Grant awards March 2008
| Organisation and project |
Amount awarded |
London Borough of Hillingdon
3 sports wall panels with touch sensitive lights and electronic score board at Hayes Stadium Sports Centre |
£5,995 |
Hillingdon & Ealing Citizens Advice Bureau
To improve the public's access to reliable information and advice on all CAB enquiry areas |
£6,180 |
Rosedale Park Bowls Club
To purchase a buggy to enable disabled people to take part in the sport of bowls. |
£2,650 |
Hayes Bowls Club
To build a site safe chalet to provide changing facilities for lady members. |
£5,050 |
Sahan Society Centre
Provide essential skills for Somali and Afghan women to enable them to acquire employment and further training and empower them and improve their standard of living |
£16,398 |
Age Concern & Townfield Community Centre Steering Group
Capital contribution towards refurbishment and 2 storey extension at Townfield Community Centre to create a multi-purpose community building. |
£100,000 subject to match funding |
Life Education Centre
Subsidise visits to all primary schools in the Trust area and to subsidise workbooks for parent and child participation |
£75,990 over 3 years |
Homestart Hillingdon
To train community volunteers to support local families thereby increasing both volunteers' and parents' confidence and potential for education/training |
£72,625 over 3 years |
Grant awards January 2008
| Organisation and project |
Amount awarded |
Harlington Locomotive Society
To enable the society’s own volunteer workforce to construct a public safety fence and a station platform extension incorporating wheelchair access ramp |
£2,197 |
Age Concern Hillingdon
To link groups of old and young together in a mutually beneficial and enjoyable way. |
£7,466 |
DASH
To set up an independent living group for the disabled, providing assistance with social networking and leisure activities |
£46,300 over 3 years |
Hillingdon Law Centre
To provide free legal help to clients from Hayes with housing, welfare benefits, employment and immigration and assist level one providers |
£45,000 over 3 years |
St Mary the Virgin Church
Lighting of driveway leading to church hall. |
£6,000 |
Hayes and Harlington District Scouts
To offer kayaking and canoeing sessions to young people.
|
£16,020 |
Hillingdon Training Ltd
To establish a motor education project at West Drayton Youth Centre to provide vocational training opportunities for young people and those at risk of exclusion.
|
£110,000 over 3 years |
Grant awards November 2007
| Organisation and project |
Amount awarded |
Moorcroft School
Provision of a new minibus for pupils with severe special needs to access the community programme. |
£38,000 |
Harlington Hospice
To expand recreation facilities for people with life-limiting illnesses |
£38,900 over 2 years |
I Serv
To provide advice, sign-posting and support for refugee individuals to access employment. |
£15,950 |
St Martin's Parochial Church Council
Update and improve amenities in the hall and kitchen for community user groups |
£1,000 |
Sipson Community Association
Refurbishment of hall floor to allow and improve use by pre-school groups and others |
£1,535 |
Middlesex Young People’s Clubs Swimming Section
To pay for young people to become qualified swimming teachers and life saving |
£3,000 |
Sustrans
To complete a feasibility study of a network of traffic-free walking and cycling routes within the southern six wards of Hillingdon |
£5,325 |
Sandgate Boys’ and Girls’ Football Club
To provide tables and chairs for lounge area of club house |
£3,000 |
West Drayton Boys’ Club
To erect a ball catcher for the front fence of the club's ground. |
£5,685 |
Grant awards October 2007
| Organisation and project |
Amount awarded |
Groundwork Thames Valley
To provide business development support to voluntary and community organisations in HCT area |
£127,500 over 2 years |
Cornerstone Centre
Employment of development worker to liaise over 2 years between Community and authorities to enhance and enrich lifestyles |
£36,900 over 2 years |
Hayes Cricket Club
Extension of club building and refurbishment of changing rooms |
£25,000 |
Hayes FM
To support new project manager’s post |
£17,500 |
William Byrd Pool Trust Ltd
Professional fees linked to planning permission |
£7,000 |
Metropolitan Police Hillingdon
Police bikes to enable officers to effectively patrol their wards |
£6,340 |
Green Corridor
Environmental education programme to engage young people with the environment and their community |
£4,500 |
Hayes End Methodist Church
Development of facilities at premises |
£3,020 |
Hayes and Harlington Old People’s Welfare Committee
Tables and chairs for dining centre |
£3,000 |
The Arts Centre, Brunel University
Professional concerts for years 5/6 |
£2,400 |
Grant awards July 2007
| Organisation and project |
Amount awarded |
Hillingdon and Ealing Citizens’ Advice Bureau Grant To improve access to CAB services for vulnerable families, the elderly, disabled, housebound and carers
|
£58,793
|
Hillingdon Women’s Centre
Sustainable training programme for volunteers from south Hillingdon strengthening community support for women |
£15,725
|
Challenger Trust and Hillingdon Employment and Business Partnership
To provide a challenging outdoor programme aimed at improving life skills, self confidence and employability |
£40,400 over 2 years
|
Crown Centre for the Deaf
New carpets, chairs and dishwasher |
£7,500
|
HAVS
To enable conference/training on new funding opportunities for the voluntary/charity sector |
£5,000
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Hillingdon Table Tennis Club
To purchase table tennis equipment for programme of activities to take table tennis to the community |
£5,535
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Yiewsley Court Social Club
To continue keep fit classes essential for the well-being of elderly and disabled |
£2,880
|
Bell Farm Christian Centre
To replace dilapidated industrial kitchen/catering equipment |
£4,909
|
Bell Farm Christian Centre
To run courses to support parents |
£7,500
|
Hillingdon Business Forum
To support the Business Forum Manager to deliver corporate social responsibility objectives throughout Hillingdon. |
£3,000
|
Yiewsley and West Drayton Arts Council
To renovate ladies/disabled toilets, provide non-slip flooring, new worktops and refrigerator for kitchen. |
£3.500
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Grant awards May 2007
Organisation and project |
Amount awarded |
Harlington Football Club - feasibility exercise into establishing pitches and changing rooms at the former Harlington School playing fields in Harlington village. |
£3,500 |
Horn of Africa Youth Association – to provide weekend activities led by youth mentors for young people of minority origin. |
£7,360 |
Hillingdon Community Mediation - to deliver 2 x 6 day volunteer mediator training courses. |
£2,784 |
Hillingdon Cycle Circuit Users Group -
Completion of fence to ground, replace existing fence, removal of old fence and posts. |
£4,295 |
Hillingdon Asian Women’s Group - to provide basic communication skills (IT and English) for ethnic minority women in order for them to access higher education. |
£4,400 |
Community Cancer Care - to deliver and develop facilities and workshops for cancer patients to improve their ability to cope. |
£7,200 |
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