press release on Awards for All lottery funding

MIKE HEDGES AM WELCOMES NEWS THAT SWANSEA EAST BASED ORGANISATIONS HAVE BEEN SUCCESFUL IN LOTTERY APPLICATIONS

 

9 Organisations from Swansea East have been successful in the recent round of ‘Awards for All’ Lottery Funding

 

Mike Hedges said… ‘This is great news for these organisations and the people involved with them. Several hundred residents of Swansea East will benefit from these grants. I have visited schemes which have benefited these grants previously and each one of them had a real impact on the organisation and the people who use their services and facilities. I look forward to visiting these projects in due course to see how the grants are benefiting the organisation.’

 

The list of successful organisations –

 

Parc Llewelyn Community Centre Quiz Group Swansea	Parc Llewelyn Community Centre Quiz Group in Location will use the grant to fund a short break to Portsmouth for 49 older members at risk of social isolation. This grant for £5,000 will part-fund travel, accommodation, and meals.
Trallwn Senior Citizens Club	Trallwn Senior Citizens Club in Swansea will use the grant to provide a short break to Blackpool for up to 40 members at risk of social isolation. This grant for £5,000 will part fund accommodation and transport costs.
Ynystawe Primary School	Ynystawe Primary School in Swansea will use the grant to create an intergenerational community space which will be used to host activities for the local community. This grant for £4,998 will fund shelving, open units and seating area
Treforys Morriston Short Mat Bowls Club	Treforys Morriston Short Mat Bowls Club in Swansea will use the grant to improve the club’s facilities for their users. This grant for £4,500 will fund a machine-operated short mat unit
Treboeth Community Centre	Upper Killay Community Council in Swansea will use the grant to provide the local community with life-saving equipment in the case of a cardiac emergency. This grant for £4,950 will fund four defibrillators and external cabinets
Blaenymaes Primary School	Blaenymaes Primary School, in Swansea, will install a trim trail on the school grounds to provide outdoor active play equipment that will be available to pupils and the wider community. The grant, of £5,000, will fund a climbing pole, clatter bridge, net traverse, two mini balance beams and playturf. Hindu