In July, we heard from some of the wonderful community groups in the White Moss area who came together to share their ideas in the beautiful gardens of Whitebeck Court, our flagship extra care scheme.
Local residents were on hand to listen to the pitches “Dragons Den style,” and voted for their favourites.
The winners are:
Moston Miners Community Arts and Music Centre – this fantastic club are well established in their community providing support for all ages focusing on arts and music. They want to expand what they offer by starting a boxing club for local people. The sessions will be free and they aim to bring people of all ages and ethnicities together, reducing social isolation and bringing health and wellbeing to the community.
Equal Education Chances – their project, titled Rejuvenate will support the community to prioritise their health and wellbeing. Once a week, for 12 weeks people can come together to enjoy a yoga session and lunch free of charge. The pandemic has impacted the mental health of many services users and some are still feeling the effects of covid this project could be just what the community needs.
Moston Fields Primary School are using their grant to run family cooking classes. Delivered by parents, for parents the whole family attends and shares their tips for cooking on a budget. Once everything is prepared, the group enjoy the food together, they even have plans for their own cook book!
My Wild Moston will use their money to develop two wildflower planting schemes in Moston Brook The planting schemes will benefit the people and the wildlife in the local area. They plan to grow pollinator-friendly wildflowers to provide a food source for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators - as well as provide a much-needed splash of colour and burst of biodiversity to a busy urban area.
What a diverse and worthwhile bunch of projects – well done to all of you and thank you for working so hard to make your community a great place to be.
We’ll check in with all our winners to see how they are getting on. Watch this space for more details.
