Ashfield and Eastwood organisations to get slice of £76m Government funding

Just before the new year, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport announced that Our Centre in Kirkby, Citizens Advice (Broxtowe), Eastwood Volunteer Bureau and the Acacia Centre Limited in Annesley Woodhouse would be getting support.

The £76m fund is part of the £101.5m package that the chancellor unveiled last year’s Budget, designed to support charities and community organisations throughout England, that are responsible for delivering frontline services.

It is often these organisations that face the greatest burden as a result of increased demand and increased delivery costs.

Our Centre provides a range of transport services including minibuses, ring and ride, shopper buses and wheelchair hires.

These transport options accommodate families as well as disabled passengers.

Eastwood Volunteer Bureau runs a transport and befriending scheme, as well as Eastwood food bank which supplies roughly 60 to 80 food parcels each week for the most in needy in north Broxtowe.

The Acacia Centre offers multi-purpose rooms and modernised facilities, that can be used for a range of activities, which are put on for local residents and the rooms are made available for their use.

Citizens Advice in Broxtowe is an independent local charity that gives free, impartial, independent and confidential advice to those that access the service.

Lee Anderson (Con), Ashfield MP stated “I am delighted that these Ashfield and Eastwood organisations will be receiving this important funding to allow them to continue delivering the vital work they do.

"Charities play a crucial role in our society and protect our most vulnerable.

"Having worked for Citizens Advice Bureau before becoming an MP, I understand first hand the difference they make to people’s lives.”

The National Lottery Community Fund will be administering this fund and is managing all funding decisions.”