Friday, February 10, 2012

APRIL 9TH IS DEAD LINE DAY FOR OSCOTT COMMUNITY CHEST APPLICATIONS




Just 1 of the volunteer community groups in Oscott who get a little Community Chest funding to help them


Ken Brown the new Oscott Community Support officer (shared with the rest of the perry Barr Constituency)has informed us the new dead line to make a application for funding from the Oacott Community Chest is April the 9th.
The Community Chest fund is a small fund given to wards across the city to give them the opportunity to have some flexibility in order to help the local community.

The Oscott Ward Advisory Board (Chaired by Councillor Keith Linnecor) with Councillors Graham Green and Barbara Dring, Community Group Representatives, the Police, Education and Voluntary Groups look at requests for funding.
They then make their recommendation to the Oscott Ward Comity who ensuring the request is in order with the Council make the finale decision.

Croups or individual can apply for
Help for pensioners to go on a trip
Help to make things easier for the disabled.
help for groups of pensioners.
Support for a youth club.
Help for groups looking after young families.
Groups helping and supporting young people.
help for clubs support childrens phyisical activies.
Help for clubs supporting people with ilness.
Support for Enviroment
Support for Community safety
help fund a gating schemes
Support for those with a disavatage being out of work and so on.
Help to suport community Groups of all sorts
and many other things.

To find out more please ring 675 2349

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