Communities
Between 1st April 2014 and 31st March 2015:
Some projects we chose to support through our community fund with a share of the annual £100,000 budget were:
Some projects we chose to support through our community fund with a share of the annual £100,000 budget were:
- Purchasing three scooters for Shopmobility and funding the cost of running them for a year
- Purchasing new equipment and toys for Bucks Play Association that aid learning and help to bring communities together
- Funding a Motor Project course at Skidz in Wycombe for young people with learning difficulties aged 16 and over
- Recruiting and training 16 volunteers to become community mediators with Mediation Buckinghamshire to allow them to respond more quickly to mediation requests
- Running a 12 week Business Start up course for local residents
- Funding The Lady Ryder Memorial Garden to fit out their educational centre
- Supporting a group at Saunderton Lodge called Families of Children United Support (FOCUS) to finance a staff member and provide playroom sessions for children from disadvantaged backgrounds
- Starting a Chef’s Club to teach people new cooking skills and how to cook on a budget
- Supported the Wrights Meadow Community Centre to open as a facility available for people to meet and hold social events