Grants awarded:
Islington Community Chest 2006

GRANTS APPROVED AT THE PANEL MEETING ON
14th June 2006:

GRANTS UNDER £5,000

Angel Community Canal Boat Trust
Towards running costs for the community boat - 3,000.00

Caribbean Pensioners & Friends
Towards transport costs - 3,492.00

Cilgwyn Theatre Company CIC
Towards the costs of drama workshops and a theatre performance - 4,100.00

Community Language Support Services
Towards the costs of workshops for women and running costs - 3,700.00

Diamond Life
Towards premises and running costs - 2,500.00

Federation of Iraqi Refugees
Towards the salary costs of a part time Co-ordinator - 4,000.00

Fit Women Group
Towards the costs of venue hire, instructor fees and childminding - 3,620.00

Friends of Gillespie Home School Association
Towards the costs of a tutor and creche costs for a weekly ICT classes for parents and carers - 1,800.00

Friends of Pine Street Day Centre
Towards the costs of activities for adults suffers of mental health problems - 1,400.00

Friends of St Mary Magdalene Primary School
Towards the costs of new activities including a stay and play session for local parents - 3,100.00

Hanover School Association
Towards the costs of an interpreter training course - 1,600.00

Iranian & Kurdish Women' s Rights Project
Towards the costs of a counselling service for Iranian, Kurdish & other Farsi speaking women - 2,700.00

Islington Boys' Club
Towards the costs of establishing 3 new football teams to compete in the local Islington Football League - 3,300.00

Islington Pensioners Forum
Towards salary and newsletter publication costs - 4,207.00

Kings Cross Asian Women' s Project (KCAWP)
Towards running costs - 3,136.00

Mildmay Community Partnership
Towards the costs of a community newsletter - 5,000.00

Organisation of HIV Positive African Men
Towards running costs - 3,840.00

Porshi-UK
Towards the costs of an initiative called ' Quality Life Initiative ' for Asian elderly people - 1,000.00

Sky' s the Limit
Towards the cost of workshops for young people - 3,000.00

Sparkplug
Towards the costs of workshops in mechanics and scrambling days for young people - 3,000.00

St Mary' s Path Estate Tenant Association
Towards the costs of producing a newsletter and running costs - 830.00

The Cally Community Health Project
Towards the costs of a walking group and Asian women’s exercise class - 1,809.00

The Manna, St. Stephen' s Church
Towards the cost of classes and activities for users - 4,018.00

The Precinct Theatre
Towards running costs - 3,000.00

The Sebbon Street Exchange
Towards the cost of activities including art classes, a Capoeira festival and computer and volunteer expenses - 3,800.00

Volunteer Reading Help
Towards running costs and volunteer recruitment cost - 4,340.00

Whittington Woodcraft Folk
Towards the cost of running costs and activities - 708.00

TOTAL FOR SMALLER GRANTS £80,000


GRANTS OVER £5,000

Arab Advice Bureau
Towards the cost of a partnership outreach programme in the Finsbury Park area - 8,771.00

Fairbridge Estate Tenants & Residents Association
Towards the cost of the renovation of a play area for older children - 10,000.00

Hawthorne Close Tenants & Residents Association
Towards the cost of the renovation of a playground - 10,000.00

Palmer Estate Tenants Association
Towards the costs of environmental improvements to the Palmer' s Field - 10,000.00

Sunnyside Community Gardens
Towards the costs of a garden project involving mental health service users - 9,897.00

TOTAL FOR LARGER GRANTS £48,897

TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED JUNE 2006 PANEL MEETING £128,668