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AN INVERCLYDE support hub is encouraging community groups to apply for funding to get through the pandemic. CVS Inverclyde helps community organisations access extra money and gets in touch with funders who want to support local groups. Chief executive Charlene Elliot says funding for community groups is crucial at the best of times - and even more so at the moment as Inverclyde deals with the pandemic. The team at CVS send out regular bulletins with details of grant funding and provide one-to-one support to organisations on making applications. They also bring groups of funders together to discuss cash available to encourage groups to apply.
YOUNGSTERS, environmental groups and the arts in south Pembrokeshire and west Carmarthenshire are sharing in a Co-op dividend of over £23,000. Customers in the retail giant s stores in Tenby, Kilgetty, Pembroke and Whitland have chosen nine good causes to receive a funding boost. Every time Co-op membership card holders buy selected Co-op branded products and services, they receive 2p credit and the same goes to support community organisations and local causes through the Local Community Fund. The latest round of beneficiaries who share in a total of £23,162.83 are:
St Clears Rugby Football Club Junior Section - £2,978.90
Friends of Templeton School - £3,771.38
SPECIAL bicycles enabling clients at Haddington Day Centre to take in the sights of the town have been described as a great success. The Neilson Park Road day centre purchased a Vanraam OPair bicycle, which allows someone to pedal while a client can sit at the front in a seat. Caroline Scott, manager at the day centre, was delighted with the popularity of the new purchase, which cost about £8,500. The group began seeking funding sources at the end of last year and received money from Foundation Scotland, the Co-op Local Community Fund and specially arranged bingo nights. She said: “The bicycle was purchased from Wheels Cycling Centre in Callander.