Funding for Groups in Crawley

Charities and community groups have been awarded over ten and a half thousand pounds between them in small grants by Crawley Borough Council.

The money is paid out to groups who aim to foster greater levels of community activity for Crawley residents and visitors to the borough.

A total of ten groups have been awarded the funding with payouts ranging from five hundred pounds to over two thousand three hundred pounds.

The latest grants are:

Free Shop Crawley – £2,376 for mental health conference events and workshops for clients
Crawley Swimming Club – £1,000 for enhanced training for coaches to enable the club to grow
New Note Projects – £1,000 for music workshops with Crawley Open House residents
Happy Hours Pre-school – £1,000 for safe play activities in Broadfield
Sussex Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus – £1,000 for support services in Crawley
Crawley Interfaith Network – £1,000 for project and event costs
Melting Pot Project – £1,000 for English language support at Crawley Youth Centre
Crawley Jumma Group – £1,000 for hall hire and activities for this women’s social and community group
Swim-1st Triathlon Club – £691 for bursaries and promotional banners
Phoenix Choir of Crawley – £500 to enable the choir to take part in community events

For more information about applying, call Craig Downs, Funding and Commissioning Officer at Crawley Borough Council, on 01293 438763.