Haile Village Hall, Copeland
250 villagers are benefiting from the efforts of 61 volunteers who have created a new community garden. They were helped by grants totalling £2,959 from Local Network Fund, Fluor Cumbria Fund and Sellafield Site Fund.
“We have created a meeting place and seating area for all the community and also provided a long term story telling area for the play group.”
Newland Furnace, South Lakeland
The six volunteers restoring the local scheduled monument wore out their cement mixer. £258 from Community Champions ensured they could keep up the good work which was visited by over 250 people during the three open days last year.
Asian Women's Group, Carlisle
Over 500 visitors enjoyed the cultural bazaar funded by £2,000 from Community Champions.
“It was a day of friendship and community. We are going to make this an annual event.”
Furness Youth Project, Barrow
95 young people took part in a new Dreamscheme that was awarded £3,000 from the Cumbria Newspapers Fund and £3,960 from Local Network Fund. Dreamschemes gets young people involved in educational and community projects.
“The Christmas parcel appeal was the most rewarding. The relationship between the young and old grew over the day. The young people were amazed and excited to see the reaction of the elderly people as they handed over the food parcels.”
Bampton Trust, Eden
Bampton Trust needed just £450 from Community Champions for new IT equipment to keep the local village shop and post office running smoothly.
Salterbeck ACE Ltd, Allerdale
Over 70 people are now getting fit with the help of the new gym instructor thanks to £12,895 from two funds at the Foundation.
"We have been able to open for more hours and now have classes for older people and disabled people. We couldn't put our fees up because our memebrs are all on low incomes."
For further information about any of these projects please call
Cumbria Community Foundation
Tel: 01900 825760
updated 18.03.2009