Advisers from local Citizens Advice now available at the foodbank
A grant of £54,000 over three years from the Trussell Trust, will fund experienced debt and benefit advisers to attend three sessions a week, at St John’s and St Andrew’s churches in Walton and St Peter’s church in Hersham. The advisers will offer support to people who may not be accessing Citizens Advice services through traditional routes.
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Supporting the transition from primary to secondary schools
For many children, the move from primary school to secondary school is a daunting prospect. Local children's charity, Eikon, were keen to introduce their summer transition support programme to children and young people in Elmbridge. A Walton Charity Community Grant of £45,000 will fund early intervention support for 25 Elmbridge children for the next three years.
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The future is bright for BRITE Box
We are delighted to continue our support for The BRITE Box project by providing a further community grant of £26,000 to enable Voices of Hope, who run the project, to offer recipe meal kits to more Elmbridge families to help tackle the issue of food insecurity in a fun, family way.
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A warm welcome awaits Burwood Pre-School
Burwood Preschool will be the new tenants of our community property on Burhill Road from September. By leasing the property and land to the preschool at a low rent, they will be able to pass this saving on to local parents – taking pressure off families on low incomes.
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Bursary fund opens up counselling for all
The Relate West Surrey Bursary Fund, supported by our community grant, will help to relieve financial pressure and open up the option of therapy to those who need it most.
Relate has seen a significant rise in demand for their iRelate service for 10-18 year olds, with more 10 year olds suffering from anxiety, peer relationship pressure, low mood and family problems.
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A hive of activity at Lower Green Support Hub
Our Community Grant will help to secure the salary of the Support Hub Manager at the Beehive Support Hub for the next three years. The not-for-profit café and community hub at the Lower Green Community Centre in Esher offers people practical support and a listening ear, preventing problems from escalating to a crisis.
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Latest news from our Tree Canopy project
Our new Tree Canopy project provides space in our woodlands for local people and community groups to learn more about growing and maintaining trees and for small scale therapeutic gardening schemes. The Rewilding Forest School is running exciting sessions for children, Guided Wellbeing's Wild Women's Group are meeting regularly and the Tree Wardens scheme has a programme of planting trees and after care.
Do get in touch if you are interested in running an activity or looking for outdoor space for a community project or activity.
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We're on the look out for keen gardeners
Our Community Allotment is a special place where we actively encourage those who feel isolated or who face barriers because of mental or physical health conditions to join in regular outdoor activities, building confidence and independence.
We are looking for volunteer gardeners to support and guide people who are referred to us.
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