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It follows approval for the funding by the Warwick Area Committee. The projects include family counselling in Leamington, a scheme that will establish a credit union in West Warwick, a women’s community health event and the organisation of mountain-walking expeditions for disadvantaged people.

Councillor Sarah Boad, Chair of Warwick Area Committee, said: “The Community Development Fund aims to help communities, particularly in more deprived parts of the county, address issues of local concern.

“Competition for funding from the Community Development Fund is always high, but the Warwick Area Committee is pleased to approve financial support for these seven worthy projects in Warwick district.”

The seven projects to benefit in Warwick district are:

Project: Family Counselling – Leamington Old Town Organisation: RELATE
Funding: £5,000

RELATE applied for funding to provide an outreach family counselling service, targeting families in Leamington Old Town, which will operate out of the Bath Place Community Venture.

Project: Establish Credit Union operations in West Warwick
Organisation: Warwick District Credit Union Funding: £5,000

The Warwick District Credit Union applied for funding to establish a credit union saving and loan operation serving West Warwick, operating out of the Racing Club at Warwick Football Club.

Project: Mountain walking expeditions for disadvantaged people in St. Mary’s, Leamington
Organisation: St. Mary’s Church, Leamington Funding: £5,000

St. Mary’s Church applied for funding for equipment, fuel, camping and guiding fees and first aid training for this secular community-based activity, whereby disadvantaged people from the St Mary’s area of Leamington (especially recovering drug users, alcoholics, and ex-offenders) will have the opportunity to build self-confidence and esteem, make new friends, learn new skills and improve their health through mountain walking and camping. Funds will enable up to 50 disadvantaged people to make up to seven mountain trips in a year.

Project: Women’s Community Health Event
Organisation: Sydenham Neighbourhood Initiatives Ltd. Funding: £3,210

The SYDNI Centre in Sydenham applied for funding for a women’s health event to be held in Spring 2007. Issues to be addressed include breast self-examination, TB, nutrition, diabetes, domestic violence advice, anorexia and bulimia, depression, and child health care.

Project: Match it up – Multi-media training for local people in Percy Estate, Warwick Organisation: The GAP, Warwick
Funding: £4,020

This project will create a multi-media, art and technology facility at The GAP to offer training for the people of the Percy Estate in Warwick. It aims to provide facilities and equipment to deliver a wide range of multi-media based projects e.g. developing interactive websites, making DVD’s about community life, digital imaging and manipulation, filmmaking and music making.

Project: Secret Garden Project Organisation: Brunswick Healthy Living Centre
Funding: £5,000

This project will develop an, until now undiscovered, area of land adjacent to the Centre in Old Town Leamington into a community garden through the development of a team of volunteers. The garden will be open to the public on occasions throughout the year and will illustrate how healthy and cheap organic food can easily be grown in the most unlikely places.

Project: Give it Back project (various locations in Leamington and Warwick)
Organisation: MAYDAY Trust Funding: £4,910

MAYDAY offer supported housing to people with mental ill health, learning disabilities, recovering drugs and alcohol abusers, homeless people and ex-offenders throughout Warwick District. This project will support a desire of the residents of supported housing to offer a volunteer force to help other local residents if they need it. Ideas include garden clearance for new residents in an area, gardening for older people and graffiti removal - depending on what local people feel needs to be done.

Link to WCC