Support awarded for 2010/11

Here is a summary of the organisations supported through the Council's Community Grant Scheme in 2010/11.

Age Concern Woking

The Council has awarded a grant to support the services of Age Concern Woking. The contribution will support the services of the group for the elderly in the coming year.

Attitude Youth Group

Attitude Youth Group was formed to provide a save environment in which youths can mix, socialise and take part in activities. The Council's support will provide a stable level of long term support for the group.

Carers Support Woking

The aim of Carers Support Woking is to enable carers to access services and benefits by providing advice, information, advocacy and support. The Council's support will enable the group to continue to provide its service to carers in Woking.

FamilyLine Surrey

FamilyLine Surrey provides a confidential helpline for families in Surrey. The grant award will contribute towards the staff costs.

High Sheriff's Award

The High Sheriff's Award is a scheme that encourages schools, youth clubs, and all other youth related organisations to set up projects that tackle crime prevention and community safety issues. The Council's support will contribute towards the costs of the scheme.

Lakeview Community Action Group

Lift Up Together was established under the umbrella of the Lakeview Community Action Group to meet an identified need in the local community in the absence of suitable facilities for those with mental health issues. The grant awarded will contribute towards the cost of the weekly support sessions.

Let's Read Ltd

The aim of Lets Read Ltd is to promote the benefit of public of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation. The Council's support will assist with the costs of the Group's literacy improvement programme.

Life Education Centres

Life Education Centres is a nationwide charity that provides advice to children aged 3 to 11 years on drugs and lifestyles. The grant awarded will contribute towards the Groups programme of lifestyle education to school children within the Borough.

Link Leisure was established in 1989 to work with children and adults with learning disabilities. The Council's support will enable Link Leisure to continue to provide its services.

Marjorie Richardson Centre

The aim of this coffee shop is to provide a drop in centre for people age 50 plus or with a disability. The grant awarded will go towards the running costs of the Centre.

North West Surrey Association of Disabled People (NWSADP)

The Council awarded NWSADP a grant to enable the group to provide a disability information and advocacy service. The group seeks to promote, enable and increase disabled people's involvement within their local community through a free, independent and confidential advocacy and information service.

Older Peoples Forum

The forum seeks to provide a channel of communication through which the older residents of Woking can identify matters of concern. The grant awarded will go towards the cost of the forum.

Old Woking Community Centre

The aim of the association is to provide a community facility for Old Woking and the wider area. The one-off grant will contribute towards the installation of a disabled toilet at the Centre and the replacement of doors and windows with double glazing.

Relate West Surrey

Relate West Surrey offers counselling, sexual therapy and training, and education workshops to adults experiencing difficulties in their relationships. The group also offers counselling to young people affected by the breakdown of their parents' relationship. The Council has supported the group by providing a grant to assist with the cost of the service charge for their accommodation.

Strollers

The aim of Strollers is to provide `coffee and conversation' in a caring environment for retired and disabled people. The grant will enable the service provided by the group to continue in the coming year.

Surrey Archaeological Society

The Council's support will enable the Society to extend the knowledge and understanding of Woking Palace's history, and will aid in the process of raising awareness of the site in the local community.

Surrey Crossroads - Woking & Surrey Heath (Carers Support Service)

The group provides a respite care service to carers for families with disabled relatives. The grant will provide additional care hours for families in the Woking area to reduce the service's waiting list.

Surrey Family & Mediation Service

The Council's support will ensure the continuation of services to Woking residents. Surrey Family Mediation seeks to alleviate the hardship and distress caused by the break-up of relationships, marriage, civil partnerships and family.

Surrey Welfare Rights Unit

Surrey Welfare Rights Unit provides specialist support to community organisations and statutory authorities dealing with welfare rights issues. The Council's support will ensure the continuation of services, whilst the Unit implements a new funding strategy.

Surrey Women's Aid

The Council has awarded Surrey Women's Aid a grant to enable the continuation of the domestic abuse outreach service provided in the Borough of Woking. The group seeks to relieve need, hardship and distress among those who have suffered grave or persistent assault and battery by a close relative with whom they are or have been living with and any children thereof.

Sutton Green Village Hall

The Sutton Green Village Hall Trust was formed in 1982 and aims to serve the local community as a central meeting point for events halls. The Council's contribution will assist in improving the parking facilities for the existing and future users of the village hall.

The Maybury Centre

The Maybury Centre provides facilities for social and business events, health, education, welfare and general recreation for the people of Woking. The Council's support will enable the Centre to continue providing its services, including the management of Alpha Road Community Hall, the Creche and the Maybury Centre.

Woking Association of Voluntary Service (WAVS)

The Service has been in existence since 1905 and aims to provide support, representation and advice to voluntary and community organisations in the Borough of Woking. The Council's support will enable WAVS to maintain its level of support.

Woking Citizens Advice Bureau

Woking Citizens Advice Bureau aims to provide advice and assistance to local clients in all areas of social law and related matters. The grant will enable the Bureau to continue to provide its services to residents of Woking.

Woking Community Mediation Service

The aim of the Service is to help neighbours find a solution to difficulties that suits all the parties involved. The funding will support the Service throughout the financial year and ensure a suitable level of support in order to secure the services in the longer term.

Woking Community Transport

Woking Community Transport provides accessible door-to-door transport to those who could otherwise be socially excluded because of poverty, disability or age. The grants will support the Dial-a-Ride service to the east of the Borough, and provide a comprehensive service to residents of Woking, plus enable the Town Centre Buggy service to continue in the Town Centre.

Woking Football in the Community

The aim of the scheme is to provide football coaching, Saturday soccer clubs and information on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle for young people in Woking. The Councils support will enable the scheme to continue within the Borough.

Woking Hospice

The Council has awarded Woking Hospice a grant to support the Woking Hospice's provision of the nursing elements of the home based palliative care through its community nursing service.

Woking Pakistan Muslim Welfare Association (PMWA)

The Neighbourhood Advice Centre is a project set up by Woking PMWA. The aim of Neighbourhood Advice is to offer assistance and advice to the community on issues such as immigration, nationality, benefits and public utilities. The grant will enable the group to continue to provide its services in the community.

Woking People of Faith Forum

Woking People of Faith Forum is a multi-faith organisation providing a platform for people to get together and gain understanding of each other. The grant will provide initial support for the employment of a part-time employee to support the work of the forum.

Woking ShopMobility

The group provides mobility equipment for disabled and older people for use in the Town Centre. The Council's award will help Woking ShopMobility with their running costs in line with the three year rolling grant, which was introduced with the view of enabling the group to undertake long-term planning.

Woking Talking Newspaper

The aim of the association is to provide Woking residents who have visual impairment access to the local newspapers with a weekly audio cassette containing local news. The Council has supported the association in the form of rent of accommodation at the Moorcroft Centre.

Woking YMCA Ypod Centre

The Council has awarded the Woking YMCA Ypod Centre a one-off grant towards the cost of the Barnsbury project. The project seeks to enable the young people of the Barnsbury area to gain support, guidance, counselling and mentoring through the delivery of a structured programme.

York Road Project

The York Road Project provides a direct access shelter in Woking for single homeless and other vulnerable people. The Council's support will enable the Project to provide daytime services.

Further information

For further information on the Council's community funding schemes, or for details of the support provided, please contact Frank Jeffrey on 01483 743012, or email frank.jeffrey@woking.gov.uk