11th April 2008, 08/84
Community rooms get cash bonanza
Two Skelmersdale community rooms are to benefit from massive
makeovers, thanks to a cash windfall.
Little Digmoor and Carfield meeting rooms are to benefit from a
£348,250 funding injection for capital improvements to the
premises.
Last year Hope House Project asked West Lancashire District
Council to help them put in a grant application to refurbish the
two premises where it delivers its activities.
As a result of the successful partnership work the Big Lottery
Fund decided to award the community group £348,250 from the
Community Assets Programme to enhance their buildings.
This now means that the Council will transfer the premises on a
long-term lease over to the Hope House Project so that they can
provide a youth centre and community activities in both areas where
no similar facilities exist.
Dave Tilleray, Executive Manager for Community Services,
said:"This is fantastic news for the Hope House Project, who
deliver an invaluable service to the community. I’m delighted that
we have been able to support them in their funding bid and that we
are now able to make the buildings available to them. By improving
the facilities at these sites to bring them up to an acceptable
standard, they will be able to concentrate on providing even better
quality youth and community projects as well as IT training.
Congratulations to them - we wish them every success for the
future."
Pastor Tony Adegbenro from the Hope House Project added:
"The grant is for building refurbishment but help is still
needed desperately for revenue costs to run the project. The grant
is a token of our achievement in for the community in Skelmersdale
for the past 15 years. My thanks go to all who have supported us,
especially West Lancashire District Council and other
agencies."
Anyone who would like to make a donation to the Hope House
Project to help with their revenue costs can contact Tony on 07828
259750.
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