Newbury Town Council has awarded £14,635 to 17 local charities to support them in their work for the community in Newbury.
The projects to benefit include:
- The Newbury Lockdown Wood promoted by Newbury Friends of the Earth
- The Eight Bells programme post Lockdown
- Making the restaurant at Fair Close Day Centre Covid-secure
- The ongoing youth work at the Nightingales Estate.
All of the projects are registered on The Good Exchange, where the Council’s contribution will be match funded. There is a full list of the grants at the bottom of this article.
The council still have £5,600 left to give out, some of which are available to any person or organisation working to help the local community through the Covid crisis. Any projects benefitting the residents of Newbury and which are registered on The Good exchange between now and the closing date in January will be considered for some of that £5,600.
You can use The Good Exchange to raise money for your local community project. Please follow the link below to The Good Exchange website:
https://thegoodexchange.com/
Here is the full list of grants given out this week by Newbury Town Council:
|
Organisation |
Project |
|
Newbury Friends of the Earth |
Newbury Lockdown Wood |
|
Eight bells for mental Health |
Revive and reconnect after Lockdown |
|
Fair Close centre |
Covid-secure restaurant appeal |
|
Community Youth Project |
Youth work at the Nightingales Estate |
|
Berkshire Women’s Aid |
Local frontline support for victims of domestic abuse |
|
Home-Start West Berkshire |
Maternal mental health project |
|
The Engine Shed |
Branching out with The Engine Shed |
|
Free Legal Advice Group for domestic violence |
Supporting those experiencing domestic abuse through COVID-19 |
|
iCollege |
Music Live! |
|
Newbury Soup Kitchen |
Moving costs and running costs of new operations centre |
|
Speenhamland Primary School PTA |
Artificial grass running track |
|
Newbury Velo Cycling Club |
Tandem bikes for cycling for visually impaired, hearing impaired, injured or disabled people |
|
Recovery in Mind |
Recovery in Mind course costs 2020-21 |
|
Young People and Children First |
Providing a home and support for young people |
|
The Corn Exchange Newbury |
West Berkshire Youth Theatre 2020 unlocked and unbolted |
|
Kennet & Avon Canal Trust |
Newbury waterways Festival 2021 |
|
Mary Hare Foundation |
Equipment for deaf children required due to the impact of Covid-19 |
