Local organisations were smiling recently when the Chairman of Westfield Parish
Council visited to deliver much-needed grant funding. Sixteen organisations in total were the happy recipients of a grant from the Parish Council, following the recent round of applications. The Parish Council is delighted to be supporting the work of groups in and around the Westfield parish with grants ranging from £200 – £2,000.
Grants have gone towards such diverse activities as the upkeep of St Nicholas Churchyard, much of which falls within the Parish of Westfield, support for Westfield residents accessing the West of England MS Therapy Centre, Youth
Connect’s provision of a new youth night café for Westfield and performance fees for Westfield Ladies Choir.
In addition, the committee was pleased to receive applications from Norton Radstock Chess Club, based at St Peter’s Church, Westfield, to refresh their time-worn equipment, Radstock Museum, to aid the provision of a new research room, and Musicians South West, to provide a welcome return of the ‘Music through Reminiscence’ sessions at Whitehaven Care Home.
This year, in addition to the regular grant funding from the Parish Council, Chairman, Cllr Geoff Fuller, decided to donate his Chairman’s allowance in the form of grants to local organisations doing fantastic work in and for Westfield. St Peter’s Church, Trinity Methodist, the Community Bus, Teddy Bear Nursery, PEOPLE and SWALLOW were the grateful recipients.