13 Groups Receive Early Christmas Present
17th Dec 2007
Thirteen local good causes are celebrating success in the latest Colchester and Tendring Community Trust grant round.
£4002 will be shared by community and voluntary organisations across Colchester and Tendring for projects helping a wide range of local people.
One of the lucky grant recipients is Stardust, a parent support group for families with pre-school children with visual impairment and other special needs. The grant will go towards the purchase of a ‘sensory suitcase’ which will be used at group sessions and loaned out to families. Sophie Kidd, Group organiser, explained that the grant from the Trust would be vitally important in bringing fun and enjoyment back to families having to deal with the demands of multiple medical appointments and the stresses of caring for a child with special needs.
Other groups receiving grant awards are as follows: £352 to Supporting Parents In Need (SPIN) towards swimming activities, £300 to Connaught Social Club for the Blind for an outing, £300 to Layer Good Companions Club towards an outing, £200 to Special Autistic Support Group for specialist books, £200 to 1st Holland-on-Sea Scouts towards new fencing, £200 to Jack and Jill pre-school for staff training, £500 to Monkwick Sk8ers towards their skate park project in Berechurch, £200 for books to Greenpath Ventures, £500 to Colchester Gateway Clubs and Stepping Stones Nursery towards their joint minibus appeal, £400 to Colchester and Tiptree Toy Library to run extra respite sessions, £150 to Colchester Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre for new chairs and £200 to the Ormiston Children and Families Trust for children’s art activities in Berechurch.
£4002 will be shared by community and voluntary organisations across Colchester and Tendring for projects helping a wide range of local people.
One of the lucky grant recipients is Stardust, a parent support group for families with pre-school children with visual impairment and other special needs. The grant will go towards the purchase of a ‘sensory suitcase’ which will be used at group sessions and loaned out to families. Sophie Kidd, Group organiser, explained that the grant from the Trust would be vitally important in bringing fun and enjoyment back to families having to deal with the demands of multiple medical appointments and the stresses of caring for a child with special needs.
Other groups receiving grant awards are as follows: £352 to Supporting Parents In Need (SPIN) towards swimming activities, £300 to Connaught Social Club for the Blind for an outing, £300 to Layer Good Companions Club towards an outing, £200 to Special Autistic Support Group for specialist books, £200 to 1st Holland-on-Sea Scouts towards new fencing, £200 to Jack and Jill pre-school for staff training, £500 to Monkwick Sk8ers towards their skate park project in Berechurch, £200 for books to Greenpath Ventures, £500 to Colchester Gateway Clubs and Stepping Stones Nursery towards their joint minibus appeal, £400 to Colchester and Tiptree Toy Library to run extra respite sessions, £150 to Colchester Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre for new chairs and £200 to the Ormiston Children and Families Trust for children’s art activities in Berechurch.