Fifteen community and voluntary groups across Colchester and Tendring are celebrating cash handouts in our latest grant round. Awards range from £150 to over £2000 and will help groups across North East Essex to make life better for residents.
Clacton Area Crime Prevention Panel received £455 to run their 2007 Primary School gardening competition. The annual competition helps to foster respect for other people’s property amongst primary school children. Gill Elkin, panel secretary, explained:
“Getting the grant means that we are able to encourage children to consider their environment and the detrimental
effect crime can have. The grant means a lot to us as we have no official funding. All funds for projects we run are either by grant or fund-raising”     
The other grant recipients were:
Colchester Hospital Television Service £500 towards Autumn programmes. Tendring Access Group £480 towards running costs, The Royal Residents’ Association (Berechurch) £400 for publicity and children’s activities. HEAL £500 for a new laptop. Mistley Norman Kids Club £500 towards a quality assurance scheme. Harwich and District Crime Prevention Panel £500 towards basketball facilities.                  St Margaret’s Church Hall £2019 towards kitchen refurbishment. SODA £300 towards a summer outing. Point Clear Community Association £500 towards storage and shelving. School Road Group £400 towards new football facilities. Colchester Carers Centre for Children £500 to support families. Brightlingsea Saturday Club £250 towards a summer outing. Monkwick Youth Club Group £150 towards decorating the Centre and Birch Glen Crew £400 for the Birch Glen Park project.