PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE REMR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE FUND
£10,000 to Kingswood Village Hall to enable the installation of solar PV and battery storage at the Kingswood Village Hall
£4,056 to Kingswood AFC for the purchase and transport of a new storage container and ramp at Kingswood Playing Field.
£794 to Kingswood & Wotton Defibrillator Awareness group for signage and internal lighting to improve emergency accessibility of installed units.
£300 to Wooton Rovers U8’s towards the purchase of new team football kit.
£2,150 to Read with Me CiC to recruit and train volunteers to provide weekly reading support to pupils in Kingswood, Wickwar and Hillesley.
£928 to Wickwar Brownies for purchase of camping equipment to support outdoor activities/group experiences.
£2,000 to Jubilee Field Management Committee for kitchen refurbishment at their community hall in Hillesley.
£2,545 to Kingswood Village Cricket Club for creation of a pitch area and associated facilities for a youth team.
£2,895 to Wooton Community Sports Foundation towards creation of a sensory garden area.
£2,925 to Katherine Lady Berkley School for three items of fitness equipment for use by pupils and the broader community.
£1,446 to Friends of Alexander Hosea Primary School, Wickwar for creation of raised beds for school gardening.
£2,000 to Hillesley Primary School for improvements to its After School Club service provision
£700 to Wickwar Scouts towards secure equipment storage
£170 to Friends of Alexander Hosea Primary School (to cover inflationary increases in costs from a previous application for a storage shed for the gardening club).
£5,040 to Keepers Community Hub – towards a project designed to address loneliness/support the most vulnerable in Kingswood, Wickwar and Hillesley by providing transport to a community hub with a pay what you can café in Wotton
£750 to Kingswood Grapevine –to cover one year’s printing costs of its village magazine.
£5,000 to Kingswood Parish Council –towards installation of accessible for all toilet facilities at the Kingswood Playing field.
£624 to Wickwar Playing Fields Association – for a PA system for community use.
£1,000 to The Parochial Church Council Wickwar – towards decorating the church rooms – a community venue.
£2,000 to Hillesley Jubilee Field Mngt Committee – towards replacement of play equipment to meet safety requirements.
£539.70 to Friends of Alexander Hosea Primary School for installation of a replacement storage shed for school gardening equipment
£900 to Kingswood Community Action –towards the community response to Covid19 in Kingswood.
£4,000 to the Jubilee Field Management Committee, Hillesley – for Phase 1 improvements to the Children’s Play Area, the Hopkins Hall and the Sports Pavilion
£5,000 towards the St Marys Memorial Garden project, Kingswood.
£3,600 to Kingswood AFC for installation of Security Doors/Metal shutters for the club football stand/shelter
£1,200 to Wickwar Youth Centre for installation of gates for two entrances
£2,160 to Wickwar Community Centre for installation of a community defibrillator
£717 to Wickwar Village Hall towards installation of 3 benches to create a meeting place/address antisocial behaviour
£2,000 to St Mary’s Church, Kingswood – contribution to a £5,000 shortfall in funds raised for organ restoration (overall costs £41,000).
£682 to Wickwar Environmental Action Group for installation of educational signage for the nature reserve and ROC Hut.
£500 to Wickwar Out of School Club for improvements to the outside space
£1,500 to Kingswood Allotment for improvements to the access and availability of water on site.
£3,000 to Wotton, Charfield and Kingswood Greenway Group – towards a route planning study for a walking and cycling route connecting Kingswood, Charfield and Wooton, including links into the national cycle network.
£1,247 to Kingswood Parish Council – for improvements to a locally important waterside public footpath connecting Kingswood and surrounding hamlets, increasing accessibility for all users.
£711.52 to 1st Wickwar Brownies and Guides – for Camping equipment
£550 to Wickwar Wanderers Football Club – towards kitchen and BBQ equipment to enable club fund raising events.
£2,663 to Wickwar Parish Council for seating and equipment for under 5’s at the King George V Playing Field
£4,226 to Alexander Hosea Primary School to support a switchover to LED lighting.
£1,250 to Hillesley Jubilee Field Management Committee – as an exceptional emergency contribution to help meet essential operational costs, given the unfortunate cancellation of events required due to Covid-19.
£900 to Kingswood Community Action – towards the community response to Covid-19 in Kingswood which supports vulnerable Kingswood residents through a voucher scheme.
£2,800 to Wickwar Village Hall Committee – towards required essential roof maintenance to prevent water ingress
£1,156 to Wickwar Allotment Association – for a replacement gate segregating vehicular and pedestrian access.
£1,320 to Wickwar Youth Centre – for a new energy saving Entrance Door
£678 to Southwold Swimming Club – for the purchase of dedicated IT equipment to assist in technique development for young swimmers and enable swimming competitions to be organised and held locally
£600 to Kingswood Defib Awareness Group – towards the installation of a defibrillator strategically located near well used footpaths in the remote hamlet of Nind (Kingswood)
£2,500 for the provision of a defibrillator to service Hawkesbury, Inglestone, Harely and Assley Commons.
£3,000 to the Jubilee Field Management Committee, Hillesley (following evidence of successful completion of Phase 1) for Phase 2 play and fitness equipment.
£650 to Wickwar Youth Club for installation of external LED lighting at the Youth Centre.