AVOW Grants Presentation

At AVOW’s (Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham) Annual Reception The Mayor of Wrexham County Borough (Councillor Arwel Gwynn Jones) presented cheques to 8 local voluntary organisations who were awarded grants of between £248 and £7,180 from the Wrexham Community Facilities and Activities Fund which is administered by Avow.

The Welsh Assembly Government’s, Community Facilities and Activities Programme (CFAP) provided the funding for the grant scheme: £100,000 is available over the next 12 months for the provision of funding to voluntary and community organisations operating in and for the benefit of the communities and people of Wrexham County Borough.

Funding is available for voluntary/community organisations for capital projects including schemes such as: - the purchase of equipment, creation of new facilities, refurbishment of existing facilities, providing toilets for the disabled.

All of the decisions for the allocation of funding are made by a Local Panel consisting of representatives of the voluntary, community and private sector within Wrexham County Borough .

The organisations successful in the last round were:-

North Wales Wildlife Trust £4,118

Wrexham Voice Advocacy Group £1,913.36

Bersham Cricket Club £5,816.25

Llay Homing Society £5,408

Garden Village Bowling Club £7,180

Brymbo Homing Society £5,400

Gresford Handbell Ringers £1,106.90

Chirk Community Forum £5,000

Erlas Garden Project £1,193.23

Bwlchgwyn Out of School Club £250

Friends of Acton Park £240.84

Further Grant Panel meetings will be held in March, June, September and December 2010, applications to be considered at these meetings must be submitted to Avow one month prior to each meeting.

Application forms (and further information) are available from AVOW by phoning Lynda Ellison on 01978 312556 or e-mailing lynda.ellison@avow.org