis Club. It was given £1,387 to help develop the tennis club by running after school and weekend tennis coaching.
• Capel St Mary Allotment Association was boosted by an extra £950 towards creating a community wildlife area, including a pond, and involving St Mary’s Primary School.
• Volunteer Centre Babergh. It was awarded £930 to help fund its Garden SOS project which sees volunteer gardeners help older people maintain their gardens.
• Kersey Parish Council. It has been awarded £450 to help with developing table tennis opportunities in the parish.
Cllr Penny Clarke, Chairman of the Babergh East LSP, said: “All of these groups awarded money provide vital services to their residents and contribute to making sure the district we live in is vibrant and maintains a strong community spirit.
“The LSP is delighted it is able to help so many people with these grants which have covered such a diverse range of projects.” ENDS
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Last updated on: 22 December 2009 | Date of next review: 22 December 2010
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