A HATTERSLEY church is beaming with delight after being handed a vital grant for a new, energy efficient lighting system
St Barnabus’, on Hattersley Road East, is being given £3,000 by Manchester Airport’s Community Trust Fund.
And its impact will be far greater than just having lower energy bills.
Church warden Ben Allen explained: “The funding will enable us to continue and extend the work we do in the community.
“Our Green Lights project not only improves our impact on the environment but helps us to operate the running of buildings more sustainably, freeing up more opportunity and resource to support and care for those in our local community.”
St Barnabus’ is one of 21 causes to receive a total of more than £37,000 at the trust’s latest quarterly meeting.
Charities and not-for-profit community groups or projects in Tameside, one of the 10 authorities that make up the Grater Manchester city region, are able to bid for up to £3,000 of funding for initiatives with a clear and lasting community benefit, with applications considered on a quarterly basis.
Robert Pattison, chair of Community Trust Fund, said: “We are proud of our role in serving the people of Greater Manchester and Cheshire, above and beyond flying them to their destination of choice – whether it’s as a major local employer, an enabler of inward investment, or in this case, a champion of good causes in our neighbouring communities.
“If you are a not-for-profit community group in our area or are working on a community project that needs a bit of extra cash to get it over the line, we’d love to hear from you.”
The deadline for new applications ahead of the next quarterly meeting is Saturday, September 6.