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A SUPERMARKET in the Bradford district has handed out grants totalling £3,000 to good causes. Tesco’s branch in Cleckheaton has handed out grants of £1,000 each to three groups as part of the chain’s national scheme. The Bags of Help grants help fund thousands of local community projects across the UK, helping to improve community buildings and outdoor spaces, buy new equipment, train coaches and volunteers and host community events. The grants are managed by the community charity Groundwork UK in conjunction with Tesco. Tesco’s Cleckheaton branch handed over three cheques from the January to March applications. The first £1,000 cheque went to 1st Spen Valley Scouts based in Birkenshaw. The money will be used to help fund a replacement floor at their headquarters which is used by more than 100 young people and community groups.
Football club, Amersham Town FC have rebuilt part of their clubhouse using funds from the HS2 Community and Environment Fund as well as the Football Stadia Improvement Fund. The HS2 Community and Environment Fund is a programme that allows communities that have been disrupted by construction to apply for funding for projects. The voluntary and community sectors are the main targets that are eligible for the funding and applications can be made through the HS2 fund’s website. The Football Stadia Improvement Fund is an organisation that offers grants and loans to lower-level football clubs to develop their facilities. Amersham Town FC has been able to use the various funding by adding a modern, brick-built, section with a paved outside patio and additional facilities.
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The new match official s extension at Kintyre Park.
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