THREE Ayrshire community groups have received grants totalling over £50,000 from Asda’s charity to improve the lives of local people.
The Asda Foundation donated £25,000 to Irvine’s Stuartfield Village Hall for roof and window repairs, £20,000 to St Leonard’s Episcopal Church in Straiton to transform an unused church building into a community hub, and Ayr’s Community Wellbeing Hub got £10,000.
These initiatives are three of eight Scottish community groups getting funding from the Asda Foundation to improve the lives of local people.
Karl Doyle, chair of the Asda Foundation, said: “We know that safe and inclusive spaces can be a lifeline to many in our local communities, they offer a way for people to be together and are the home for many vital services and activities.
“Our Community Tracker tells us that many community groups are struggling to find the funding to maintain, develop and repair these spaces and that’s where we have come in to help.
"Through our Investing in Spaces and Places grants, and the wider Asda Foundation programme, we want to continue playing our part in uniting communities and reducing loneliness by improving community spaces and bringing people together.”
Funding totalling £150,000 was given to the Scottish groups, out of the £1.2 million worth of grants that were distributed to 65 projects in the UK.
Ranging between £10,000 and £25,000, the grants will be spent improving community spaces that allow local people to come together.
The other Scottish locations being given funding are in Alloa, Elgin, Fraserburgh, Peterhead and Hamilton.
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