Sixteen neighborhood centres throughout Wexford will profit from funding totalling €338,011 underneath the brand new Group Centres Funding Fund (CCIF).
he funding, which was introduced by Minister for Rural and Group Improvement, Heather Humphreys, is geared toward supporting neighborhood teams with the improve and growth of their neighborhood centre services. The Wexford funding is a part of €12.5m introduced for the improve and growth of virtually 600 neighborhood centres nationwide.
The Group Centre Funding Fund is a brand new scheme launched by Minister Humphreys and represents the most important single funding in neighborhood centres in a long time. The funding introduced right now pertains to Class 1 tasks – small scale tasks/ enhancements to services as much as €25,000. Additional funding bulletins for bigger scale tasks might be made within the coming weeks.
The funding announcement was welcomed by Deputy Paul Kehoe.
“I’m delighted that my colleague Minister Humphreys has made this funding accessible to Wexford neighborhood centres given the important work that workers and volunteers there do and the invaluable providers they supply,” he stated.
“Group centres are valued shared areas and are very a lot on the coronary heart of Wexford cities and villages. I hope this funding assists in making them even higher within the provision of providers to individuals all throughout Wexford.”
The information was additionally welcomed by Senator Malcolm Byrne, who stated: “These are grants to exhausting working committees to enhance services at neighborhood halls. I understand how exhausting they work and these helps will assist with renovations or new services. Properly performed to all concerned.”
This funding introduced right now might be used for a wide range of capital works together with upgrades to heating techniques / power retrofitting; set up of latest home windows/ doorways; works to improve and enhance kitchen services; upgrades to lighting techniques and stage areas; works to improve bathroom services; works to enhance incapacity entry; enhancements to help in offering further or higher providers to the neighborhood comparable to meals for the aged and youth services; growth of neighborhood cinemas, youth hubs and neighborhood libraries; important upkeep works; works to handle security issues, together with on account of hearth security audits and different capital works.
Group centres set to obtain funding embrace:
twelfth Wexford Scouts – €25,000
Ballycanew-Ballyoughter Group Improvement Affiliation Firm – €10,627.83
Camross Corridor CLG – €13,030.37
Davidstown Courtnacuddy GAA Membership – €25,000
Ferns Group Centre – €20,878.32
Hollyfort Improvement Affiliation – €23,381
Kilmore GAA Membership – €17,000.00
Kilmore Quay Group Improvement Affiliation – €25,000
Kiltealy Corridor Improvement committee – €22,243
Marshalstown Group Centre – €15,387.50
Raheen Group Centre (Raheen Parish Committee) – €25,000
Rathnure St. Annes Hurling & Soccer Membership – €25,000
St Marys Corridor – €21,702.20
Taghmon Camross GAA Membership – €25,000
Templeshannon Group And Childcare Centre – €25,000
The Might Byrne Belief – €18,761.55
