A Netherfield charity is one of many to benefit from a round of council cash handouts awarded this week in tome for Christmas.
The Netherfield Forum has been handed £49,910 by Nottinghamshire County Council, with the money being used to covers some of the costs associated with converting a the town’s former GP practice on Forester Road into a wide-ranging community hub to provide a new youth centre.
Almost £900,000 is to be handed out in total to nearly 40 Nottinghamshire charities and projects which provide support to vulnerable people in their communities.£610,182 has been taken from the council’s from the Covid-19 Partnership Social Recovery Fund and £282,817 from the Community Hub Food Plan Fund.
The cash handouts were approved during a council meeting of the Communities Committee on Wednesday.
Other charities across the borough have also benefitted from the festive funding.
£8,060 has been awarded to City Arts in Gedling. The funding will be used to pay for a co-ordinator to engage with and target between 80-120 residents, offering weekly sessions over a six-month period as part of a project for people over 55 who are isolated, lonely, and experiencing mental health issues.
Phoenix Farm Open Door Project, which runs The Ark Gedling will use their £7,279 to appoint a Covid Recovery Income Support Worker for 12 months providing 25 hours of support each week.
£25,000 will be paid to Gedling Borough Council and will fund project co-ordination and food costs, volunteer training and expenses as part of the Reconnecting through the Food Programme – a 12-month partnership to engage with 1,500 people by using food and nutrition to combat loneliness and isolation.
Councillor John Cottee, chairman of the Communities Committee, said he was delighted so many good causes in the borough would now receive the funding to continue with their invaluable work.
He said: “We have a great number of charities and organisations in Nottinghamshire that have gone above and beyond during the pandemic to provide a lifeline to the more vulnerable members of society who have needed support.
“Therefore, it goes without saying that I hope the funding we have approved this week will support and enable them to continue with their tireless efforts, which will ultimately improve the lives of so many in their communities.
“I would like to thank the charities and organisations who have taken the time to put together application bids for funding and would like to wish them every success for the future.”
