6 August 1996

First announcement of Small Grants in Wales

The National Lottery Charities Board’s Wales Committee today awarded grants totalling £53,000 to 18 charities in Wales. The awards are the first to be made under the Board’s Small Grants Scheme currently being piloted in Wales.

The grants range from £591 to Gingerbread in Rhyl to enable members to attend the National Gingerbread Annual General Meeting, £3,600 to Bettws Amenities Group to purchase computer equipment and assist with running costs and £5,000 to the Memorial Hall in Whitland, to provide toilet facilities for disabled people and electric re-wiring to comply with health and safety regulations.

Announcing the grant recipients, Tom Jones, Chair of the Wales Committee, said:‘I am delighted to announce the first grants just seven weeks after the scheme opened for applications. With our Small Grants Scheme we aim to reach smaller charities and communities who might not apply to our other grants programmes. I hope many other small groups will apply and the committee looks forward to funding more projects in the coming months. Based on the experience gained from the scheme in Wales, it is proposed to introduce it to other parts of the UK in the coming year.’

The Small Grants Scheme awards grants of £500 to £5,000. Any group set up for charitable purposes can apply provided their income is less than£10,000 and they are not currently in receipt of a Board grant. More information is available by telephoning 01686 622253.

Abergynolwyn Village Hall - £1200 - Abergynolwyn Gwynedd

The grant will fund a feasibility study, plans and structural study.

Aberllechau Community - £3200 - Wattstown Rhondda Association Cynon Taff

The grant will assist with costs of a newly set-up mother/toddler playgroup for pre-school age children within the village of Wattstown.

Bettws Amenities Group - £3600 - Bettws Bridgend

The grant is to purchase a computer, printer and photocopier and assist with running costs.

Cantorion Enddwyn - £2890 - Dyffryn Ardudwy Gwynedd.

The grant will enable a visit to Brittany by this group from a disadvantaged community to promote Welsh music and culture.

Carers For Disabled Holidays - £4000 - Prestatyn Denbighshire

The grant is to fund a holiday for disabled people from North Wales accompanied by carers.

Cefn Onn Senior Citizens - £900 - Llanishen Cardiff Friendship Group

The grant is to fundspeakers on educational topics, craft equipment, travel and outings and the cost of a one day ‘open forum’ for the elderly.

Dinas Powys and Penarth - £5000 - Dinas Powys Vale of Parents Project Glamorgan

The grant is to buy a second-hand caravan to provide holidays for disadvantaged families.

Glyncoch Tenants - £1816 - Glyncoch Rhondda Residents Youth Association Cynon Taff

The grant will be used to purchase furnishings and equipment for the youth group.

Hay on Wye Playgroup - £1500 - Hay on Wye Powys

The grant will be used to renew tables and chairs, curtain material and play equipment.

Heartbeat 95 - £2168 - Merthyr Tydfil

The grant is for the purchase of exercise equipment for this self help group to assist a rehabilitation programme and enable heart attack victims to return to a healthier lifestyle.

Holyhead Sea Cadets - £2000 - Holyhead Isle of Parents and Friends Anglesey

The grant is to repair a boat and purchase oars.

Memorial Hall, Whitland - £5000 - Whitland Carmarthenshire

The grant will provide toilets with facilities for the disabled and electrical re-wiring to comply with health and safety regulations.

Oliver Jones Memorial Hall - £4340 - Dolywern Wrexham Management Committee

The grant will fund part of the costs of the repair and renovation of brickwork, joinery and the hall roof.

Pwyllgor Neuadd Bentref - £3250 - Llanerfyl Powys Llanerfyl

The grant is for the installation of a heating system in the hall.

Rhyl and District Gingerbread - £591 - Rhyl Denbighshire

The grant will fund the cost of members attending the National Gingerbread Annual General Meeting.

St George Village Hall Trust - £5000 - Abergele Conwy

The grant will be used to correct a damp problem in the main hall and re-decorate to bring it up to the standards of present legislation and safety regulations.

Saltney Ferry Scout - £2654 - Saltney Ferry Flintshire and Guide Group

The grant will be used to install a suitable, safe and efficient heating system as well as update and replace fire and safety equipment so that the hall is safer for the larger numbers using it

Woodlands Playgroup - £3891 - Gyffin Conwy

The grant will enhance and improve present facilities and to assist with other costs including new toys and equipment, outings, installation of a telephone, a computer and running costs.

Total number of grants 18

Total amount of money £53,000

For further information contact Ceri Jenkins at the Board’s Wales office on 01686 621644 or Ruth Jones at the Board’s Head Office on 0171 747 5200/227.