Following a successful application to our Helping Hands fund, we were delighted to award St. Andrew's Church in Grange, Runcorn with over £900 to support the church's popular weekly groups.

These groups offer the community a warm place to gather, enjoy a nutritious meal, find friendship, and feel a sense of belonging. St. Andrew's hosts a variety of activities, including a community toddler group, a weekly church fellowship, the Muddy Church group, an active pensioners' group, and an after-school Lego club.

The church will use the funding to buy essential items for food provision, including two catering toasters, a foldaway trolley, mugs, bowls, and cutlery.

Georgina Crank, Halton Housing's Social Impact and Engagement Offices said: "It was great to see how the money will be making a difference and going such a long way in bringing the local community together. With so many activities going on at the church we can see these toasters working overtime to provide lovely warm toast with a cup of tea for the many groups!  We’ll have to pop along for some ourselves sometime soon!”

If you or someone you know runs a community-based project that could benefit from financial support from the Helping Hands initiative, whether it’s a refurb of a scout hut, a kitchen makeover in a community centre, or a hospice garden in need of some TLC, get in touch today for an application form.

Visit the Helping Hands website page for further information. 

Applications are now open for the autumn 2024 round until 17th September.