Several grants were approved at the recent Strategy & Resources meeting, held at the Oakwood Centre on Tuesday 21st November.
Community grants
Community grants are awarded to community groups or organisations either based in or supporting residents of Woodley, to fund one-off costs such as specific projects or purchases.
The following grants of £350 each were awarded to:
Woodley Adopt a Street Project
To purchase additional litter picking equipment for volunteers.
You can find out more about WASP on its Facebook page.
Woodley Schools Cluster
To fund material required for the running of four cluster projects.
Woodley United FC
To pay towards qualifications, training courses and CPD for parent volunteers.
You can find out more about the club on its website.
Woodley Volunteer Centre
To pay towards a new printer to allow the administration of DBS checks in-house.
Please email woodleyvolunteers@hotmail.co.uk for more information about the support it provides.
Chemogiftbags
To pay towards the cost of items included in gift bags provided to individuals going through chemotherapy treatment following a diagnosis of breast cancer.
You can find out more about the charity on its website.
Youth Grants
Youth grants are awarded to organisations to assist and facilitate projects that reach, engage and support young people (those aged 21 and under) in Woodley.
The following grants were awarded to:
Berkshire Renegades
£2,500
To pay towards the continued use of Reading Sports Park for matches and Woodford Park Leisure Centre for training; providing rookie days, advertising and engaging with local schools, colleges, universities, clubs and community centre; to purchase new equipment; to provide transport to/from away matches.
You can find out more about the club on its website.
Me2 Club
£2,500
To pay towards the running of the Teen W&RD project in 2024.
You can find out more about the charity on its website.
Full Council
Berkshire Renegades, WASP and Woodley United FC attended the Full Council meeting on Tuesday 5th December to speak to Members about their grant awards. Pictured here with Woodley Town Mayor, Cllr Janet Sartorel.
Full Council
Chemogiftbags and Woodley Volunteers attended the Full Council meeting on Tuesday 6th February to speak to Members about their grant awards. Pictured here with Woodley Town Deputy Mayor, Cllr Juliet Anderson.
Annual Grants
Applications for our Annual Grants are still open and close on 15th December.
Annual grants are available for fully constituted ‘not for profit’ organisations either based in or supporting residents of Woodley, to fund annual running costs or specific projects.
Find out more HERE.
