Forty thousand pounds in grant funding was approved by Runnymede Borough Council last week, to further support charitable activities in the borough.
Maximum grants of up to £5000 were available to resident groups, voluntary and community organisations, for funding for new projects or expansions to existing projects.
The Runnymede Community Grant Scheme provides access to financial support for VCSE organisations delivering services within the borough. The criteria of the community grant scheme are focused on how the funding application will contribute to the health and wellbeing of residents.
The successful grants were:
- Chertsey Cricket Club: Hockey equipment and part funding towards storage = £5000
- Citizens Advice Runnymede & Spelthorne: Staffing and volunteer costs towards Court Desk Project = £5,000
- Dreams For Hope: Bed frames, mattresses and pillows for children and young people in poverty = £4,000
- Home Start Runnymede & Woking: Funding towards volunteer training course and support for Home Visiting Families Project = £5,000
- Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey: Welfare benefits service for deaf, hard of hearing, blind, partially sighted and deafblind = £3,000
- The Literary Institute: Modernising and replacement of lighting equipment for the hall and stage = £5,000
- White Lodge Centre: Grant support for staffing and resources to deliver Little Stars family support group = £5,000
- Your Sanctuary: Funding to support parenting course for survivors of domestic abuse within Runnymede = £5,000
- Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey: New Haw Social Hub offers monthly activities of information sharing and advice = £3,000.
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