Six projects in Derbyshire handed £8k funding boost thanks to special community fund
Posted by rob smyth | Published: 27/06/2017
Six projects in Derbyshire are celebrating after sharing over £8,000 in the latest payout from Central England Co-operative’s Community Dividend Fund.
A wide range of charities and groups were handed grants, with a total of £50,000 handed out to 32 good causes across 16 counties.
Belper Ten Twenty Triathlon Club will use £1,250 to pay for a gazebo to help shield competitors from the elements after competing in events.
Headway, a charity which supports people who have suffered a brain injury and their carers, has received £1,500 to pay for new equipment such as tablets that will be used to help patients overcome the challenge of living with a brain injury.
Paul Clarke, service delivery manager at Headway Derby, said: “Brain injury commonly results in problems with memory retention, fatigue, communication and carrying out everyday tasks.
“Although the people that attend our drop-in service are living with these long term effects of brain injury, they do not receive any support to maintain their independence. However, almost everyone carries a smartphone.
“So with this funding we will be purchasing devices that will enable our team to demonstrate how to use simple and easily available apps to help people manage their conditions – this will include assistance with reminders to carry out important tasks like taking medication, instructions on how to break down tasks into manageable steps, how to use a device as a memory and note taking aide, how to travel independently to set locations and how to monitor their health.
“This funding will really increase the amount of help that we can provide to people that drop in for advice and support. With a practical demonstration and some brief instructions to take away, this will enable people to live safe and independent lives using the technology in their pocket.”
A total of £1,000 has been handed to Lea Primary School, in Matlock, to pay for a new projector to help pupils become more invested in the arts.
1st Inkersall Scouts (Chesterfield) will soon have some new camping equipment to help during outdoor explorations following a £1,200 grant.
Budding players at Field Lane Football Club, based in Alvaston, will soon be donning a brand new kit thanks to a £650 grant.
Grants of between £100 and £5,000 are handed out every three months to a wide range of applicants.
The fund guarantees that at least one per cent of the Society’s trading profit is reinvested in local communities in a bid to help projects to thrive across its
trading area of 16 counties from the Midlands to the east coast.
Martyn Cheatle, Chief Executive of Central England Co-operative, said: “I would like to urge all of our members to get in touch and put forward a community cause close to their heart for the Community Dividend scheme.”
People can apply for funding by visiting https://communities.centralengland.coop/
Becoming a member of Central England Co-operative offers a whole host of benefits ranging from collecting points every time you spend in store to earn a share of the profits, access to members activities and community initiatives including the Community Dividend Fund, which hands out grants of up to £5,000 to charities and good causes across the Society’s trading estate.
Find out how to become a Central England Co-operative member by calling 0800 0501 601, emailing members@centralengland.coop or visiting https://www.members.coop
Notes to editors
About Central England Co-operative
Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK. It is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing over 8,000 staff, with projected gross sales of £958million for 2016/17. The Society recently celebrated being named Leading Co-operative of the Year 2016 by Co-operatives UK. The Society’s principal areas of activity are food, funeral services, and property. Central England Co-operative has more than 430 trading outlets across 16 counties including; West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. The Society has an ambitious food store development programme for 2017.
Central England Co-operative is proud of its reputation for ethical business practices and corporate responsibility. It is a member of Business in the Community, the membership organisation that stands for responsible business, and has also won many business awards for excellence. The Society supports a number of charities including Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children and invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities.
Becoming a member of Central England Co-operative offers a whole host of benefits ranging from collecting points every time you spend in store to earn a share of the profits, access to members activities and community initiatives including the Community Dividend Fund, which hands out grants of up to £5,000 to charities and good causes across the Society’s trading estate.
Find out how to become a Central England Co-operative member by calling 0800 0501 601, emailing members@centralengland.coop or visiting https://www.members.coop
For more information visit www.centralengland.coop, follow Central England Co-operative on Twitter: @mycoopfood, and on Facebook: facebook.com/centralenglandcooperative
Rob Smyth – PR officer - Central England Co-operative - 01543 414140
Email – publicrelations@centralengland.coop