Greenham Common Trust and West Berkshire Partnership Announce Grant Aid Receipients

The names have been announced of the 40 local organisations and projects that have been granted a standard award in the second round of the funding for 2007 from the Greenham Common Trust and the local strategic partnership, West Berkshire Partnership.

Successful applications for standard awards include: Berkshire Youth Dance Company, Samaritans of Newbury, Relate Berkshire, Bishops Green Youth Project, Pang Kennet & Lambourn Valleys Countryside Project and the Thatcham Town Harriers Football Club. See the Grant Awards 2007 page for a complete list of successful applicants.

The major award recipients are: The North Hampshire Medical Fund, which is to receive £25,000 to purchase an Optical Coherence Tomography machine, West Berkshire CAB which has been granted £24,000 to fund four touch screen kiosks, the Community Council for Berkshire will receive £24,500 to fund a development worker and the Berkshire Association of Clubs for Young People has been awarded £27,000 to further develop sports and leisure opportunities in West Berkshire. See the Major Funding page for more information about large scale funding from the Trust.

Glenn Clarkson, chairman of the Greenham Common Trust's Distribution Committee, says: “We were once again oversubscribed with applications for funding, highlighting the importance of the income that the Trust and LSP distribute to local people and organisations.”

For more information about the Trust's Grant Awards contact Melissa Elliott on 01635 817302
or e-mail melissa@greenham-common-trust.co.uk