Community groups are granted a festive boost
Published: Friday 17 December 2021
Seven community groups received some early Christmas cheer from the East Kilbride Area Committee with grants totalling £2200.
East Mains Baptist Church SCIO, East Kilbride, was awarded £450 for equipment and materials, while the Strathaven John Hastie Museum Trust received £360 for administration and publicity costs.
Three groups that help people to keep active and healthy were also helped, with Round Strathaven 50 receiving £300 for equipment and materials, the Midweek Walking Group, East Kilbride, £250 for an outing, administration and publicity costs and Duncanrig Rambling Club, East Kilbride, £300 for an outing, administration and publicity costs
Also assisted were East Kilbride Bowling Club, which was granted £300 to help with administration and publicity costs and Allers Allotments Association, East Kilbride, which was granted £240 towards equipment and materials.
These awards bring the total awarded to local groups by the East Kilbride Area Committee from the Community Grants fund in 2021-22 to £6045.
The main aims of the community grants scheme are to fund activities and projects that bring community benefit and to involve people in the community by bringing them together to enjoy educational, recreational, leisure and other community activities or to improve the local environment.
Support can be provided for a range of activities including administration and publicity costs, purchase of equipment and materials, annual outings and entrance fees, start-up costs and special events.
Anyone interested in finding out more about community grants and how to make an application can do so on the Community Grants page on the council website.
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