Veolia hands community groups £15k grants boost
Community groups across Telford and Wrekin have benefitted from grants totalling nearly £15,000 as part of Veolia’s EnviroGrant. The scheme, run in conjunction with Telford & Wrekin Council, offers money to projects which benefit the local community or the environment.
The 16 awards were handed out at a ceremony held at Hub on the Hill community centre by Councillor Carolyn Healy (Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, Planning & Sustainability) and Steve Mitchell (Veolia Regional Director), Veolia, Telford & Wrekin Council’s recycling and waste partner, has now given out nearly £150,000 to different groups through EnviroGrant since their contract began in 2014.
At the event, successful groups shared details of projects including a sensory garden, community food growing, and bird or bat box installations. Communities across the borough will see a benefit to local green spaces through the grants given to Friends of Hurley Brook, Friends of Hollinswood and Randlay Valley, and Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust.
Aside from environmental sustainability, other projects to be bolstered include the establishment of a book club at Telford Autism Hub, cooking on a budget sessions at Telford Interfaith Council and adjustable art tables for Severn Hospice, highlighting Veolia’s commitment to the communities it serves.
Steve Mitchell, Regional Director for Veolia, said: “We are delighted to be providing grants for some great projects through Envirogrant this year. Empowering local people to support nature and enhance our communities aligns with Veolia’s purpose of ecological transformation and helps to create a more sustainable future for everyone. Small grants go a long way in the right hands, and we’ve heard from groups today that have shown us how dedicated they are to making a difference.”
Carolyn Healy, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, Planning & Sustainability, said: “It was a delight to attend the EnviroGrant awards ceremony and hear about the amazing work being done by incredible volunteers across our communities.
“To be able to support their work with this funding is brilliant and it’s all thanks to the partnership we have with our recycling and waste contractor Veolia.
“I look forward to seeing how these projects come to fruition and how they will help make our borough a greener place for all our residents to enjoy.
Veolia, the UK’s leading resource management company, delivers the recycling and waste services in Telford and Wrekin. Since taking on the recycling and waste contract in 2014, Veolia has provided additional social value to the borough through its work with schools, community partnerships, and funding.
Groups awarded funding:
- Friends of Hurley Brook, to install bird and bat boxes
- Telford and Wrekin CVS, to set up a book club for Telford Autism Hub
- The Clifton Community Arts Centre, for film screenings for local schools
- Telford African & Afro-Caribbean Resource Centre (TAARC), for a community garden
- Hollinswood and Randlay Parish Council, to install recycling bins
- Telford and Wrekin Interfaith Council, for cooking on a budget sessions
- Hartshorne Court Social Fund, for a Mindful Wild Walk project
- Friends of Hollinswood & Randlay Valley, to improve access to the Randlay Valley
- Belmont Community Hall, for the Friday Senior Citizens Club
- Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, for a sensory garden
- Pneuma Affinity, for a community art project using reclaimed materials
- Sutton Hill Allotment Association, to develop a space for community events
- St Georges and Priorslee Parish Council, to create a community garden
- Severn Hospice, to buy adjustable tables for art projects
- Edgmond Parish Council, to enhance the play area
- Dawley Town Hall, for a seed to fork community project
