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Here we put the spotlight on some of the nominations received for Community Matters funding so far. Group helps to care for the carers PHYLLIS Colley, 76, cares for her adult daughter Rosemarie, who is 52. She has received great help from the Woking Carers’ Support group, which organises outings and support for those who spend their lives caring for loved ones, and says the group would be happy to receive any amount of funding. She said: “Since joining this group, my life has been turned around for the better. We all care for relatives who have learning difficulties, elderly parents and some physically disabled people.”
Most of the group’s money goes on providing trips for the carers, which can vary from coaches to the theatre, cruises along the Thames or rambles in the countryside. The group’s work is important because it provides carers, who could become very isolated, with a place to go for help and to meet others who are in the same boat.Mrs Colley, who lives in Goldsw orth Park, Woking, said: “The good thing about our group is you can see where the money is spent and what it is doing.” Coffee shop needs an update ERIC Pepper has applied for funding to bring the equipment in The King’s House coffee shop in Knaphill up to date. The coffee shop opened in 1994 and although it has paid staff, it relies heavily on volunteers. The King’s House also has visits from clients of Cranstock, a special needs care home, who are able to learn how to cook and perform other tasks as well as serve the customers. Mr Pepper, a trustee, said: “We exist to serve the community and our customers are from across the whole community, from the very young to the very old, including one who has reached 100 years. “One night each week we offer an evening to young people who are aged 14 to 17.” However, the coffee shop has not had its equipment updated since it opened and most of the items were bought secondhand then.
Mr Pepper is applying for £7,500 to replace several items such as the dishwasher, chiller cabinet and floor tiles. He said: “Everything has served us very well but it would be nice to get something new. “On a day-to-day running basis, we manage to keep our heads above water but we don’t have funds to get new equipment.” Centre would provide valuable advice for the vulnerable THE Surrey Law Centre in Guildford has been established since 2003 and helps vulnerable people understand more about their legal rights. The charity provides legal support to those who could not access it otherwise, a better quality of life for vulnerable people and increased support to those working on the front line in the voluntary sector. The centre has recently launched the Community Care advice line and Outreach in Guildford and now wants to roll the project out across Woking. If and when it goes ahead, the project will operate a telephone line that people can call for help but will also involve training other agencies, such as the Citizens’ Advice Bureau, to give up-to-date legal advice to the disabled, sick and elderly. Practice manager Laura Melbourne said: “Many of our clients slip through the statutory nets and often have no means, other than ourselves and limited partners in the voluntary sector, to voice their needs and raise awareness of their legal rights.” Laura believes Surrey Law Centre will need £2,000 to bring the project to Woking borough. |
First printed in: Woking News and Mail
Here we put the spotlight on some of the nominations received for Community Matters funding so far.
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