Community Welfare Trust 2023/24
The Community Welfare Trust funded community groups to assist in the:
- Prevention of the relief of poverty.
- Relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
- Advancement of health (including the advancement of education in health).
It was also available to provide support to individuals in need who met the fund’s criteria.
Applications were open April 2022 – March 2023 or until available funds were spent. Awards totalling £21,242.44 were made to 13 groups and £3,318 to four individuals. The awards were as follows:
|
Locality |
Group Name |
Amount £ |
Project |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Berwickshire |
Duns Food Bank |
2,500.00 |
Contribution to rent and utilities bill (four months) |
|
Berwickshire |
Eyemouth & East Berwickshire Foodbank |
2500.00 |
Food vouchers for families in need |
|
Berwickshire |
Tea & Toast Group |
662.00 |
Reduce social isolation. Venue Hire, catering, toasters. |
|
Berwickshire |
Individual |
1,000.00 |
Support to attend educational programmes |
|
Berwickshire |
Individual |
999.00 |
Support to attend educational programmes |
|
Berwickshire |
Interest Link Borders |
1,000.00 |
Contribution to rent and utilities |
|
Borderswide |
Interest link Borders |
3,611.83 |
Staff, office and organisational costs to support briefing groups to reduce social isolation. |
|
Eildon |
Dementia Friendly Music Therapy Group |
994.00 |
Venue Hire, music therapist, additional guests (6 months) |
|
Eildon |
Focus Centre, Galashiels |
1,750.00 |
"Make a Difference Day" Christmas for children in need |
|
Eildon |
Galashiels & Area Food Bank |
2,500.00 |
Food Purchase for help families in need |
|
Eildon |
Selkirk Foodbank |
2,500.00 |
Fruit and Meat Vouchers for families in need |
|
Eildon |
TINMANN (Teenagers in Newtown make an able neighbourhood) |
274.61 |
Funding to support trial period |
|
Eildon |
Individual |
1,000.00 |
British Sign Language course |
|
Teviot & Liddesdale |
Early Years Centre -Burnfoot- |
140.00 |
Morrison Vouchers for families in need |
|
Teviot & Liddesdale |
Individual |
319.00 |
Replacement fridge |
|
Tweeddale |
Food Hugs |
1,360.00 |
Lunch Hub Club: Hire venues |
|
Tweeddale |
Innerleithen Parish Church |
1,450.00 |
Cooking classes of isolated young mothers: venue costs, utensils, products |
|
|
Total Granted: |
£ 24,560.44 |
|