SHARES in a £40,000 funding pot are up for grabs at Warrington – designed to help groups and individuals supporting their neighbourhoods and communities.
Golden Gates Housing Trust’s “Heart of the Community Fund” has already allocated more than £75,000 in funding to local groups and the fund is now again open for applications.
Deadline for applications is July 31.
Golden Gates Housing and building supplies firm Jewson created the fund to help individuals and groups achieve their aims to enhance the lives of local residents.
The fund is also supported by donations from a number of other partners including Sure Group, Omega Access North Ltd, Urban Building Projects Ltd, Upholland Property Services, Marbury Constructive Solutions Limited, Willmott Dixon Energy Services, MCP Environmental, A. G. Painting and Savills.
The fund is open to applications from all constituted voluntary and community groups in Warrington.
A new element of the scheme also allows tenants and residents who are not part of a constituted group to apply for funding to complete a community project that benefits a group of people.
Successful applicants in the past have included:
* Dallam and District Community Angling Group – £1,000 towards fishing equipment enabling children’s matches to be held.
* Bewsey Job Club – funding to purchase a laptop, printer and stationary.
* Angels Dance Academy – £1,000 to enable the club to buy new kits.
* Bank Quay Bulls RL club – £1,520 for new kit for the youth team.
* Meadowside Primary School – £2,000 to purchase an interactive smart board
* Marsh House Gym – £500 to enable them to buy new equipment.
Golden Gates Housing chairman Roy Smith said: “I am delighted to be able to announce the launch of our new Heart of the Community Fund, which is bringing more money than ever before to the local community and will help us to support even more residents and groups across Warrington. I would like to thank Jewson and all of our partners who have contributed to the fund and made this possible.”
To find out more about the fund visit www.gght.org.uk/gghtfunding or contact GGHT’s Regeneration Team on [email protected].
Shares in £40,000 funding pot up for grabs at Warrington
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