Oscott Community funds were allocated by the Oscott Ward Committee last night. (see also previous post re young peoples projects. )
Some of the high lights were.
Age Concern were awarded 3 Thousand pounds to help elderly residents with their gardens and 6 thousand pounds to help pay for a handy man to help with minor repairs to older peoples homes.
The Kingstanding/ Perry Barr Pensioners Convention are to receive £500
The Oscott Elderly Residents group are to receive £350
The Saint Francis luncheon Club are to receive £200
Young families will receive help through. Home start receiving 5 thousand pounds and the Bandywood families Project receiving 15 thousand pounds.
£650 was granted to the All Stars nursery.
£500 will be given to the Libraries Children's reading summer challenge initiative.
To help crime prevention there will be a special pot of money £12,000 for small projects.
The neigbourhood Watch will receive £500 and the neighbourhood Police Initiative volunteers will receive £350.
Disabled allotment users will be pleased to know that 2 thousand pounds was granted to improve access to toilet facilities at the Aldridge Road allotments.
£500 will be given to help those with Dyslexia in Oscott.
Imagine a self help support Group for those suffering minor mental illness will receive £350
The Friends of the Queslett nature Reserve are to receive £350
The Oscott Disability Group have been granted £300
The Oscott Residents group will be receiving £300
The Get hooked on Fishing project to encourage training , employment, volunteering projects and so on are to receive £2000.
And to help up lift the area,s moral £1,250 is to be given towards a fun day event and the Hawthorn Road Christmas Lights project will receive £3.000 on a match funded basis towards this years Christmas lights
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