How did Biddulph's county councillors use their Covid-19 support money?

By Jack Lenton

22nd Jul 2021 | Local News

The full list of groups and organisations Biddulph's county councillors used their Covid-19 support money to help has been revealed.

Staffordshire County Council allocated funding to each county councillor to support a number of organisations of their choice during the pandemic.

A total of £234,000 was allocated, with £4,500 being allocated to each councillor.

So how did Biddulph's county councillors, Ian Lawson and Keith Flunder, spend their money? Find out below:

Keith Flunder, Conservative, Biddulph South and Endon

- Endon with Stanley Parish Council: £1,000 to pen up village venues and enable a wide range of community groups to become reconnected in a socially distanced safe environment in the restricted current circumstances. Many members of these groups are not online and desperately need the social stimulus of meeting safely face to face.

- MHA Communities North Staffs: £300 for wellbeing packs for local older people.

- 2151 air cadets: £150 for reopening the squadron.

- Endon with Stanley Parish Council: £250 to help and support residents against the wider impacts of COVID-19.

- Brown Edge Parish Council: £350 for the council's COVID action group, formed to help any person with a friendly approachable helpline and Social media group. From the smallest shopping task, to moral support by telephone, and to sign post people to help from external providers if professional help was needed.

- Endon Methodist Church: £350 for supporting the isolated and lonely in the community.

- Food for Endon: £500 for Haregate Community Centre Community Cupboard.

- Biddulph Youth and Community Zone: £600 for supporting the Zone.

- Biddulph Town Council: £500 for the Biddulph Town Council Coronavirus Support Scheme, ensuring those that are self-isolating and vulnerable can stay safe during these unprecedented times.

Ian Lawson, Conservative, Biddulph North

- The Green Tree House Craft Cafe: £500 for the café food club. Run by volunteers, the store offers a wide range of food and other essential household goods to its members. £3.50 for up to 10 items per visit.

- Childhood Cancer Parents Alliance: £550 to deliver practical and emotional support to families of children with cancer in the Staffordshire area during the Covid-19 pandemic.

- Biddulph U3A: £500 to make the building COVID secure.

- Approach Dementia Support: £400 to provide dementia support to people with dementia and carers.

- Biddulph Youth and Community Zone: £600 to support the Zone.

- Disability Solutions West Midlands: £250 for Covid support.

- Period Power: £500 to supply period products to women and girls so that they can have a dignified period.

Talking about the fund, Victoria Wilson, Cabinet Member for Communities and Culture at Staffordshire County Council said:

"Our Covid-19 Support and Recovery Fund saw a total of £4500 allocated to each County Councillor, to invest in projects that support local communities and the groups that provide the support.

"We're really pleased with the success of the fund and how the relatively small amounts of funding have made such a difference to groups and within local communities.

"The voluntary sector have a vital role to play in helping make Staffordshire a great place to live and it's important we do what we can to support them.

"Local county councillors know their communities best and because of this, we've seen some really great projects funded, which have made a real difference.

"Our new fund for 2021/22, which is slightly different to last year's is also available and I would encourage people to talk to their local county councillor."

The new 2021 Community Fund, which is now open for applications, is all about supporting groups to think about their future offer, how they will fundraise and how they will return to ideas which they were going to pursue before the pandemic began. Further details are available at the county council's website.

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