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Community projects awarded £4,000

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Seven fantastic Standish projects have been awarded Wigan Council funding to make them an even greater success.

The Standish Community Fund was set up at the request of local people after £4,000 Brighter Borough money was previously frozen. The £4,000 is just a portion of the total Brighter Borough funding for the ward of £16,413. Each councillor on Wigan Council receives the same allocation of £5,471 each to spend on community projects in their wards.

Seven local projects, including a scheme to improve computer literacy and commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, successfully bid for the funding.

Friends of Standish Library will receive £550 to fund computer literacy sessions for people of all ages, and a further £755 for Christmas celebrations.

Christine Crossan, Chair of the group, said: “We are delighted that our bid for funds was successful. The money will enable us to provide a useful service to the people of Standish.”

Donna Hall, Chief Executive of Wigan Council, said: “It was great to meet these brilliant community groups working so hard with volunteers in Standish! We wanted to make sure that this funding, which was earmarked for Standish, was put into projects that would benefit the people it was originally intended for.

“There is some fantastic work going on in the area and I’d like to thank all those groups who bid for the funding, which will support a number of groups and volunteers in making a real difference in the community.”

The council worked with an independent panel of people from the community to choose which bids would receive money from the Standish Community Fund, which was launched at the recent Deal in Action ‘have your say’ event earlier in the year.

Here is a full list of the projects that will benefit:

Langtree Friendship Group

£617.13 to support the group’s activities. The group which provides a friendly place to be for widows, divorcees and people living alone over the age of 55, helping to stimulate friendships and prevent isolation.

St Wilfrid’s Pleasant Hour

£500 to fund a Christmas function for people in their 80s and 90s.

Standish in Bloom

£976.50 for an Incredible Edible food trail, bringing the community together to grow its own food in public spaces. The group will install planters for herbs and vegetables throughout Standish.

Friends of Standish Library

£550 to fund computer literacy sessions for people of all ages.

£755 for Christmas celebrations at the library.

Standish Voice

£150 to install a variety of bird, bat and bee nest boxes around Standish for the benefit of wildlife and the wider community.

Standish Royal British Legion

£450 for an event to mark the 100 year anniversary of The Battle of the Somme.

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